Electronic driving licence: everything you need to know for 2024

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced to the Interministerial Committee for Road Safety on Monday that it will be possible to request a dematerialized version of his driving license from 2024. This dematerialized driving license is available “in parallel with this physical licence”, specifies the minister. This announcement was made at the same time as the abolition of the green sticker on car insurance from 1 April 2024.

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You can then present your license to the police from your smartphone but also see the number of points remaining. You will be able to access it using the France Identity application on your smartphone. Still being tested, it also allows you to have a dematerialized identity card.

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However, you must have a biometric identity card, the new version of the identity card in blue paper format and which has an electronic chip and a QR code, to be able to apply for this driving licence. The Vitale card will also be affected by dematerialisation from 2026.