

The Australian and New Zealand English equivalent is " driver's licence" or " driver licence" depending on the state or territory of issue.

Most American jurisdictions issue a permit with " driver license" printed on it but some use "driver's license", which is conversational American English.Ĭanadian English uses both " driver's licence" as well as " driver licence" ( Atlantic Canada).

In this article's country specific sections, the local spelling variant is used. In most international agreements the wording " driving permit" is used, for instance in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. Such licenses are often plastic and the size of a credit card. A Polish driving permit in the format of the standardized European driving licence styleĪ driver's license is a legal authorization, or the official document confirming such an authorization, for a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles-such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, or buses-on a public road.
