How to Buy Exchange Italian Driving Licence From Italy

( 19/01/2013 ➔ )

Driving licence exchange in Italy

If you are planning on obtaining an Italian driving licence we would be glad to help! However, doing it yourself may also be an option if you are already in Italy. Here is some information to get you started.

Driving licence exchange in Italy

Driving licences are valid for 10 years.

Category A and B driving licences are valid for:

10 years, for drivers up to 50 years of age,
5 years, for drivers between 50 and 70 years of age,
3 years, for drivers between 70 and 80 years of age,
2 years, for drivers older than 80.

If you hold a driving licence for life (i.e. one that remains administratively valid for an unlimited period) that was issued by another EU country, you will have to renew the licence 2 years after moving to Italy.

Non-EU driving licences - exchange & recognition

You must exchange your non-EU driving licence within 1 year of moving to Italy.

To exchange your non-EU driving licence:

go to the agency of Ministry of Transport (Ufficio della Motorizzazione Civile) responsible for the province you live in
you will be asked to:

produce your driving licence and a copy of it,
fill in a form (model TT 2112),
provide two passport type photos,
provide a medical certificate with picture, and a copy of it,
make a payment (approx. € 9,00 for cc 9001 and €32 for cc 4028 - more information at the agency's counter).

If you have previously exchanged a non-EU driving licence for an EU licence in another EU country, you can use it for a year after moving to Italy. If your EU licence is valid for an unlimited period, you will have to renew it two years after moving to Italy.

Physical description
Size	86 x 54 mm
Format	ID-1
Material	Polycarbonate
Colour	Pink
Distinctive features	Mod. MC 720PMod. MC 720PBZ Bilingual (Italian-German) if issued in Bolzano/BozenTricolour band on the front side

Security features
Custom hologram
Location	Front side, on the left
Characteristics	Round transparent image of the Italian national emblem
Method of verification	Move the document
Fluorescent colour
Location	Front side
Characteristics	Pink changes to yellow
Method of verification	UV lamp

Categories
Category	Period of validity
AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B, BE	Until 50: 10 years; 50-70: 5 years; 70-80: 3 years; above 80: 2 years
C1, C1E, C, CE	Until 65: 5 years; above 65: 2 years (* see comments)
D1, D1E, D, DE	Until 70: 5 years; 70-80: 3 years; above 80: 2 years (* see comments)

Professional drivers
Certificate of professional competence is issued	YES
Code 95 is marked on the driving licence	YES

Additional information

* To drive category D, DE, D1 or D1E vehicles, drivers aged between 60 and 68 must undergo an annual physical and mental check-up. No-one aged 68 or over is permitted to drive category D, DE, D1 or D1E vehicles.

To drive lorry-trailer combinations and articulated vehicles with a maximum gross total weight of 20 t, holders of a category CE driving licence who are aged between 65 and 68 must undergo an annual physical and mental check- up. No-one aged 68 or over is permitted to drive lorry-trailer combinations or articulated vehicles with a maximum gross total weight of 20 t or more.

1. Model I1. The right to drive motorcycles (category A) with a B or BE licence was granted until 1 January 1986.
3.Models I4, I5. Licence holders, who are under 21 years of age, must hold the certificate of professional com-petence at any rate in order to be entitled to drive category C and CE vehicles.
2.Models I1–I6. For being entitled to drive categories D/DE for professional use, the holder must be in posses-sion of a certificate of professional competence (‘Certificato di abilitazione professionale’).