CSA Standards

Information technology - Personal identification - ISO-compliant driving licence - Part 1: Physical characteristics and basic data set
 N CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 18013-1-06

Annotation

This part of ISO/IEC 18013 establishes guidelines for the design format and data content of an ISO compliant driving licence (IDL) in regard to both visual human-readable features and ISO machine-readable technologies. It creates a common basis for international use and mutual recognition of the IDL without impeding individual national/community/regional motor vehicle authorities in taking care of their specific needs.

The design approach of the IDL ISO ID-1 size card and accompanying booklet with sleeve insert pocket is intended to replace the international driving permit (IDP) paper document (see annex G).

The basis of document design premises includes

• a minimum common mandatory data element set;

• a common layout for ease of recognition;

• minimum security requirements.

At the discretion of national/community/regional motor vehicle authorities, it

• allows for inclusion of supplementary optional data elements to meet the needs of specific national/community/regional requirements apart from the minimum common mandatory data element set;

• allows for the incorporation of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17 machine-readable technologies including magnetic stripe, integrated circuit with contacts, contactless integrated circuit and optical memory technology, and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31 1-dimensional / 2-dimensional bar codes, at the option of national/community/regional authorities;