A driver´s license or driving permit 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. Such licenses are often plastic and the size of a credit card.
In most international agreements the wording "driving permit" is used, for instance in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA the terms "driver license" or "driver´s license" are used, while in British English and in many former British colonies the term is "driving licence".
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