New accompanied driving scheme for 17-year-olds and lower alcohol limit
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af færdselsloven (Forenkling af Tempo 40-ordning, ansvar for egnede dæk, revision af ledsagerordningen for kørekort til 17-årige og nedsættelse af promillegrænsen for førstegangserhververe af kørekort til almindelig bil (kategori B) m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act abolishes the trial scheme and introduces a permanent scheme for driving licences for 17-year-olds.
- The 17-year-olds may only drive with an accompanying person between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., but not when driving vehicles for which a driving entitlement can be obtained before the age of 17.
- The alcohol limit is 0.20 for first-time license holders during the first 3 years.
- Tractors and machinery that are registered in the Vehicle Register may drive up to 40 km per hour.
- Road trains with a trailer may only drive 40 km per hour if the trailer meets the conditions set by the Minister of Transport, otherwise at most 30 km per hour.
- Who: The act applies to 17-year-olds with a driving licence for ordinary cars and accompanying persons, first-time holders of a driving licence for ordinary cars, drivers of tractors and machinery, and all drivers of vehicles with regard to tyres.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget er en del af regeringens landdistriktsudspil, der skal sikre nye muligheder for transport i landdistrikterne. Forslaget giver 17-årige mulighed for at køre uden ledsager i tidsrummet fra kl. 05.00 til kl. 20.00. Desuden nedsættes promillegrænsen for spirituskørsel til 0,20 promille i de første tre år efter første erhvervelse af kørekort til almindelig bil. Derudover bliver der indført en ny Tempo 40-ordning for traktorer og motorredskaber, så de kan køre op til 40 km i timen. Forslaget præciserer også førerens ansvar for køretøjets stand, og at køretøjet ved kørsel ikke må have monteret uegnede dæk til det konkrete føre. Loven trådte i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 12 March 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 20 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 27 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet