Bill: Roadside inspection in Greenland and ATVs without a driving licence
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af færdselsloven for Grønland. (Etablering af synsordning og lempelse af krav om kørekort for visse lettere biler i visse geografiske områder og hjelmkrav for førere af disse biler)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed:
- The bill proposes that the Greenlandic road authority can stop and inspect vehicles.
- At the same time, certain light cars with three or four wheels (with a weight limit) may be driven without a driving licence by persons over 18 years of age, but a helmet is required.
- Who would be affected: Owners and users of vehicles and trailers in Greenland, and drivers of ATVs and UTVs.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- The Greenlandic road authority can stop vehicles and trailers and escort them to an inspection site to carry out an inspection.
- If a vehicle does not pass the inspection, the road authority can prohibit its use.
- You may drive a three-wheeled car or a lighter four-wheeled car without a driving licence if you are 18 years of age or older. The kerb weight of a four-wheeled car must not exceed 450 kg for passenger transport or 600 kg for goods transport.
- The Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, following a recommendation from Naalakkersuisut, will lay down rules on the geographical areas where these cars may only be driven by persons with a driving licence.
Sources and original
Read the official text (in Danish) →
Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget skal etablere en synsordning for køretøjer i Grønland for at styrke kontrollen med køretøjernes tekniske stand. Færdselsstyrelsen får bl.a. mulighed for at standse og kontrollere køretøjer og påhængskøretøjer ved vejsiden og med ejerens eller brugerens samtykke foretage syn af stillestående køretøjer. For det andet skal forslaget øge mobiliteten i yderområderne ved at ophæve det generelle krav om kørekort til trehjulede og lettere firehjulede biler, herunder ATV’er og UTV’er. Efter indstilling fra Naalakkersuisut kan der fastsættes krav om kørekort i bestemte geografiske områder. Der indføres desuden krav om hjelm ved brugaf AVT’er og UTV’er. Forslaget blev vedtaget af Inatsisartut den 26. maj 2026 og efterfølgende tiltrådt af Grønlands Selvstyre. Loven foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 7 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet