Driving licence in Enderron

A driving licence is an official document required for a person to legally drive a motor vehicle in Enderron. Driving licences are issued by the prefectural governments' transport agencies.
No Enderron-wide licensing scheme exists, and rules for the issue of licences may vary by jurisdiction. Nevertheless, the prefectural governments generally align most of their rules with other prefectures, and licences in one prefecture are recognised and valid in other prefectures. There are nationwide arrangements for the regulation of driving licences for motor vehicles, as well as their renewal, suspension and cancellation.
As Enderron lacks an identity card system, driving licences are seen as a de facto photo identity card used in everyday situations and non-driving contexts, such as proof of identity or age.
==Licence classes==
Enderronian licences are divided by vehicle type. All prefectures have a uniform licence system.
Class	Type 	Description
C 	Car 	Covers a vehicle with a GVM of up to 4.5 tonnes and carries up to 12 adults including the driver.
LR 	Light rigid 	Covers a rigid vehicle with a GVM of between 4.5 and 8 tonnes and a rigid vehicle with a GYM of up to 8 tonnes and carries more than 12 adults including the driver.
MR 	Medium rigid 	Covers a rigid vehicle with two axles and a GVM of more than 8 tonnes.
HR 	Heavy rigid 	Covers a rigid vehicle with three or more axles and a GVM of of more than 8 tonnes.
HC 	Heavy combination	Covers a heavy combination vehicle with a GVM of more than 8 tonnes.
R 	Rider 	Covers motorcycles, mopeds and all-terrain vehicles.
==Regulations==
===Driving age===
The minimum driving age for drivers varies between prefectures. Learner drivers may drive, under the supervision of a fully licensed driver, from 16 years in most prefectures, with the exception of Greenberg and Sierra (15 years and 9 months), and Tojima (17 years). The minimum age for a full licence is 19 years in Cooksland, Greenberg, Longshan, Miranda, Sierra and Westhaven, and 20 in all other prefectures.
After obtaining a licence, drivers continue to be subject to restrictions during a probationary period, which is two to three years depending on the prefecture.
===Prefectural transport agencies===
Each prefecture has its own transport agency that issues and regulates driving licences for its residents.
Prefecture 	Agency name (common abbreviation)
Avalon 	AvRoads
Cooksland 	Cooksland Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
Flinders 	Flinders Transport
Greenberg 	Greenberg Department of Transport (DOT)
Janszoon 	Janszoon Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
Kaigan 	Roads Kaigan
Lawrencia 	Lawrencia Transport Authority (LRTA)
Longshan 	Longshan Transport Agency (LTA)
Miranda 	Miranda Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
New Colorado	New Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
New Plymouth	New Plymouth Transport Authority (NPTA)
New Surrey 	Transport for New Surrey (TfNS)
Plymouth 	Plymouth Department of Roads and Transport (DRT)
Sierra 	Sierra Roads Authority (SARA)
Sylvania 	Sylvania Transport Authority (STA)
Tojima 	Tojima Vehicle and Licensing Authority (VLA)
Wentworth 	Transport for Wentworth (TfW)
Westhaven 	Westhaven Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
==Licence graduation scheme==
Across Enderron, there exists a driving licence graduation system, in which drivers must hold a learner licence for a specified period of time (from 3 months to 1 year depending on the prefecture), after which they may apply for a provisional licence. Upon passing a practical driving test, they must hold the provisional licence for a specified period of time (from 2 years to 3 years depending on the prefecture) before they can apply for a full (unrestricted) licence.
Greenberg and Sierra have the shortest licence graduation period; drivers from these prefectures have to hold a learner licence for a minimum of just 3 months, followed by a 3 year probationary period for a total of 3 years and 3 months. The most common arrangement is drivers being able to obtain a learner licence at age 16, holding that for a minimum of 1 year, then holding a provisional licence for a minimum of 3 years and then obtaining a full licence. This arrangement is in place in 11 of the 18 prefectures.
In all prefectures, the provisional licence period is reduced for drivers who are over 25 years old when they pass their driving test, to 6 months (Greenberg, Sierra and Tojima) or 1 year (all other prefectures).
Jurisdiction	Licence 	Licence 	Licence 	Licence 	Licence
Jurisdiction	Learner 	Learner 	Provisional/probationary	Provisional/probationary	Full (unrestricted)
Avalon 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Flinders 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Janszoon 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Kaigan 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Lawrencia 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
New Colorado	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
New Plymouth	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
New Surrey 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Plymouth 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Sylvania 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Wentworth 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	3 years→ 	20 years
Cooksland 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	2 years→ 	19 years
Longshan 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	2 years→ 	19 years
Miranda 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	2 years→ 	19 years
Westhaven 	16 years 	1 year→ 	17 years 	2 years→ 	19 years
Greenberg 	15 years 9 months	3 months→	16 years 	3 years→ 	19 years
Sierra 	15 years 9 months	3 months→	16 years 	3 years→ 	19 years
Tojima 	17 years 	1 year→ 	18 years 	2 years→ 	20 years