When do you get your driving licence after the test in Sweden?
When you may drive, how the licence is delivered and how long it waits.
Short answer
You may drive straight after a passed driving test using your ID, and the licence is then sent by registered mail. Transportstyrelsen says the licence waits at a PostNord agent for 14 days, but the pages checked give no delivery time for a first licence.
Why
- According to a Trafikverket summary of its podcast Klar för körkort, you may drive directly after a passed driving test with your ID.
- According to Transportstyrelsen, the manufactured licence is sent by registered mail (REK) to a PostNord agent and must be collected personally with approved ID.
- According to Transportstyrelsen, the licence waits at the agent for 14 days and is then returned to Transportstyrelsen.
Details
For a renewed licence Transportstyrelsen says the card can be collected within about five working days, but it gives no time for a first licence, so ask Transportstyrelsen if yours is late. The Act says a licence is not valid if it has not been collected within one year of issue. More on what to carry once you have it is in driving and traffic rules in Sweden.
Tip
Take your valid ID to the pick-up point and collect the licence within 14 days, because after that it is returned to Transportstyrelsen.
What may differ
For the moped licence AM, a Trafikverket summary says you can ride right after the theory test with a valid ID card and that the licence arrives by post after a few days.
Common misconception
You have to wait for the plastic card before you can drive.
What actually happens
A Trafikverket summary says you may drive directly after a passed driving test with your ID.
People also ask
- When does the driving licence arrive after the test?
- How long does it take to get the licence after the driving test?
Sources
- Trafikverket: Summaries of the podcast Klar för körkort?Checked at:
- Transportstyrelsen: Utlämning av ditt nya körkortChecked at:
- Transportstyrelsen: Förnya körkortetChecked at:
- Riksdagen: Driving Licence Act (1998:488)Checked at:
This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check Transportstyrelsen before you collect your licence.
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