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Compared to what? I've seen much simpler driver's licenses from other countries. Up until recently (2013 maybe) the French driver's license was literally a piece of pink paper with a picture glued to it.

http://flawlessfakeids.com/wp-content/uploads/French-Fake-Dr...

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Compared to Germany for example with a bunch of holograms and whatnot: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/DE_Licen...

In contrast to e.g. the French, our drivers licence is a valid means of identification though.

That looks similar to many of the new US state IDs due to increased security requirements of REAL ID. My Washington, DC license has a holograms and a neat translucent panel where you can see my photo if you hold it up to the light. I would guess it is very hard to fake.

That's the standard European driving license, which everyone has used since 2013, but many countries used from much earlier (2006-ish?).

This can prove your name and age, but not your nationality.

That's a fair point, you can't use a EU driver's licence for traveling.

But a drivers license is not a valid proof of identification here

Surely unlicensed drivers are at least as valid a concern. Most fake IDs I've seen are non-driver IDs.

Same in Austria, a pink piece of paper until a couple years ago.

http://diepresse.com/images/uploads/5/e/b/1299947/ansturm_sc...

p.s. your link is broken:

> The owner of this website (flawlessfakeids.com) does not allow hotlinking to that resource

France probably has a proper ID card and doesn't have to use the driver's license as ID. So the driver's license is just that and since whenever you're stopped by police while driving they can verify you actually having one duplication isn't a real risk.

Yes but in France you have an ID card, you don't need the driving license to identify you.

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