 A driving licence is required in England, Scotland, and Wales for any person driving a vehicle on any highway or other "road", as defined in s.192 Road Traffic Act 1988, irrespective of the ownership of the land over which the road passes.Similar requirements apply in Northern Ireland under the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.As long as Great Britain and Northern Ireland remains within the European Union, a UK driving licence is a European driving licence.