- crisis
means an exceptional, unexpected and sudden, natural or man-made event of extraordinary nature and scale that takes place inside or outside of the Union, which has significant direct or indirect impacts on the area of road transport and which also prevents or significantly impairs the possibility for the holders of driving licences or relevant national authorities from carrying out the necessary procedures for their renewal.
- driving licence
means a document, be it in a physical or a digital format, or both, that certifies the right to drive power-driven vehicles and states the conditions under which the holder is authorised to drive;
- epilepsy
means a medical condition in which the person concerned has had two or more epileptic seizures, less than five years apart;
- heavy quadricycle
means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (g), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013;
- light quadricycle
means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (f), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013;
- mobile driving licence
means a driving licence that is in a digital format;
- moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
means a number of apnoeas and hypopnoeas per hour (Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index) between 15 and 29;
- motor caravan
means a special purpose vehicle of category M as referred to in Article 4 and point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858.
- motor vehicle
means any power-driven vehicle which is normally used for carrying persons or goods by road or for drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods, and includes trolleybuses;
- motorcycle
means a two-wheel vehicle with or without a sidecar, as referred to in Article 4(2), points (c) and (d), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013;
- physical driving licence
means a driving licence that is in a physical format;
- power-driven vehicle
means any self-propelled road vehicle, other than a rail-borne vehicle;
- powered tricycle
means a vehicle with three symmetrically arranged wheels, as referred to in Article 4(2), point (e), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013;
- provoked epileptic seizure
means a seizure which has a recognisable causative factor that is avoidable.
- recurrent severe hypoglycaemia
means a second episode of severe hypoglycaemia during a period of 12 months.
- severe hypoglycaemia
means where the assistance of another person is needed;
- severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
means an Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index of 30 or more, both associated with excessive daytime sleepiness.
- three-wheel vehicle
means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (b), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013;
- trolleybus
means any vehicle that can be connected to an electric conductor and is not track-based;
- two-wheel vehicle
means a vehicle as referred to in Article 4(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- Vehicle with manual transmission
means a vehicle in which a clutch pedal (or lever operated manually for categories A, A2 and A1) is present and must be operated by the driver when starting or stopping the vehicle and changing gears.