Greece is reviving long-stalled plans for driving test cameras as part of a €2.1 million overhaul that aims to stamp out bribes and give learner drivers a fairer exam.
Deputy Infrastructure and Transport Minister Giorgos Kotsiras signed the program contract on 20 October. Secretary-General for Information Systems and Digital Governance Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos signed it too.
The third signatory was Konstantinos Stefanidis, who heads the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). Work under the contract, which continues a partnership that began in 2020, should take 24 months.
How driving test cameras will work
Laws requiring driving test cameras in training vehicles passed about five years ago but never took effect. The ministry now plans a fresh legal change, reportedly next month, for cameras that use artificial intelligence.
Its goal is to fix flaws in the current rules so they match modern technology. Until then, the driving test cameras remain on paper.
The new practical exam system assigns examiners by random draw. It records each test digitally, gives examiners their own app and offers candidates a formal way to object.
Footage from driving test cameras could help review how examiners marked a test. It could also settle appeals, protecting both the candidate and the examiner.
Digital classes and new number plates
Beyond the driving test cameras, theory lessons are going digital. A FORTH team is building electronic attendance logs, so each learner follows a set timetable and confirms attendance.
Learners will get a mobile and tablet app that teaches the new Highway Code through interactive tests, simulations and progress tracking. In addition, a unified system now runs theory exams across all regional transport offices.
A separate system for issuing licence plates, backed by a registry of manufacturers, should start on 15 December. It aims to end plate shortages and curb black-market dealing.
Drivers will be able to pick a premium plate number of their choice, but at a higher state fee.
Secretary-General for Transport Stelios Sakaretsios said 2.8 million applications have gone through the online drivers and vehicles platform since it launched.
In the first nine months of 2026 alone, it handled 1,162,075 applications, 61.4% more than in all of 2025, he said.
Vehicle registrations led with 965,855 applications, ahead of 473,316 ownership transfers and 353,550 licence renewals.
The platform also processed 144,500 learner training cards, 141,329 licence replacements and 88,339 copies of registration certificates. These everyday tasks now need fewer documents, trips and queues, according to the ministry.
Source: Kathimerini
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