Secure polycarbonate driving licence card

Secure driving licence

A credential that cannot be quietly copied.

Our polycarbonate driving licence card combines optical, chemical and mechanical security so that verification is instant in the field and conclusive in the laboratory.

Polycarbonate driving licence card showing holographic diffraction and laser-engraved detail

Card specification

Built layer by layer

Each feature is chosen because it defeats a specific attack — surface alteration, photo substitution, reproduction or wholesale counterfeiting.

  • Polycarbonate card body
  • Holographic security overlay
  • Micro-text printing
  • UV fluorescent ink
  • Laser engraving
  • Overt, covert and forensic architecture
Macro view of a polycarbonate secure driving licence showing holographic foil, micro-text and UV fluorescent elements

Security in the detail

Every layer answers a different attack

Holographic overlays defeat casual reproduction. Micro-text and UV fluorescent ink defeat desktop forgery. Laser-engraved personalisation survives abrasion and chemical tampering.

Together these features create a document that is quick to authenticate in the field and slow to reverse-engineer in a workshop.

Security architecture

Three levels, one document

Level 1 — Overt

Verified by any officer or citizen in seconds: holograms, colour shift and tactile engraved relief.

Level 2 — Covert

Revealed under UV illumination or magnification: fluorescent patterns and micro-text lines.

Level 3 — Forensic

Markers known only to the issuing authority, confirmed under laboratory examination.

How we work

An eight-stage controlled production chain

  1. 01

    Design & approval

    Artwork, security feature placement and authority sign-off.

  2. 02

    Pre-print

    Colour management, personalisation layout and plate preparation.

  3. 03

    Optical layer

    Holographic and diffractive elements applied to the card body.

  4. 04

    Fluorescent layer

    UV-reactive inks printed to covert specification.

  5. 05

    Lamination

    Polycarbonate layers fused into a single tamper-evident body.

  6. 06

    Laser engraving

    Personal data engraved inside the card, not onto its surface.

  7. 07

    Quality control

    Feature-by-feature verification against the approved standard.

  8. 08

    Secure delivery

    Controlled custody, reconciliation and audited handover.