As far as I know, patrol cars (or roadside RBT cars) generally scan the number plate of every car on the road near them and alert the officer if someone’s license is expired/suspended/warrant for their arrest/etc.
Even before those existed, it was common practice to use a radio to ask someone back at the police station to run the number plate of a car they just pulled over. They want to know, before they walk up to your door and ask for your license, wether the owner of the car has a criminal record for example.
So - if they do ask for your drivers license, chances are they already know if it’s valid or not. They just want to see the photo and compare it to your face.
Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
our id’s have been in a digital database for some years now so this doesn’t really change anything, this is just an option for the people that would prefer not to carry a wallet at all.