Here it is 18 before you may start take drivinglessons and Only with a certificated drivingschool. then until you are 21 or so you have the point system.. you have like 3 points and if you lose em all you lose your license and have to do driving exam again... This is because of the high percentage of traffic accidents in this youngest group of drivers.. Appearantly even at 18 or 20 something many are not responsible enough to drive safely.

I doubt I will get my driverslicense before i have a well paying job though as the costs of getting your license easily is 1500-2000 euro's!