Driving licenses: a new model contract

The standard driving license contract requires greater clarity between driving schools and pupils or applicants for driving licenses. It should make it possible to better compare the services offered by the different establishments and aims to reduce the cost of driving licenses.

The contract shall include in particular:

• the date of the prior assessment of the applicant, if this is mandatory;
• the estimated number of hours of theoretical and practical training resulting from the prior assessment;
• the price of the training and the various costs (learning booklet, theoretical and practical courses, simulator courses, conditions for canceling an hour's driving);
• details of theoretical and practical training;
• the pedagogical and technical resources used;
• the training schedule established in consultation with the applicant;
• if the training prepares for an examination: the conduct of the examination and the possible accompaniment of the applicant by the establishment during the tests;
• the administrative formalities necessary for the applicant;
• the arrangements for payment and the timing of payments;
• the conditions for withdrawal or termination of the contract (e.g. reimbursement of part of the service in the event of interruption desired by the pupil).