Driving license: supervised driving from 18 years of age
Verified 01 October 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Access to supervised driving after failure of the B driving test
Published on 29 September 2021
The law no. 2019-1428 of 24 december 2019 on mobility guidance and the decree no. 2020-605 of 18 may 2020 allow a student who has failed the driving test to follow the supervised driving.
The student must have validated minimum skills in the practical test driver's license.
A decree must define these minimum competences.
The content of this page remains current and will be modified as soon as this decree enters into force.
You are 18 years old and would like to have a driving experience before passing the B license? You may be interested in supervised driving training. This page explains how it works. Supervised driving is to be distinguished from the other 2 accompanied driving formulas: early learning of driving (AAC) from the age of 15, and supervised driving from the age of 16.
You must have 18 years or older.
Please note
if you are under 21 years of age, the ASSR 2 is required to obtain a 1er driving license. If you do not have the ASSR2, you must obtain the Road Safety Certificate (RSC). For example, if you have spent all your schooling abroad.
Driving training includes 2 steps :
- Initial training in a driving school
- Supervised driving with an attendant
The driving school must offer you a standard driving education contract.
That contract shall specify in particular the program and the course of training, on price training and administrative services, obligations of each, the means of payment.
You can choose supervised driving upon signing your contract with the auto school or at any time during the training.
You are given a apprenticeship book. The booklet indicates the objectives of the training.
Initial training consists of a theoretical part and a practical part.
The duration of the practical part of the training varies according to your situation.
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You are passing the license for the first time
The duration of the training is 20 hours minimum, including 15 hours on lanes open to traffic, or at least 10 hours when using a driving simulator.
You have an AM or B1 license
The duration of the training is 20 hours minimum, including 15 hours on lanes open to traffic, or at least 10 hours when using a driving simulator.
You have an A, A1 or A2 license
The duration of the training depends on your progress in learning.
You pass the automatic gearbox license
The duration of the training is 13 hours minimum, including 10 hours on lanes open to traffic, or at least 7 hours when using a driving simulator.
FYI
if you pass the license automatic gearbox (restrictive code 78), you will need to follow a training to be able to drive a car at manual gearbox. You must wait at least 3 months after the permit has been obtained. Training lasts 7 hours. Contact a certified driving school.
To enter the supervised driving phase, you must meet all of the following conditions:
- Age 18 or older
- Pass the code (general theoretical test or ETG) or hold a class of license for up to 5 years
- To have obtained the certificate of completion of initial training (AFFI)
- Have the agreement of your car insurance for driving the vehicle(s) used during supervised driving. One extension of warranty may be necessary depending on your contract.
Supervised driving begins with a prior appointment at least 2 hours with a driving instructor and in the presence of at least one accompanying person.
The monitor provides guidance for the period of supervised driving.
He gives a guide to the guide.
The accompanying person must meet all of the following conditions:
- Have the B license for 5 years or more
- Have the agreement of his car insurance for driving the vehicle(s) used during accompanied driving. One extension of warranty may be necessary depending on your contract.
- Not having had cancelation period or invalidation of the permit in the previous 5 years
It is possible to have several accompanying persons, inside or outside the family setting.
During supervised driving, you must follow the following rules:
- Drive in France. Movement abroad is prohibited.
- Driving on the road and motorway network
- Circulating at different times of day and night and in different weather conditions
- Respect specific speed limits
Track Type | Maximum Speed |
|---|---|
Motorway section where speed is limited to 130 km/h | 110 km/h |
Other section of motorway | 100 km/h |
Road with 2 carriageways separated by a median | 100 km/h |
Agglomeration | 50 km/h |
Other road | 80 km/h |
Please note
the supervised driving does not impose any minimum time or distance to be traveled.
To identify the vehicle as a learning vehicle, you must place a sticker or magnetized distinguishing sign at the rear left (and on the trailer if necessary).
You pass (or re-pass) the practical test when you are ready.
Please note
if successful, supervised driving does not reduce probationary period of the driving license.
- Highway Code: Articles L211-1A to L211-7Supervised driving (Article L211-4)
- Highway Code: Articles R211-3 to R211-7Supervised Driving (Rule R211-5-1)
- Order of 29 July 2013 concerning the learning booklet of category B of the driving license
- Order of 20 April 2012 laying down the conditions for the issue, issue and validity of driving licenses
- Order of 22 December 2009 on the teaching of the driving of category B motor vehicles in an approved educational establishment
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