Kitty Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I know, I know. Others have probably asked but the thread that I found was 2004 and maybe things have changed. Other threads are confusing.What age can a young person learn to drive in France? What is the white sticker that you see when you are stuck behind an erratic driver about accompanied 16 year olds? What hoops do they have to go through to get the licence? Is the eventual French licence interchangeable with a UK one for a young person? Do you want me to ask anymore questions?!The reason: I have a daughter who will be 16 shortly and she wants to drive - and soon... She is capable and we have some private land to practice on before we let her loose on the roads so don't panic if you live in 33.Can someone point me in the right direction? A website will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 The minumim age for learning to drive in France is 16 years.Persons aged 16 years and over must undergo initial training for category B in an approved educational establishment. This training involves 20 hours of tutored practice, including passing the general theory test.When the trainer judges that the student has acquired the necessary knowledge and level of vehicle control, he will issue a training completion certificate which qualifies the student to drive under accompanied control (the white sticker). The student will then have to drive more than 3000 kms during a minimum of one year or maximum of three years. During this time, the student will have to maintain a training log book and return to the training establishment for one or two progress evaluations. Accompanied control requires the presence of a person over 28 years old who has held a Class B licence for more than three years.When the student has met all of these conditions and has reached the age of 18 years and is considered ready by the trainer, they will be able to sit the practical two part (off road/on road) driving test.The French Class B driving licence is valid for use in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Excellent advice and knowledge as usual from SD.It is our daughters 16 th this weekend and we are struggling for a prezzie. Can anyone give me a rough idea of how much driving lessons cost ? I did my lessons in 1978/79 and cost 7 pounds per hour[:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 hi ok Can I reverse the question ... the nephew who has just passed his test wants to hire a bike/scooter when he comes over, is there an age/ must have held a full licence for x years law that he must meet ??? SD do you now any where local he can hire one from ? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 How old is your nephew?What categories does he have on his new UK licence? In other words, has he just passed the 125cc bike test (category A1) or was it a 'big bike' direct access test (category A) or was it the car test (category B)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 hello SD he must have a full UK bike licence because he has a 600 cc bike he is 20 in September but he has just last month passed his test .... think he has passed his test in a car a while back though.. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 If he is 19 years old and running a 600cc bike, then he will have a category A licence restricted to bikes with a maximum power rating of 25kW (33bhp) and a power/weight ratio not exceeding 0.16 kW/kg. The bike will have been restricted down to comply with the legal power limit.Once he's held his licence for two years, the restriction no longer applies and he can ride any size of bike.The same licence conditions apply in France, so he can currently ride any scooter or motorbike up to that 25kW limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Thanks SD will email him now ta Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 oooops should have said it`s a yamaha r6 600 cc 133 bhp .. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 You can't do a DA until you are 21, can you? So, he must be riding that bike illegally. Then again, my R6 (an early one) didn't produce anything like 133BHP.. Do modern ones?My FS1E could do 80... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 [quote user="Nick Trollope"] My FS1E could do 80...[/quote]Kilometers per hour or miles an hour falling off a cliff? [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 confused ??? I am http://www.yamaha-motor.co.uk/products/motorcycles/supersport/yzfr6.jsp?view=techspecs Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyro Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 [quote user="opas"]Excellent advice and knowledge as usual from SD.It is our daughters 16 th this weekend and we are struggling for a prezzie. Can anyone give me a rough idea of how much driving lessons cost ? I did my lessons in 1978/79 and cost 7 pounds per hour[:$][/quote]I got lessons here for a motorbike and for 20hrs without doing the "code de la route" was 750euro but this included everything from adminstration to test costs.Mind you I struggled with the lang. a bit and ended up doing 30-35 hrs and that cost another 350euro.I think you will find that car lessons are around the same with the code de la route it should cost between 1200 and 1500 euro which can be paid in stages.hope that gives you an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 [quote user="J.Rs gone native"][quote user="Nick Trollope"] My FS1E could do 80...[/quote]Kilometers per hour or miles an hour falling off a cliff? [:D][/quote]They didn't have Km when I had an FS1E. FS1E off cliif has terminal velocity of 'bout 120 (MPH). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 So my son who I was taking out for practice, having had a couple of dozen lessons with a driving school in Uk , who is on the insurance of my Uk registered vehicle and holds a provisional licence, wouldn't be legal to drive here with me supervising him? (Uk registered vehicle still legal here before I get told off, haven't been here more than a month yet!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Jo - not sure of the answer to your question - assume you mean a car, not a motorbike?But I do know of a 17yr old who had lived in France for several years, returned to UK to his grandparents for the summer where he had booked a few lessons, took and passed the driving test (car). So with his UK license he drove in France at age 17. He was stopped once by the gendarmes who were unsure of the legalities, but allowed him to continue.His mother, a friend of mine, says it can be done but best to keep a low profile for the first year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 [quote user="Jo"]So my son who I was taking out for practice, having had a couple of dozen lessons with a driving school in Uk , who is on the insurance of my Uk registered vehicle and holds a provisional licence, wouldn't be legal to drive here with me supervising him? (Uk registered vehicle still legal here before I get told off, haven't been here more than a month yet!)[/quote]It appears that provisional licences are in general not recognised outside their country of issue. So, your son cannot drive a car under supervision in France.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitway Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 [quote user="Patf"]Jo - not sure of the answer to your question - assume you mean a car, not a motorbike?But I do know of a 17yr old who had lived in France for several years, returned to UK to his grandparents for the summer where he had booked a few lessons, took and passed the driving test (car). So with his UK license he drove in France at age 17. He was stopped once by the gendarmes who were unsure of the legalities, but allowed him to continue.The driving age in France is 18, so he is disqualified by reason of age, the UK gov website states that you should check the local counties limits.His mother, a friend of mine, says it can be done but best to keep a low profile for the first year or two.could find himself in a lot of hot water if he was involved in an accident[/quote]Regarding accompanied driving, my daughter thought about this as a couple of her friends were driving with their parents, but she was told as she was not French and I had a UK driving licence she couldn't ??? that might have just been a cop out from the driving school though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 [quote user="Pickles"][quote user="Jo"]So my son who I was taking out for practice, having had a couple of dozen lessons with a driving school in Uk , who is on the insurance of my Uk registered vehicle and holds a provisional licence, wouldn't be legal to drive here with me supervising him? (Uk registered vehicle still legal here before I get told off, haven't been here more than a month yet!)[/quote]It appears that provisional licences are in general not recognised outside their country of issue. So, your son cannot drive a car under supervision in France.RegardsPickles[/quote]JoYour son is basically a non-licenceholder therefore he'd have to enrol with a driving school for the initial driving course and code exam. Once he's achieved the standard, he'll get the go-ahead to start his 'conduite accompagnée' with you as the supervising driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks Sunday Driver, that clarifies it. He won't be doing that, he's only here on a delayed 'gap year', he finished his Masters last summer and is slobbing out till he starts his post graduate course in September, unfortunately his degree is physics not french so he doesn't have the required language skills to enrol with a driving school[:D]Oh well, back to Mum's taxi[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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