le marché des auto-écoles | France

éThe driving license as we know it has existed in France since 1922.  Driving schools appeared and developed in the 1950s and 1960s in France in order to fight road accidents and train drivers in road safety.

Driving schools are organizations that provide theoretical and practical training to future drivers in order to prepare them for the passage of a driving license or the examination of the Highway Code.

The theoretical exam consists of 40 questions with a minimum pass score of 35 correct answers. The driving test lasts approximately 32 minutes and tests the candidate's ability to drive and maneuver the vehicle as well as his knowledge of the vehicle's operation.

In France, driving schools intervene before the driving license examination through awareness-raising actions in schools (APR, ASR, BSR, ASSR).

Then they intervene during the examination period in order to train the candidate and prepare him for the driving license. Finally, they still have a role to play after obtaining a driving license as part of the "educational continuum" through actions in companies, refresher courses or courses to recover license points.