page_title: Driving licence in France
section_title: Graduated driver licensing
hierarchical_section_title: Driving licence in France / Graduated driver licensing
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: A (apprenti) magnetique
context_page_description: In France, the driving licence is a governmental right given to those who request a licence for any of the categories they desire. It is required for every type of motorized vehicle. The minimum age to obtain a driving licence is: sixteen years for a motorcycle, eighteen years for a car, and twenty-one years for buses and cargo vehicles.
  Since 2013, the French driving licence format was changed from that of a pink booklet to a credit card-sized card. Some slights modifications appear on driving licenses issued by some overseas collectivities such as French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélémy and Wallis and Futuna; where licenses are identical to the normal mainland format with the addition of the name of the Collectivity next to the “RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE” title and even, for the unique case of French Polynesia, the display of the regional flag on the bottom right part of the cards.
context_section_description: In France, there exists a Graduated driver licensing for people between the ages of 15 and 17 and a half, for B category Driving licence. Some restrictions exist; one of the main conditions is that a fully licensed driver must accompany the learner.
  This Graduated driver licensing is valid only within France, so it's not possible to cross the border with the Graduated driver licensing.
  At the age of 18, the learner's permit can apply to a normal driving license, that it can pass more easily due to its previous experience; additionally, its probation license is reduced from three to two years.
  For people over 18, a system similar to the Graduated driver licensing exists, but rules are slightly different, for instance it does not provide the reduction from three to two years for the probation licence.
  Furthermore, any person who initially gets a driving license, for the first one, has to mind following restrictions for two or three years known as permis probatoire. The permis probatoire starting with specific issue: 
  Speed is reduced for new drivers: 110 km/h instead of 130 on motorways, 100 km/h instead of 110, and 80 instead of 90 on rural roads.
  The symbol A should appear on the rear of the car
  The permis probatoire has only six points, the driver will have access to 12 points when they pass a three-year term
  Some training to road traffic safety might help to recover points.
caption: Disk A (magnétic).
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