Education

#EQUS9100425AOrder of March 5, 1991, regarding the operation of motor vehicle driving schools and road safety

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law sets the standards for operating motor vehicle driving schools in France. Schools must employ qualified instructors, have appropriate facilities, and adhere to detailed operational guidelines. It affects driving school operators, mandating specific educational and infrastructural requirements and a licensing process.

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Key Changes

  • Driving schools must employ instructors with teaching authorization.
  • Schools must have dedicated facilities meeting size and safety standards.
  • Group motorcycle instruction is allowed with specified conditions.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Employ only instructors who hold teaching authorization as mentioned in article R. 244 of the road code; instructors may only teach the vehicle categories listed on their authorization

Driving school operators
operational
high

Designate one or more pedagogical supervisors holding required teaching authorizations if the operator no longer holds teaching authorization or does not cover all required vehicle categories

Driving school operators
operational
high

Maintain a dedicated facility of minimum 25 square meters with independent entrance, complying with general hygiene and safety rules; separate reception area from teaching area with acoustic isolation

Driving school operators
operational
medium

Display in the facility: training programs conforming to national driving education program (P.N.F.), school approval number, names and titles of pedagogical supervisors, and detailed list of services with tariffs

Driving school operators
disclosure
high

For motorcycle instruction, maintain constant visual supervision of students; limit group instruction to maximum 3 students per instructor; ensure instructor uses vehicle with PTAC ≤3.5 tonnes or rides as conductor behind student

Motorcycle driving school instructors and operators
operational

Affected Parties

Driving school operatorsMotor vehicle driving instructors

Tags

driving_schools,instructors,road_safety