FranceListe CR, n° 183 · Living in French society

What is one of the conditions for taking the driving test?

In the exam (French)

Quelle est l'une des conditions pour passer l'examen du permis de conduire ?

  1. aHaving French nationalityÊtre de nationalité française
  2. bHaving passed the baccalauréatAvoir obtenu le baccalauréat
  3. cBeing at least 17 years oldAvoir au moins 17 ansCorrect answer
  4. dAlready owning a carPosséder déjà une voiture

Why?

To take the test for the B driving licence (car), you must be at least 17 and live in France. The test includes the theory test on the Highway Code (code de la route), which you can take from 15, and a practical driving test. Nationality, a diploma or owning a car do not count.

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Source

Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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