The government announces several measures in the face of “strong tension on examination places”

The Minister to the Minister of the Interior François-Noël Buffet announced Thursday the opening by the end of the year of 80,000 places for the driving license exam in order to shorten the deadlines. However, “Faced with the strong current tension in the driving license examination places. Moreover, the government takes rapid measures aimed at guaranteeing better access to this essential examination, especially for young people,” the Ministry of the Interior said in a press release.

Among these measures are notably the recruitment of 108 inspectors. Consequently, the mobilization of retired inspectors, said François-Noël Buffet on RMC. The Minister did not wish to make “commitment to the deadline”. but mentioned a government announces several measures face period of one month “when the system is fully operational”. Received in mid-July at the Ministry of the Interior. the driving schools then said that it would take 200 additional inspectors to reduce the average expectation of 80 days between obtaining the highway code and the practical exam.

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The government also wishes to improve the license success rate. which only amounts to 59% in the first pass and therefore contributes to the engorgement of the process. “It is essential that the candidates presented to the exam have all the necessary achievements. that the examination is no longer experienced as a destabilizing test for many of them,” said François-Noël Buffet. “With this plan. we provide an immediate response to the current crisis, while preparing an in-depth reform to improve the success rate without ever compromising security on our roads,” he added.