Register for the driving test

To take your driving test, you need to register online

Les grandes étapes de la démarche

  1. 1

    Prepare the required documents

    Here are the documents you will need to provide during your application:

    • A proof of identity (national identity card, passport, etc.
      • For French nationals with a digital identity, the single-use photo ID generated during the process from the France Identité application is accepted.
    • A proof of address less than six months old
    • A passport-size photo less than six months old (in paper or digital format) . 
      • If you wish to send this photo in paper format: Download and send in the photo-signature submission form  (available at the end of your application).  Any envelope containing the photo signature form without sufficient postage will not be processed and the envelope will be destroyed.
      • If you use an e-photo code: this code is only valid once
    • ASR / ASSR2 (If you do not have an ASR, you should contact the GRETA in your department)

    Depending on your situation, other documents may be required:

    • A census certificate for applicants aged 16 to under 18.

    • An individual certificate of participation in the Defence and Citizenship Day (JDC), the certificate of status regarding national service, or the individual exemption certificate for applicants aged 18 to under 25, and for a first application.

    • A medical opinion from an approved doctor, if required
    • A proof of identity of their legal representative, for minors or persons under legal guardianship

    Information

    New rules, aligned with common law for examinations, accompany the reform allowing driving licences at 17. They require only a census certificate for young people aged 16 to 18. 

    Applicants for category B, within the framework of early driver training, aged 15 to under 16, are exempt from providing the census certificate.

  2. 2

    Log in or create an account

    Once you have logged, on the category "Start a new transation" click on "Driving licence"

    Log inCreate an account
  3. 3

    Start your application

    • Choose the reason "Je m'inscris pour pouvoir me présenter aux épreuves du permis de conduire ou dans le cadre d’une formation de conducteur" (I am registering to take the driving test)
    • Complete your situation :
      • majeure, mineure émancipée ou mineure (adults/minors)
      • Driving licence category asked
    • Click on "Valider définitivement ma situation" (Definitively confirm my situation)

  4. 4

    Add your personal details

    • Fill in your marital status
    • Fill in your postal address
    • Add your contat details

  5. 5

    Add your photo and signature

    There are two ways to provide your photo and signature:

    • Use an e-photo code (digitised photo + signature) obtained from an authorised photographer
    • Mail your passport-size photo and the submission form available at the end of the process

    Locate an authorised photographer
  6. 6

    Add your documents

    For French nationals with a digital identity, the single-use photo ID generated during the process from the France Identité application is accepted.

    Use the single-use identity document from France Identité
  7. 7

    Confirm the summary of the application

  8. 8

    Track the progress of your application

    The progress of your application is available on your account

    Track the progress of your application

    Information

    Once your online application has been processed, the issuing department will send you a Driving Licence Registration Certificate (AIPC) containing your NEPH number.

     

    Your driving test result will be available 48 hours after the test (excluding weekends and public holidays).

    To find out the result of your driving test, go to: Driving licence results

     

    If you've passed, you have two options for obtaining your driving licence: