Question 11189 — road safety

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Ms. Isabelle Florennes questions the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, about the difficulties encountered by foreigners in a legal situation, born in or after 1988, in their efforts to obtain a driving license in France. Indeed, the latter, even though they satisfy the theoretical and practical exams, are refused the issuance of the final driving license because they cannot provide the school safety certificate. (ASSR), having not completed their schooling in France. Specialized driving schools, offering in particular a translation service for these audiences, have, until now, managed to find ad hoc solutions. The latter were, sometimes, able to count on the understanding of the heads of safety and road education services (SSER) and thus send a letter to the services concerned specifying that the candidates had not completed their school career in France. But, in most cases, driving schools are forced to direct the candidates they receive towards groups of local public educational establishments, or GRETA, with which they can take the Road Safety Certificate (ASR). This solution, however, presents several drawbacks. On the one hand, the number of places available is reduced and, consequently, the Waiting lists last one or even two years and, on the other hand, students who do not have a good command of the French language do not reach the average and must then retake the exam in question. This situation is all the more detrimental as many disappointed candidates turn to their driving school to demand full reimbursement of the package to which they subscribed in the hope of obtaining the license. SO that a growing number of legally resident foreigners settle in France each year and that Brexit will certainly amplify this phenomenon, she would like to know what measures the Government could put in place to simplify the procedures for these candidates.

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