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Can you imagine...

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  • 17-11-2004 10:32pm
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    jm2k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 290 ✭✭


    ...if our test was like this

    http://riviera.angloinfo.com/information/1/drivlicence.asp

    Basic driving practice can begin at 16 years if certain criteria are met.

    Sign up with a registered driving school for an "evaluation of knowledge".

    If successful, the learner must follow a minimum of 20 hours driving practice with a school before taking a general theory test.

    The practical exam can only be taken from the age of 18 years by a learner who has completed the accompanied driving training for a period of 1 to 3 years and completed at least 3000 km.

    You receive a certificate permitting you to drive accompanied by a qualified driver over the age of 28, who has held their licence for a minimum of 3 years.

    Before you may take the practical test you must drive for 3,000km accompanied by a qualified driver.

    The insurance company of the owner of the vehicle must be notified and be in agreement.

    The vehicle must be equipped with two side rear-view mirrors.
    The car must have the "A" (learner driver) sign on the back, ideally a central handbrake and a manual gear box. Learning to drive in an automatic car does not qualify you for the full category B licence.

    The exam takes you through a 20-minute course in traffic.


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    ambro25
    Registered Users Posts: 5,994 ✭✭✭ambro25


    Did it in France in 1988. It was (still is) called "Conduite Accompagnée", with an odd learner sticker thing you have to display instead of the "90" (kph -equivalent to UK/IE "L" sticker) that you'd have to display for a year after obtaining your license on your 18th.

    Got my license straight away on my 18th in 1990 (still had to sit 'proper' theory & practice exams) - the reduction in insurance premium was astronomical (you were talking 7-to-1).


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