# French road safety and driving license regulations

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/french-road-safety-and-driving-license-regulations
> Updated: 2026-10-06T10:21:11.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2.

France has expanded its road safety enforcement by implementing a nationwide policy to administratively suspend driving licenses for motorists caught using handheld mobile phones. Following pilot programs, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Minister Marie-Pierre Vedrenne instructed prefects to apply these sanctions, which can range from 15 days to six months depending on the driver’s history. This penalty is applied in addition to a 135-euro fine and the loss of three penalty points.

In conjunction with such enforcement, drivers have the option to recover up to four points on their license by completing a two-day road safety awareness course at a prefecture-approved center. To be valid for point restoration, the training must last two consecutive days, and drivers are limited to one such voluntary course every twelve months.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-06: France: Driver license point recovery through awareness courses

Drivers in France can recover up to four points on their license through mandatory two-day road safety awareness courses at prefecture-approved centers.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/france-driver-license-point-recovery-through-awareness-courses

### 2026-10-04: France implements nationwide driving license suspensions for phone use

France is expanding a policy nationwide to administratively suspend driving licenses for motorists caught using handheld mobile phones while driving, aiming to reduce road fatalities.

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/france-to-expand-drivers-license-suspensions-for-mobile-phone-use

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