“We are going to mobilize retired inspectors on the basis of volunteer,” says François-Noël Buffet

In addition to the recruitment of new inspectors, the government will “Mobilize retired inspectors” On the basis of volunteering in order to shorten deadlines that have sometimes become endless before the practice of driving license, said on Thursday July 31 on Franceinfo François-Noël Buffet, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior.

“We are going to mobilize the elders and the retirees, on the basis of volunteering”said the minister on Franceinfo, after his announcement Thursday morning to open by the end of the year 80,000 seats on the exam. In addition, 108 inspectors, whose recruitment had already been announced in 2022 by Gérald Darmanin, then Minister of the Interior, must arrive in the departments in the coming months. The government has also announced the addition of 10 positions via the 2026 finance bill.

“It was a question of listening to the mobilization” driving schools, explained the minister, but also “To respond to those who try to take the driving license and who have to face extremely long deadlines, especially when they have missed it, to iron it.” According to François-Noël Buffet, these new examination places “will be applicable in September and in total application at the end of the year”.

The Minister also mentioned a parliamentary mission, launched “From September”in order to “Ret to the table the problem of the driving license competition”While the failure rate is 42% in the first pass. “We want to put all the problems on the table so that we can reform this license competition”He finished, ensuring that the exam will not cost more after a possible reform.