Learner drivers will have to take their troubles patiently. All the tests of driving license, practical and theoretical which were to be held as of Monday are postponed, said Sunday Road Safety. The cause, of course: the Covid-2019 epidemic and the restrictions announced on Saturday by Edouard Philippe to curb the coronavirus.
"Following the Prime Minister's decisions on March 14, the activity of driver's license inspectors is suspended from Monday, March 16, for an indefinite period," said the press release.
"This therefore results in the postponement sine die of the tests of the practical driving license test. Likewise, the tests of the general theoretical examination and of the theoretical motorcycle examination (the code, editor's note) are interrupted until further notice, ”he continues.
Deferred contests and exams
In addition, contrary to what was previously announced, the competitions which were to be held in higher education for the next three weeks will be postponed, announced in a joint press release the ministers of higher education and of education .
After the declarations Saturday of Edouard Philippe, who announced the closing "until further notice" of all "places receiving the public not essential to the life of the country", the ministers "decided to postpone the national examinations and competition for the next three weeks. "
This concerns both post-class preparatory higher education competitions for grandes écoles (for example Polytechnic, HEC, CentraleSupelec, etc.) as well as national education recruitment competitions (aggregations and Capes).
"Solutions will be found on a case-by-case basis (postponements, adjustments, etc.)", specifies the press release. “Specific and personalized information will be provided to each candidate. "
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The post-bac competitions for access to schools (certain business, engineering, political studies institutes, etc.) will be replaced by examinations of files, in the Parcoursup calendar, the platform for access to higher education, "which is not changed at this stage".