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After getting your driving licence, what must you do to drive your car?
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Correct answer: Insure the car with compulsory insurance. You must insure your car. Liability insurance (assurance responsabilité civile) is paid and compulsory: it protects other people if you cause an accident. Source: the Ministry of the Interior sheet “Les démarches du quotidien comme l’assurance responsabilité civile” (in French).
Sources: Sheet “Les démarches du quotidien comme l’assurance responsabilité civile” (French), read on 21 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ Nothing, the driving licence is enoughRien, le permis de conduire suffitThe licence is not enough: insurance is compulsory.
- ✓ Insure the car with compulsory insuranceAssurer sa voiture avec une assurance obligatoireCorrect answer. You must insure your car. Liability insurance (assurance responsabilité civile) is paid and compulsory: it protects other people if you cause an accident.
- ✗ Pay a special tax at the town hall each yearPayer un impôt spécial à la mairieThe licence is not enough: he also needs car insurance.
- ✗ Ask for permission from a schoolDemander une autorisation spéciale à l'école du quartierThis is not the right answer: he must take out insurance before he can drive his car.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Après avoir obtenu le permis de conduire, que faut-il faire pour conduire sa voiture ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question is on the official list for the multi-year residence card (CSP). The Ministry's wording: “Après avoir obtenu le permis de conduire, que faut-il faire pour pouvoir conduire sa voiture ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “Les démarches du quotidien comme l’assurance responsabilité civile” (French).
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