Driving school
in Aubervilliers

Taking the driving test in Aubervilliers means adapting to a mid-sized Seine-Saint-Denis town of around 88,400 inhabitants, directly bordering the Paris ring road to the north. The commune belongs to the Métropole du Grand Paris and to department 93, whose prefecture is Bobigny, 5 km to the east. Category B candidates drive through a sharply contrasting fabric: Quatre-Chemins on the Pantin border, the rapidly redeveloping Landy warehouses, the Marcreux housing estate and the historic core around the town hall. The territory lies entirely within the Métropole du Grand Paris Low Emission Zone, which bans Crit'Air 3 and more polluting vehicles from circulating inside the A86.

The main road axis around Aubervilliers is the A86, which loops the commune to the north and east, with the Landy interchange serving Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen. The RN2, known as avenue Jean-Jaurès, crosses the town from west to east towards Pantin and Porte de la Villette, while the A1 motorway runs to Roissy and the north from the La Courneuve interchange. The Canal Saint-Denis also shapes traffic flow, with its movable bridges at La Plaine. The arrival of tram T8, the Grand Paris Express line 15 (under construction) and the La Plaine-Stade-de-France RER B station impose constant coexistence with dense bus, delivery and permanent construction site traffic.

The Seine-Saint-Denis department posts a category B pass rate of 59.2% in 2024 (source ONISR / Road Safety 2024, aggregation of 274 schools, 29,144 presentations dept 93), slightly above the national average of 58%. Several practical exam centres serve the department, with very high monthly presentation volumes and noticeable waiting times. Exam routes alternate between wide boulevards (Félix-Faure, Jean-Jaurès), A86 motorway sections, crossings of the Landy logistics zones and complex merges onto the N2 or N301 towards Porte d'Aubervilliers.

The dense northern inner-Paris-suburb urban environment adds specific constraints to training. Candidates must handle saturated rush-hour traffic on the A86, complex intersections near the Millénaire and La Plaine, the growing presence of dockless bikes and electric scooters, and the permanent coexistence with RATP buses and heavy goods vehicles serving the industrial zones. The Seine-Saint-Denis highway code emphasises LEZ signage, bus lane management and respect for cyclists.