Points Recovery Course in Caen

Caen, a commune in Normandie (14), hosts about 109,400 inhabitants and remains a territory where points recovery course is a real mobility asset. This page gathers the factual information useful for preparing your training.

Within Normandy, Caen (14) deals with the duality between inland bocage and coast, two very different driving environments. Local axes quickly reach the Normandy Bridge, the Tancarville Bridge or the Caen viaducts, all sensitive to wind. Access to the ports of Le Havre, Cherbourg, Caen-Ouistreham or Dieppe generates heavy truck traffic towards the UK and Ireland. In Caen, a medium-sized town, driving combines commercial centre, ring roads and business zones. Roundabouts are frequent and access to supermarkets or retail parks creates many intersections to master.

On the practical side of the Points Recovery Course, department 14 is characterised by an estimated 63-days average wait (national average) between request and exam date. The driving school manages candidate registration on the RdvPermis platform subject to departmental availability.

ONISR statistics put the 1st-presentation B licence pass rate at 55.1% for department 14. This rate is lower than the national average of 58.0%, which reflects the demanding exam conditions often observed in dense urban areas. This figure gives a useful benchmark for preparing the Points Recovery Course, though the final result strongly depends on training consistency.

For administrative procedures linked to the Points Recovery Course, candidates in Caen deal mainly with the Prefecture of Caen and with the ANTS portal for digital requests. Expected processing times depend on the department workload; keep all original documents on hand and anticipate the validity of your health check-ups when required.