A2 → A Upgrade in Tours

Tours, a commune in Centre-Val de Loire (37), hosts about 139,259 inhabitants and remains a territory where a2 → a upgrade is a real mobility asset. This page gathers the factual information useful for preparing your training.

Set in Centre-Val de Loire, Tours (37) enjoys direct access to the major Paris-South radial axes, shaping daily mobility. Road links rely on the A10, A20 and RN10, major axes between Paris, Tours, Orleans, Bourges and the south of France. Speed checks are numerous on 80 km/h axes, with a dense park of fixed radars and turret cameras at junctions with main RD roads. In a medium-sized town like Tours, candidates face constrained parking manoeuvres, school exits and entry roundabouts often saturated during office hours.

Candidates for the A2 → A Upgrade in department 37 typically wait about 63 days (national average) before taking the practical test. Booking goes through the driving school via the RdvPermis platform when deployed in the department.

In parallel, the highway code theoretical test (ETG) can be taken with several state-approved operators. La Poste, one of the most widespread, offers an official search tool allowing candidates to book a session close to home.

ONISR statistics put the 1st-presentation B licence pass rate at 65.3% for department 37. This rate is higher than the national average of 58.0%, a favourable indicator for preparation conditions in the department. This figure gives a useful benchmark for preparing the A2 → A Upgrade, though the final result strongly depends on training consistency.

The A2 → A Upgrade in Tours means mastering plateau manoeuvres, circulation training in real conditions and specific equipment (approved helmet, CE-certified gloves, high-visibility gear). Two-wheelers are particularly exposed to blind spots, lane splitting rules and interactions with heavy vehicles. Our partner schools tailor training to the traffic density observed in the department 37.