Points-recovery course: how many points, and when
Enter your recent offences: the tool shows how many points a course would give back today and when the automatic return would have done it anyway.
The road-safety awareness course (stage de sensibilisation) restores up to 4 points, within the licence maximum, and only once a year, under article L223-6 of the French Highway Code and the Service Public page on getting points back. It is voluntary for a twelve-point licence, on one condition: the licence must not be invalidated, meaning the balance has not fallen to zero. It becomes compulsory for a probationary licence after losing three points or more: a registered letter 48N then requires it within four months, or the driver faces a €135 fine and a licence suspension of up to three years. Courses are run by centres approved by the prefecture; their price is free and not published by the authorities, which is why this site shows none and sells no places. Before booking, check with the tool that the points will not come back on their own within a few months: two months before the automatic return, a course is pointless.
Estimated balance today
3 / 12
12 points on 23 July 2029 with no new offence
| Next return | 23 July 2029 (12 points) |
| With a course now | 7 points (+4) |
| Points deducted in total | 9 |
Estimate: only your official record (Mes points permis) is binding.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
Should you take a course? Three questions
| Question | If yes | If no |
|---|---|---|
| Is the balance zero? | no course possible: licence invalidated | course possible |
| Was a course taken less than a year ago? | wait for the anniversary | course possible |
| Is the automatic return close? | the course adds nothing | the course restores up to 4 points at once |
How much would a course give back?
Points regained
+4
| Balance after the course | 10 / 12 |
| Course possible | yes |
| How often | one course a year at most |
Not possible once the licence is cancelled (zero points).
What this site does not do
We publish no course prices or dates and take no commission from course centres. Prices are free, vary by centre and season, and the authorities publish no survey of them: an average price shown elsewhere has no verifiable source. Each prefecture keeps the list of approved centres.
The course and the recovery clock
A course does not interrupt the periods in article L223-6: with no new offence, the licence returns to the maximum two or three years after the last one anyway. The course only brings four points forward. The full calculation is on the getting points back page.