It is a measure that has had great success. At the beginning of 2024, a law offers holders of a CPF (Personal Training Account) the possibility of financing the obtaining of a motorcycle permit.
But a decree today changes the situation. Published in the Official Gazette this Saturday, May 18 and in force from this Sunday, it considerably restricts this possibility.
From now on, CPF support can only be provided if “the account holder does not have a valid driving license in the national territory.”
At the same time, motorcycle license holders will no longer be able to finance their car license through the CPF.
122,000 people used it between January and May
This limitation is a consequence of the success of the initial possibility: no less than 122,000 people used it, which represented a considerable cost for the system (managed by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations) of 138 million euros in just 5 months.
Can the new decree be circumvented, since a candidate will simply have to complete an affidavit assuring that he or she has no other permit and is not subject to driver’s license suspension?
The chosen driving school will be responsible since the text stipulates that it must verify “that the holder does not have a valid driving license in the national territory.”
Let us also remember that since the beginning of May, employees who wish to use their CPF must pay a lump sum participation of 100 euros, according to another decree governmental.
This amount is expected to increase each year as it will be indexed to inflation. The decree also specifies exceptions. For the unemployed and employees in the process of retraining, training eligible for the CPF will continue to be free.
Source: BFM TV
