Nouvelle-Aquitaine

License-free car in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

The Pyrénées-Atlantiques area (64), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, is well suited to license-free cars. Across its towns and quiet country roads, light quadricycles can drive at up to 45 km/h on local, secondary and main roads, with motorways and expressways off-limits.

In Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), a license-free car drives freely at 45 km/h on local, secondary and main roads; motorways and expressways stay off-limits. The AM licence (the former BSR) is required for anyone born after 1 January 1988. TacTac covers 5 towns covered in the area with routes filtered for light quadricycles.

5
towns covered
45 km/h
Top speed
AM licence
from age 14
No LEZ
unrestricted driving
5
towns covered
10
routes within the area

Driving a license-free car in Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pau 80,692 inhabitants
Bayonne 52,006 inhabitants
Biarritz 25,532 inhabitants
Saint-Jean-de-Luz 14,579 inhabitants
Oloron-Sainte-Marie 10,849 inhabitants

License-free car routes in Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Bayonne → Biarritz 7 km · 11 min Biarritz → Saint-Jean-de-Luz 14 km · 21 min Bayonne → Saint-Jean-de-Luz 19 km · 29 min Oloron-Sainte-Marie → Pau 22 km · 33 min Bayonne → Oloron-Sainte-Marie 78 km · 1h 57min Biarritz → Oloron-Sainte-Marie 84 km · 2h 6min Oloron-Sainte-Marie → Saint-Jean-de-Luz 88 km · 2h 12min Bayonne → Pau 92 km · 2h 18min Biarritz → Pau 98 km · 2h 27min Pau → Saint-Jean-de-Luz 105 km · 2h 38min

Routes to neighbouring areas

Lourdes → Pau 34 km · 51 min Pau → Tarbes 37 km · 56 min Bayonne → Dax 42 km · 1h 3min Lourdes → Oloron-Sainte-Marie 47 km · 1h 11min Biarritz → Dax 48 km · 1h 12min Oloron-Sainte-Marie → Tarbes 56 km · 1h 24min Dax → Saint-Jean-de-Luz 61 km · 1h 32min Mont-de-Marsan → Pau 67 km · 1h 41min Dax → Oloron-Sainte-Marie 68 km · 1h 42min Dax → Pau 72 km · 1h 48min Mont-de-Marsan → Oloron-Sainte-Marie 78 km · 1h 57min Auch → Pau 87 km · 2h 11min Bayonne → Mont-de-Marsan 90 km · 2h 15min Pau → Saint-Gaudens 91 km · 2h 17min Biarritz → Mont-de-Marsan 97 km · 2h 26min

Frequently asked questions, license-free cars in Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Can you drive a license-free car in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)?

Yes, license-free cars drive freely in Pyrénées-Atlantiques on every local, secondary and main road, within the 45 km/h limit. Only motorways, expressways and some ring roads stay off-limits to light quadricycles.

Which roads are banned for license-free cars in Pyrénées-Atlantiques?

In Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), motorways, expressways and roads limited to more than 70 km/h are banned for license-free cars. TacTac filters these roads out automatically and only offers routes that match your license-free car.

Do you need a licence to drive a license-free car in Pyrénées-Atlantiques?

The AM licence (formerly the BSR) is required for anyone born after 1 January 1988. People born before that date can drive a license-free car with no specific licence, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques as everywhere in France.

How much does a license-free car cost in Pyrénées-Atlantiques?

In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, new license-free cars range from about 7,990 € (Citroën Ami) to more than 15,000 € for top-end models. The used market starts around 3,000 to 5,000 €. Local dealers also offer leasing plans.

Which GPS should you use for a license-free car in Pyrénées-Atlantiques?

Standard GPS apps (Waze, Google Maps) do not filter out roads banned for light quadricycles and give unrealistic travel times. TacTac is the first GPS built for license-free cars: it automatically leaves out expressways and works out realistic ETAs at 45 km/h for your trips in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

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The license-free car in Pyrénées-Atlantiques

The Pyrénées-Atlantiques area (64) is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. License-free cars drive there on secondary and local roads, with a maximum legal speed of 45 km/h.

License-free car drivers must avoid motorways, expressways and some ring roads. That is exactly what TacTac does: our GPS filters out banned roads automatically and only offers routes that match your license-free car.