Transaction involving a vehicle

When should I apply for a vehicle identification form?

The Vehicle Identification Form (FIV) is used to carry out certain administrative procedures when the vehicle does not have a registration document (carte grise):

• to take the roadworthiness test, in particular when requesting a duplicate in the event of loss or theft
• for the export of a damaged used vehicle whose registration document has been withdrawn
• for the sale of the vehicle at auction or by the estates department

This is a document issued by the Ministry of the Interior which lists the vehicle's technical specifications. It does not authorise the vehicle to be driven.

 

How do I get it?

The application is filed online. If you need assistance, you can take your supporting documents to a Point Numérique, where someone will help you through the process.

1. Connect to the Agency's website using FranceConnect
2. Click on the blue “New Request” button
3. Select the "Registration”, then select the “Make another request" service
4. Select "Obtaining a receipt or refund"
5. Select the reason why you want this identification form, 
6. Once you have completed all the fields, you can download your document.

 

To request an update of your vehicle's technical data from the Ministry of the Interior:

1. Connect to the Agency's website using FranceConnect
2. Click on the blue “New Request” button
3. Select the "Registration”, then select the “Make another request" service
4. Select the section "Reporting a change in the status of your vehicle"
5. Send your supporting documents in digital format
6. Tick the commitment boxes and pay any fees by credit/debit card
7. Send the following documents in digital format:

• Proof of the change in characteristics that fits your situation, i.e.:
• Reversible adaptation certificate
• Certificate of conformity issued by the manufacturer
• Prototype approval report
• Individual acceptance report
• Weighing slip for changing tare weight
• Certificate issued from a roadworthiness test less than 3 months old for a change in GVWR or GVWR/MAM
• Bodywork certificate
  • If you are doing this for someone else: the signed mandate and proof of that person's identity. 

If you discover an error in the technical details of the vehicle shown on the vehicle registration document, you must immediately request a correction.

 

If the error was made by the authorities or by a professional authorised to transmit vehicle registration data electronically, the correction will be made free of charge.

 

To request an update of your vehicle's administrative status from the Ministry of the Interior:

 

1. Connect to the Agency's website using FranceConnect
2. Click on the blue “New Request” button
3. Select the "Registration”, then select the “Make another request" service 
4. Send your supporting documents in digital format
5. Tick the commitment boxes and pay any fees by credit/debit card
6. Submit the following documents (in digital format):

• Proof of the need for a new update (e.g. police report, certificate of transfer, bailiff's release)
• Proof of the error that needs correcting (e.g. certificate of conformity, bodywork certificate).
  • If you are doing this for someone else: the signed mandate and proof of that person's identity.

 

The vehicle registration system records all the information necessary for vehicles to drive or affecting their availability.

 

When a vehicle is subject to an immobilisation order or an objection to the transfer of the vehicle registration document, it cannot be sold until the administrative status of the vehicle has been normalised and updated in the system.

 

In most cases, the administrative status is updated directly by the competent authority (e.g. law enforcement, bailiffs, tax authorities). However, the owner of the vehicle may request a correction in certain situations (e.g. false number plates, transfer not taken into account before monitoring was recorded, normalisation carried out before imminent sale).

 

To request an update of your vehicle's administrative status from the Ministry of the Interior:

1. Connect to the Agency's website using FranceConnect
2. Click on the blue “New Request” button
3. Select the "Registration”, then select the “Make another request" service
4. Select the section "Reporting an error on my vehicle's registration certificate or administrative file" 
5. Send the following documents in digital format:

• Proof of the need for a new update (e.g. police report, certificate of transfer, bailiff's release)
  • If you are doing this for someone else: the signed mandate and proof of that person's identity.

If you discover an error in the technical details of the vehicle shown on the vehicle registration document (also known as the "carte grise" or "certificat d’immatriculation"), you must immediately request a correction.

If the error was made by the authorities or by a professional authorised to transmit vehicle registration data electronically, the correction will be made free of charge.

 

How do you go about it?

1. Connect to the Agency's website using FranceConnect
2. Click on the blue “New Request” button
3. Select the "Registration”, then select the “Make another request" service
4. Select the section "Reporting an error on my vehicle's registration certificate or administrative file"
5. Send your supporting documents in digital format
6. Tick the commitment boxes and pay any fees by credit/debit card 
7. Send the following documents in digital format:

• Proof of the need for a new update (e.g. police report, certificate of transfer, bailiff's release)
• Proof of the error to be corrected.
  • If you are doing this for someone else: the signed mandate and proof of that person's identity.

 

If the vehicle is being used for a particular purpose (e.g. vintage, agricultural, military), this may be indicated on the registration certificate, on presentation of proof of such use.

In most cases, this indication must be requested when the vehicle is acquired, at the same time as the application for registration is made, either electronically with the Ministry of the Interior, or through an authorised automobile professional.

Once it is no longer being used for that purpose, the indication on the vehicle registration certificate is removed.

How do you go about it?

To apply to the Ministry of the Interior to add or remove an indication of purpose independently of a change of ownership:

1. Connect to the Agency's website using FranceConnect
2. Click on the blue “New Request” button
3. Select the "Registration”, then select the “Make another request" service
4. Select the section “Reporting a change in the status of your vehicle"
5. Transmit the supporting documents that fit your situation in digital format. For fastest processing, check that your supporting documents are legible and of the correct size (max. 1MB per document)
6. Tick the confirmation boxes and pay any fees by credit/debit card to finalise the application once it has been checked by the Ministry of the Interior.