Vehicle registration document and provisional certificate

Some information does not appear on the vehicle registration document (carte grise): address details, middle name, customary name, etc. Even if it is correctly recorded in the SIV application, this is not a mistake.

If you make a mistake in your last name, first name or address, you must submit a request for a change, enclosing supporting documents proving the error.

 

The correction process generates a new document that will be sent directly to your home address for free.

 

To request a data correction:

1. Log in to FranceConnect
2. Click on “New Request”
3. 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

Since 12 December 2017, French regulations have posed no obstacle, legal or actual, to driving vehicles abroad with a provisional WW series registration.

In accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on international traffic, the international validity of French WWs is therefore subject to the agreement of foreign States.

 

On 12 December 2017, the decree of 9 February 2009 on vehicle registration was amended to remove any reference to driving in France with respect to provisional registration certificates in the WW series.

Since 2014, the headers of WW series provisional registration certificates has been amended to remove the reference to French (“national”) territory after the words: "Authorises the use of the vehicle during its period of validity".

If you have crossed out the vehicle registration document (carte grise), you need to apply online to "Redo your registration document".

 

To make this request:

1. Log in to your ANTS account or with FranceConnect
2. Click on “New Request”
3. Select the service "Redo your registration document"
4. Send your supporting documents in digital format
5. Tick the commitment boxes and pay any fees by credit/debit card

The confidential code on the letter accompanying your registration certificate allows you to authenticate your identity when using online services (declaration of transfer, etc.).

 

It should therefore be saved.

In theory, yes, you can sell your vehicle with a provisional registration certificate (CPI), but you cannot change the registrant with just the CPI.

 

You will need to wait until you receive your vehicle registration certificate (carte grise) before the change of registrant can be carried out.

The vehicle registration document (carte grise) is sent to the address shown on the provisional registration certificate (CPI) and entered in the SIV.

 

If this address is incorrect, you will not be able to receive the envelope.

 

You will then need to complete the "I wish to make another request" procedure.

The detachable coupon is a temporary travel document valid within France for one month.

 

You will find the detachable coupon on your registration certificate. It is not valid for travel abroad.

You can detach these perforated strips.
However, it is advisable not to laminate the registration certificate (CI) so that the following can be affixed to it:

• roadworthiness stickers or stamps
• or the words "Sold on ..., date and signature" if the vehicle is sold
• an address label when you move house.

The serial number on the provisional registration certificate (CPI) is at the top right-hand corner.

No, it is not possible to speed up the printing of a vehicle registration document (carte grise).

Applications are processed chronologically by a computer system that allows no outside intervention.

 

Once production of the document has started, it cannot be stopped and the request cannot be cancelled.

In accordance with the provisions of the Highway Code (article R322-1), any owner of a vehicle who wishes to use it on public roads in France must apply to the prefect of the département of their choice for registration, providing proof of identity and residence in France.
You must therefore prove that you have a place of residence or are living with a third party.

 

In the latter case, the applicant's actual residence in the host's home must be proven by an official document (tax form, social security card, family allowance certificate, Pôle Emploi document, etc.).

 

Apart from these cases, your vehicle cannot be registered.

There's no need to ask for your name to be corrected. This is not an error.

Both last names and first names are printed in capital letters on the vehicle registration document (carte grise), without accent marks.

No, if the resale takes place less than 3 months after the death of the registrant or if the vehicle has not been driven on public roads since the death.

If you can no longer affix your roadworthiness sticker to your vehicle registration document (or certificate) because there is no room for it, you must request a new version of your document, not a duplicate.

 

To make this request:

1. Log in to FranceConnect
2. Click on “New Request”
3. 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

On Cerfa forms 13749*03 and 13750*05, the space provided for the signature covers the entire document.

To object to the re-use of your personal data, tick the box before signing.

Naturally, you would like to know the cost of your vehicle registration document (carte grise).

 

A simulator has been set up by the Ministry of the Interior to cover the majority of simple transactions recorded in the vehicle registration system.

The simulator cannot predict certain specific situations, such as the origin or technical characteristics of the vehicle, as these require an expert appraisal to determine the amount of the fees.

In such a case, only the processing department, after receiving your online application, will be able to give you the details of the amount of fees payable for the vehicle to be registered.

To pass the roadworthiness test without having your vehicle registration document, you need to provide a vehicle identification form (FIV).

 

This identification form is a document that summarises the technical characteristics of the vehicle and enables certain administrative procedures to be carried out, such as roadworthiness tests.