Carte grise Accidental vehicle: impact on safety
Verified 21 January 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
A vehicle may be deemed dangerous by law enforcement. They can immobilize it. Carte grise The now called certificate of registrationshall then be temporarily withdrawn from the holder. The vehicle will have to undergo an assessment. It will determine whether the vehicle should be permanently withdrawn from circulation or whether it is repairable.
An officer or a judicial police officer may stop your vehicle if he or she considers it to be dangerous. Carte grise It then also keeps your vehicle's data.
Carte grise He forwards the decision to the prefecture of your home, which notifies you of a driving ban.
Carte grise If you did not carry your child during the accident, you must hand it over to the prefecture of your home. Carte grise It will establish a certificate of delivery of your
Carte grise If you don't, the prefecture will vote against transferring your child. This means that your vehicle is no longer allowed to run and you cannot transfer it. Carte grise These measures will not be lifted until you return your vehicle and your vehicle has been repaired.
Following your declaration of accident to the insurer, the insurer appoints a qualified expert to examine the damage to your vehicle.
If he finds a serious deficiency following your traffic accident, this expert can also declare the dangerousness of your vehicle to the prefecture.
If the expert's report indicates that your vehicle is not safe to drive, the prefecture notifies you of the driving ban. Carte grise It registers an objection to the transfer of your You are no longer allowed to drive your vehicle and you cannot give it up.
Carte grise The opposition to the transfer of the vehicle does not hinder the transfer of your damaged vehicle to a car professional or to your insurer in the same condition.
You can also choose to have your vehicle destroyed without having it assessed if you consider it a wreck.
Following your traffic accident, a qualified car expert must examine your vehicle and prepare a report on its overall condition and the damage sustained.
The car expert can be assigned by your insurer or by you.
The conditions and limits of your compensation following the assessment and repair of your damaged vehicle are set by the specific clauses of your insurance contract.
Following the examination of the overall condition of your vehicle, the expert must specify whether or not your vehicle is in a condition for safe operation.
It must also notify whether it is technically repairable or not.
To determine the danger of your vehicle, it looks for possible major deformations of the bodywork, the steering, the ground connection and the safety elements of the passengers.
The expert shall also determine whether the vehicle is technically repairable or not.
Depending on the classification of the vehicle that he indicates, the consequences will be different.
FYI
if you disagree with the professional who examined your vehicle, you can request a second opinion at your expense. This second expert will in turn assess the extent of the damage, in an impartial manner.
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Vehicle considered to be non-hazardous
If the expert considers your vehicle to be safe, he shall state this in his report.
Carte grise carte grise The freedom to travel is returned to you and the ban on movement and/or opposition to the transfer of the
Vehicle badly damaged
This device applies to vehicles whose total laden weight (TCAW) shall not exceed 3,5 tons which are seriously damaged as a result of a road accident.
If the expert considers your vehicle to be dangerous but repairable, he shall attach to his report a descriptive and quantified estimate of the repairs to be carried out. This report shall specify the repairs affecting the safety of the vehicle.
Repairs should be done at a automotive professional in accordance with the expert's report.
When the repairs have been made, a 2nd The report shall be drawn up by the qualified expert.
Carte grise The prefecture lifts the driving ban and the opposition to the transfer of your child if this new report certifies that the necessary repairs have been carried out.
This report should state that your vehicle is safe to drive.
Carte grise It must also certify that your vehicle has not undergone any significant transformation, nor any transformation that could modify the characteristics indicated on your vehicle.
Vehicle considered dangerous and economically irreparable
This procedure applies to motor vehicles and trailers or semi-trailers registered in France and damaged in any way (traffic accident, bad weather, vandalism, etc...).
Where an initial expert report shows that the amount of the repairs exceeds market value of a vehicle damaged, the insurer offers you, within 15 days after the delivery of the expert report, to sell your vehicle to him.
In exchange, he offers you compensation that you can accept or refuse.
You have 30 days to respond.
You accept compensation from your insurer
Carte grise If you accept the proposal of your insurer, it forwards the following to the prefecture.
He sells your vehicle to an automotive professional for destruction or repair.
You refuse your insurer's compensation or you do not reply to it
If you refuse your insurer's proposal or if you fail to respond, within the 30-day period, the insurer informs the prefecture.
Carte grise The prefecture then registers an objection to the transfer of your child. That is, you can no longer give up your vehicle.
You have to have it assessed and, depending on the conclusions of that assessment, you have to have it repaired or destroyed.
If your vehicle is declared technically repairable, repairs must be made at a automotive professional, in accordance with the report drawn up by the approved expert.
When your vehicle is repaired, you must send the prefecture a 2nd report prepared by the qualified expert.
This report should indicate that your vehicle has been repaired and is safe to drive.
Carte grise It must also certify that your vehicle has not undergone any significant transformation, nor any transformation that could modify the technical characteristics indicated on your vehicle.
Carte grise The prefecture then lifts the driving ban and the opposition to the transfer of your
FYI
if you do not wish to carry out the repairs, you have the option of having your vehicle destroyed by an authorized destroyer. Carte grise You will have to send the declaration of destruction accompanied by the delivery of your vehicle to the prefecture.
Carte grise The authorization to circulate and the opposition to the transfer of the train are lifted as soon as the prefecture receives and registers the second expert report.
Carte grise The holder of the vehicle shall make the request to reactivate his vehicle, online, using the online service below:
Request the reactivation of a repaired vehicle (after an accident)
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
A digital copy device (scanner, digital camera, smartphone or tablet equipped with a photo function) is required.
Of numeric dots (with computers, printers and scanners) are available in each prefecture and in most sub-prefectures. You can do the walk there. You can be assisted by digital mediators if you have difficulties using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
Warning
carte grise it is now no longer possible to request a referral from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.
You must bring a digital copy (photo or scan) of the following documents:
- Proof of domicile carte grise less than 6 months old (or, in the case of joint holders, proof of the person whose address is to appear on the
- Expert report
If you're doing it for someone else, you need to have a digital copy of the mandate signed and of identity document.
Carte grise You must certify on the honor that the applicant of the vehicle has a certificate of insurance of the vehicle and a driving license corresponding to the category of vehicle registered.
You do not have to attach a digital copy (photo or scan) of the driver's license. However, this may be requested when your file is being examined.
The Rules of Procedure of carte grise amount of must be made by credit card.
At the end of the procedure, you get the following 3 items:
- File Number
- Acknowledgement of registration of your application
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you must print. The CPI allows you to circulate for 1 month, only in France, carte grise while waiting to receive your
Carte grise You will be given the definitive secure fold at your home in a period which may vary.
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Please note
if the vehicle was not registered in the vehicle registration system (VRS), it will be assigned a VRS number and you will receive a Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC) within one week.
Ministry of the Interior