Carte grise Modified vehicle and certificate of registration (ex-vehicle)

Verified 28 June 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Carte grise If you change (or cause to be changed) your vehicle and this results in a change in the technical characteristics of the vehicle, you will need to have it changed. This is the case, for example, if you convert a commercial vehicle into a private vehicle or if you debride your motorcycle (after having reached 2 years of experience with your A2 license obtained before your 24 years).

Carte grise Within 1 month, you must request the technical data update of your vehicle's GTT if you do any of the following:

  • Modification affecting the characteristics of the descriptive note (power, weight and dimensions, axles, braking, operating, steering and visibility components, energy, polluting emissions and noise)
  • Change in the type of vehicle
  • Debriding a motorcycle by a professional, moving it from category A2 to A (case of the rider who has been driving for 2 years with a license A that he obtained before his 24 years).

In particular, the following cases are covered by the declaration:

  • Addition of a sidecar
  • Installation of a van as a camper
  • Installation of a car in an ambulance or vehicle capable of transporting a person in a wheelchair
  • Conversion of a commercial vehicle into a private vehicle or vice versa

Warning  

the unclamping of motorcycles is permitted for new motorcycles and motorcycles already in use provided that they are equipped with an anti-lock braking system.

Carte grise However, a minor transformation does not require a change to your So, for example,

  • the fitting of a car seat to the private vehicle,
  • changing seat covers or floor mats,
  • installation of a navigation aid system,
  • the installation of decorative elements when they do not reduce the visibility of the driver

carte grise do not result in a change in dose.

FYI  

tinted films or glazing on the front side windows and on the windshield of the vehicle are prohibited if they have a transparency rate of less than 70%.

Carte grise You have 1 month to ask for your new

This request is made on the internet using the online service on the website of theANTS: titleContent :

Carte grise Request a procedure following the transformation of the vehicle

You must identify yourself via France Connect.

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 :

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Warning  

carte grise it is now no longer possible to request a referral from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.

The documents to be produced vary according to the transformation: debriding of a motorcycle (A2 to A), modification of the bodywork (example: to make it a camper), modification of the empty weight (example: additions of equipment for a disabled person).

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Debriding a motorcycle

You must bring a digital copy (photo or scan) of the certificate of conformity issued and signed by the manufacturer or his accredited representative who performed the transformation.

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

Modification of the bodywork

You must bring a digital copy (photo or scan) of the following documents:

  • Bodybuilder's certificate indicating the nature of the conversion and the type of new bodywork, as well as the unladen vehicle (VW) weight, the total permissible laden weight (TCAW) or the total permissible laden weight/total permissible rolling weight pair PTAC: titleContent/PTRA: titleContent.
  • If the bodywork has been modified in a third country to the European Union, certificate 846A issued by a French customs office

To obtain the 846A certificate:

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

Change in vehicle weight

You must bring a digital copy (photo or scan) of the following documents:

  • In the event of a change in the unladen weight (VP), the vehicle weighing certificate
  • In case of modification of the PTAC or torque PTAC: titleContent/PTRA: titleContent for a vehicle approved under several weights, a certificate issued at a roadworthiness test less than 3 months old.

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

Other case

For any significant transformation (chassis transformation, power, weight and dimensions, axles, braking, maneuvering, steering and visibility components, energy, polluting emissions and noise) , you must have a digital copy (photo or scan) of the isolated acceptance report (RTI).

This document shall be issued by the Dreal: titleContent, If you live in departments 75, 77, 78, 91, 92, 93, 94 and 95, you must ask DRIEE Île-de-France's regional vehicle reception platform.

For a vehicle reconstituted from spare parts or a used vehicle without a registration certificate, you must request an isolated type-approval certificate (ISR) from the Dreal: titleContent.

For any vehicle submitted for separate type-approval, you must submit proof of a valid roadworthiness test for the vehicles subject to this obligation.

Please note

in the case of used vehicles converted into series, a certificate of conformity shall be issued by the processor. This document allows the vehicle to be registered without having to undergo an isolated type-approval. It must be kept on board the converted vehicle for presentation at a roadside inspection or during periodic roadworthiness inspections.

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

Carte grise If you make changes to your vehicle before redoing the procedure in your name, the cost will be the cost of the vehicle with the new features.

If the changes are made later, the cost will vary depending on the type of change made.

You can determine the cost with the simulator:

Carte grise Calculate the cost of the certificate of registration (ex-

You must declare the modification of your vehicle within one month of the completion of the work.

Otherwise, you risk a fine of up to €750 (in general, a flat-rate fine of €135).

Warning  

wild debriding is strictly prohibited. The use of an unrestrained moped on the public highway is punishable by a ticket €135.

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    Carte grise National interactive voice server providing automated answers regarding the following:

    Carte grise If the user does not get the answer to his question about the taking of the vehicle or the driving license, he will be put in contact with an advisor of the National Agency for Secure Titles (ANTS).

    By telephone

    From the metropolis:

    34,00 (cost of a local call)

    From overseas:

    09 70 83 07 07

    From the foreigner:

    +33 9 70 83 07 07