Loss of the French driving license

1. Declare the loss of the driving license

You have to make a declaration of loss with the competent local authorities.

2. Have the declaration of loss endorsed by your consulate or embassy

Then you need to have the declaration or receipt endorsed by your consulate or embassy.

The receipt is valid 2 months for French authorities but check with local authorities if he can allows you to drive.

3. Apply for a new driving license

The process is being done online on the websiteANTS: titleContent.

Prepare the following documents in the numeric format (scanned or photographed):

• Receipt of the declaration of loss made by the foreign authorities and endorsed by the competent consular or diplomatic post, and its translation into French by a certified translator
• Digital photo-signature
  If you do not have access to a photo and digital signature service, it is proposed to fill in and mail a photo signature form (FPS) during the online procedure)
• Entitlement of identity
• Entitlement of domicile less than 6 months
• If you are a foreigner:
  - proof of your normal residence in France if you are a Swiss, Andorran, Monegasque or national European (EU/EEA)
  - proof of the regularity of your stay in France (residence permit) if you are a national of another State
• Proof of the right of residence in the country where you are established
• Justification for maintaining your normal residence in France
  - Either a document certifying that you are pursuing studies, training, a traineeship or that you are on a fixed-term mission in that country
  - or a document certifying your residence in France for 185 days or more during the year preceding the receipt of your request by the instructor service. For example, a lease agreement, rent receipt, gas, electricity, or landline bills, a certificate of domicile issued by the energy supplier.
• For a Class C or D license, medical opinion (form Cerfa n°14880)
  If you do not provide medical advice, you will get a duplicate with the same validity period as the lost license.
• Dematerialized tax stamp (€25)

Please enter your phone number to stay informed of the progress of your application and the dispatch of your driving license.

Online application for a new permit in case of loss, theft, deterioration or change of marital status

4. Monitor the progress of the application for a driving license

You can follow online the manufacture and sending of your driving license.

The online service is accessible via FranceConnect or with your credentials ANTS: titleContent , in French only.

If you do not have ANTS credentials, it is proposed to create an account to have a personal space on the ANTS website.

Once connected to your space ANTS: titleContent, you view your request in the dashboard.

Track the progress of your driving license application

1. Declare the loss of the driving license

You have to make a declaration of loss with the competent local authorities.

2. Have the receipt of the declaration of loss endorsed

Then you need to have the declaration or receipt endorsed by your consulate or embassy.

The receipt is valid 2 months for French authorities but check with local authorities if he can allows you to drive.

3. Prepare documents to be provided

Prepare them subsequent documents :

• Form cerfa no. 14882
• Form cerfa no. 14948
• Copy of the receipt of your declaration of loss drawn up by the foreign authorities and endorsed by the competent consular or diplomatic post, and its translation into French by a certified translator
• Two-sided color copy of a identity document
• Copy of a proof of domicile less than 6 months
• 2 identical identity photos and conforming to standards. Enter your first and last names on the back. The photos are to be pasted on the cerfa forms.
• If you are a foreigner:
  - proof of your normal residence in France if you are a Swiss, Andorran, Monegasque or national European (EU/EEA)
  - proof of the regularity of your stay in France (residence permit) if you are a national of another State
• Proof of the right of residence in the country where you are established
• Justification for maintaining your normal residence in France
  - Either a document certifying that you are pursuing studies, training, a traineeship or that you are on a fixed-term mission in that country
  - or a document certifying your residence in France for 185 days or more during the year preceding the receipt of your request by the instructor service. For example, a lease agreement, rent receipt, gas, electricity, or landline bills, a certificate of domicile issued by the energy supplier.
• Tax stamp of €25.
  He can only be purchased in France. Call on your relatives to obtain it or get the stamp when you visit France.
• For a Class C or D license, medical opinion (form Cerfa n°14880)
  If you do not provide medical advice, you will get a duplicate with the same validity period as the lost license.

4. Send documents by mail

Request is to be sent by post at the Cert-EPE in Paris.

1. Declare the loss of the driving license

You have to make a declaration of loss with the competent local authorities.

2. Have the declaration of loss endorsed by your consulate or embassy

Then you need to have the declaration or receipt endorsed by your consulate or embassy.

The receipt is valid 2 months for French authorities but check with local authorities if he can allows you to drive.

3. Apply for a new driving license

The process is being done online on the websiteANTS: titleContent.

Prepare the following documents in the numeric format (scanned or photographed):

• Receipt of the declaration of loss made by the foreign authorities and endorsed by the competent consular or diplomatic post, and its translation into French by a certified translator
• Digital photo-signature
  If you do not have access to a photo and digital signature service, it is proposed to fill in and mail a photo signature form (FPS) during the online procedure)
• Entitlement of identity
• Entitlement of domicile less than 6 months
• If you are a foreigner:
  - proof of your normal residence in France if you are a Swiss, Andorran, Monegasque or national European (EU/EEA)
  - proof of the regularity of your stay in France (residence permit) if you are a national of another State
• Proof of the right of residence in the country where you are established
• Justification for maintaining your normal residence in France
  - Either a document certifying that you are pursuing studies, training, a traineeship or that you are on a fixed-term mission in that country
  - or a document certifying your residence in France for 185 days or more during the year preceding the receipt of your request by the instructor service. For example, a lease agreement, rent receipt, gas, electricity, or landline bills, a certificate of domicile issued by the energy supplier.
• Dematerialized tax stamp (€25)
• For a Class C or D license, medical opinion (form Cerfa n°14880)
  If you do not provide medical advice, you will get a duplicate with the same validity period as the lost license.

Please enter your phone number to stay informed of the progress of your application and the dispatch of your driving license.

Online application for a new permit in case of loss, theft, deterioration or change of marital status

4. Monitor the progress of the application for a driving license

You can follow online the manufacture and sending of your driving license.

The online service is accessible via FranceConnect or with your credentials ANTS: titleContent , in French only.

If you do not have ANTS credentials, it is proposed to create an account to have a personal space on the ANTS website.

Once connected to your space ANTS: titleContent, you view your request in the dashboard.

Track the progress of your driving license application

1. Declare the loss of the driving license

You have to make a declaration of loss with local authorities.

2. Have the receipt of the declaration of loss endorsed

You must to have the declaration of loss endorsed by the consular post to which you report.

The loss declaration receipt is valid 2 months for French authorities, but check with local authorities if he can allows you to drive.

3. Prepare documents to be provided

Prepare them subsequent documents :

• Application form for driving license, excluding EEE: titleContent, to be downloaded from your consulate website
• Form cerfa no. 14882
• Form cerfa no. 14948
• Copy of the receipt of your declaration of loss drawn up by the foreign authorities and endorsed by the competent consular or diplomatic post, and its translation into French by a certified translator
• Two-sided color copy of a identity document
• Copy of a proof of residence of less than 6 months
• 2 identical identity photos and conforming to standards. Enter your first and last names on the back.
• If you are a foreigner:
  - proof of your normal residence in France if you are a Swiss, Andorran, Monegasque or national European (EU/EEA)
  - proof of the regularity of your stay in France (residence permit) if you are a national of another State
• Proof of the right of residence in the country where you are established
• Justification for maintaining your normal residence in France
  - Either a document certifying that you are pursuing studies, training, a traineeship or that you are on a fixed-term mission in that country
  - or a document certifying your residence in France for 185 days or more during the year preceding the receipt of your request by the instructor service. For example, a lease agreement, rent receipt, gas, electricity, or landline bills, a certificate of domicile issued by the energy supplier.
• Tax stamp of €25. He can only be purchased in France.
  Call on your relatives to obtain it or get the stamp when you visit France.
• For a Class C or D license, medical opinion (form Cerfa n°14880)
  If you do not provide medical advice, you will get a duplicate with the same validity period as the lost license.

4. Send documents by mail

Request is to be sent by post at the Cert-EPE in Paris.