Carte grise: how do i get a vehicle identification card?

Verified 17 May 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The vehicle identification form is a document summarizing the technical characteristics of the vehicle.

Carte grise It is issued to you in particular if you have to have the technical control of the vehicle carried out and you do not have the

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Carte grise You have to do the roadworthiness test and you no longer have the

It is no longer possible to request an identification card from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.

You must apply online using the following online service available on the website of the National Agency for Secure Securities (ANTS).

Request a vehicle identification card

You must identify yourself via France Connect.

You must also have (or create) an ANTS user account.

A digital copy device (scanner, digital camera, smartphone or tablet equipped with a photo function) is required.

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

  • Proof of domicile less than 6 months
  • Carte grise Declaration of loss or theft of the certificate of registration or any other document justifying the absence of

If you're doing it for someone else, you need to have a digital copy of the mandate signed and of identity document.

The procedure is free of charge.

At the end of the online procedure, the identification card will be available in your personal area of the ANTS site, under the heading "My documents".

Warning  

carte grise the technical identification card shall not replace the It does not allow driving on the public road with the vehicle.

Carte grise You want to export a damaged used vehicle from which the

It is no longer possible to request an identification card from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.

You must apply online using the online service available on the website of the National Agency for Secure Securities (ANTS).

Request a vehicle identification card

You must identify yourself via France Connect.

You must also have (or create) an ANTS user account.

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 :

Who shall I contact

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

  • Justification indicating the reason why the registration certificate cannot be provided (examples: notice of withdrawal by the police forces, notice of surrender of the title to the prefecture)
  • Purchase declaration receipt when the vehicle has been transferred
  • Proof of identity and proof of domicile less than 6 months from the holder or purchaser of the vehicle

The procedure is free of charge.

At the end of the online procedure, the identification card will be available in your personal area of the ANTS site, under the heading "My documents".

Warning  

carte grise the technical identification card shall not replace the It does not allow driving on the public road with the vehicle.

Carte grise You bought a vehicle at auction without 

It is no longer possible to request an identification card from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.

You must apply online using the online service available on the website of the National Agency for Secure Securities (ANTS).

Request a vehicle identification card

You must identify yourself via France Connect.

You must also have (or create) an ANTS user account.

A digital copy device (scanner, digital camera, smartphone or tablet equipped with a photo function) is required.

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

  • Application by the court representative or auctioneer or sales commissioner making the sale
  • Declaration of loss or theft of the certificate of registration or any other document justifying the absence of the certificate of registration

The procedure is free of charge.

At the end of the online procedure, the identification card will be available in your personal area of the ANTS site, under the heading "My documents".

Warning  

carte grise the technical identification card shall not replace the It does not allow driving on the public road with the vehicle.

You want to claim a conversion premium 

It is no longer possible to request an identification card from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.

You must apply online using the online service available on the website of the National Agency for Secure Securities (ANTS).

Request a vehicle identification card

You must identify yourself via France Connect.

You must also have (or create) an ANTS user account.

A digital copy device (scanner, digital camera, smartphone or tablet equipped with a photo function) is required.

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

  • Proof of identity and proof of domicile less than 6 months of age
  • Proof of purchase declaration for destruction of the vehicle delivered by an approved End of Life Vehicle (ELV) center.
  • Acknowledgement of receipt of the conversion premium application

The procedure is free of charge.

At the end of the online procedure, the identification card will be available in your personal area of the ANTS site, under the heading "My documents".

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