Carte grise Can we still request a mail-in?

Verified 14 December 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

No, no, no. Registration is now done online on the website of the National Agency for Securities (NSA). You can no longer go to the prefecture or sub-prefecture or send your file there.

You can ask a authorized motor vehicle professional by the ministry of the interior (garage, professional of the automotive trade, rental...) to carry out for you the following steps:

  • Registration of a new vehicle (including moped)
  • Registration of a used vehicle with French plates (including mopeds)
  • Change of tenant (for renters)
  • Declaration of purchase or transfer of a vehicle
  • Application for a certificate of administrative status (non-pledge certificate)
  • Declaration of purchase or disposal for destruction
  • Declaration of destruction of a vehicle