How to register a used 2 wheels or motorcycle purchased in France?
Verified 10 April 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The rules vary depending on whether it is a 2-wheel of more or less than 50 cm3.
2 wheels of + of 50 cm3
You can do the following:
- Either on the Internet
- Or with a qualified professional
To complete the online process, a digital copying 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 helped by digital mediators if you have problems using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
Warning
Carte grise It is no longer possible to request a referral from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
On the Internet
You must use the following online service:
Carte grise Request the sale of a used vehicle with French registration
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
You must have the assignment code, given by the previous owner of the vehicle.
You must also have 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
- Carte grise vehicle, strikethrough with Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year), and with the signature of the former owner (or of all joint owners, if any)
- Proof of technical inspection unless the vehicle is exempted. It must be less than 6 months old (2 months if counter-visit has been prescribed). If the deadline is exceeded, a new check will have to be carried out, at your expense.
- If you're going to do it for someone else, mandate signed and identity document the person you are doing the work for
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.
In addition, you must provide information, including:
- Carte grise Identity of the holder (and possibly co-holders) of the contract: surname, forenames, sex, date and place of birth, telephone number and e-mail address
- Bank details
The cost is variable and depends in particular on the characteristics of the vehicle and the region in which you live.
You can find out the precise cost of your approach using a simulator:
Carte grise Calculate the cost of the certificate of registration (ex-
The Rules of Procedure of carte grise amount of must be made by credit card.
At the fine-minded from the procedure, you get the 3 items following:
- File Number
- Accused of registration of your request
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you need to 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.
The time limit for receipt may vary.
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
To a qualified professional
You must submit the following documents:
- Carte grise vehicle, strikethrough with Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year), and signed by the former owner. If there were several co-holders, each must have signed it.
- Form cerfa no. 13757 from mandate to a professional
- Proof of identity (original), one per co-holder
- Proof of domicile carte grise (original), or in the case of joint holders, the proof of the person whose address is to be given in the
- Carte grise carte grise Cost of the procedure, in check or by credit card (in addition to taxes and fees of the procedure, the professional may ask you to pay a fee to carry out the procedure on your behalf. There is no cap on their amount)
- Proof of technical inspection unless the vehicle is exempted. It must be less than 6 months old (2 months if counter-visit has been prescribed). If the deadline is exceeded, a new check will have to be carried out, at your expense.
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Certificate of insurance of the vehicle to be registered
- Driving license corresponding to the category of vehicle to be registered
- Form cerfa no. 15776 declaration of transfer of the vehicle completed and signed by the old and the new owner. If there are several co-owners, each must sign it. If you have lost the completed and signed form, you will need to contact the seller to redo the form.
Who shall I contact
One Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC) will be issued immediately in case of conversion of an old registration (type 123 AB 01, END) in number SIV. It allows you to move around for 1 month (in France only) carte grise while waiting to receive your final. For other cases, a acknowledgement of change of ownership will be issued.
FYI
the conversion of an old registration (type 123 AB 01, END) in number SIV has no effect on the validity of the roadworthiness test. The report of the roadworthiness test shall be authentic.
Carte grise You will receive your definitive secure fold at your home under a period which may vary. You can monitor the progress of its implementation online.
2 wheels of - of 50 cm3
You can do the following:
- Either on the Internet
- Or with a qualified professional
To complete the online process, a digital copying 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 helped by digital mediators if you have problems using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
Warning
Carte grise It is no longer possible to request a referral from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
On the Internet
You must use the following online service:
Carte grise Request the sale of a used vehicle with French registration
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
You must have the assignment code, given by the previous owner of the vehicle.
You must also have a digital copy (photo or scan):
- 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
- Carte grise vehicle, strikethrough with Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year), and with the signature of the former owner (or of all joint owners, if any)
- Proof of technical inspection unless the vehicle is exempted. It must be less than 6 months old (2 months if counter-visit has been prescribed). If the deadline is exceeded, a new check will have to be carried out, at your expense.
- If you're going to do it for someone else, mandate signed and identity document the person you are doing the work for
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.
In addition, you must provide information, including:
- Carte grise Identity of the holder (and possibly co-holders) of the contract: surname, forenames, sex, date and place of birth, telephone number and e-mail address
- Bank details
You will have to pay a fixed tax of €11. You must obligatory pay by credit card.
At the fine-minded from the procedure, you get the 3 items following:
- File Number
- Accused of registration of your request
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you need to 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.
The time limit for receipt may vary.
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
To a qualified professional
You must submit the following documents:
- Carte grise vehicle, strikethrough with Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year), and signed by the former owner. If there were several co-holders, each must have signed it.
- Form cerfa no. 13757 from mandate to a professional
- Proof of identity (original), one per co-holder
- Proof of domicile carte grise (original), or in the case of joint holders, the proof of the person whose address is to be given in the
- Carte grise carte grise Cost of the procedure, in check or by credit card (in addition to taxes and fees of the procedure, the professional may ask you to pay a fee to carry out the procedure on your behalf. There is no cap on their amount)
- Proof of technical inspection unless the vehicle is exempted. It must be less than 6 months old (2 months if counter-visit has been prescribed). If the deadline is exceeded, a new check will have to be carried out, at your expense.
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Certificate of insurance of the vehicle to be registered
- Driving license corresponding to the category of vehicle to be registered
- Form cerfa no. 15776 declaration of transfer of the vehicle completed and signed by the old and the new owner. If there are several co-owners, each must sign it. If you have lost the completed and signed form, you will need to contact the seller to redo the form.
Who shall I contact
One Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC) will be issued immediately in case of conversion of an old registration (type 123 AB 01, END) in number SIV. It allows you to move around for 1 month (in France only) carte grise while waiting to receive your final. For other cases, a acknowledgement of change of ownership will be issued.
FYI
the conversion of an old registration (type 123 AB 01, END) in number SIV has no effect on the validity of the roadworthiness test. The report of the roadworthiness test shall be authentic.
Carte grise You will receive your definitive secure fold at your home under a period which may vary. You can monitor the progress of its implementation online.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
carte grise 34 00 - Information on the
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
Online service
Service-Public.fr
Ministry of the Interior