Loss or theft of a driving license in France: how to buy a tax stamp?
Verified 13 October 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If your driving license has been lost or stolen, you must apply for a new license.
The price is €25.
You have to buy a tax stamp electronics.
You can buy it online or in a tobacco store.
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Online when applying for the permit on the ANTS website
You pay the tax stamp when you apply online for the new driver's license on theANTS: titleContent.
Prepare your credit card.
Online on the tax website
In a tobacco office
You can buy an electronic tax stamp in a tobacco office if it is equipped withapplication Authorized point of sale.
FYI
the electronic stamp is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase, only for obtain one new driving license. The electronic stamp is refundable in the 18 months that follow the purchase.
- Order of 20 April 2012 laying down the conditions for the issue, issue and validity of driving licenses
- Goods and services tax code: Articles L421-168 to L421-174Tax on renewal of driving license (Article L421-171)
- General Tax Code: Articles 899 to 900 BDuration of validity of the dematerialized stamp (Article 900)
FAQ
- Theft of driver’s licenseService-Public.fr
- Loss of driving licenseService-Public.fr
- Electronic tax stampMinistry of Finance