Leased vehicle: what to do when the lease ends?

Verified 04 February 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

At the end of renting a vehicle purchased with a lease, you can choose to keep the vehicle or return it to its owner.

Preservation

Carte grise You will then need to have the certificate of registration) to be listed as a holder because it is a change of ownership.

You can do the following:

  • Either online
  • Either with a authorized motor vehicle 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 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

Warning  

carte grise it is now no longer possible to request a referral from the prefecture or sub-prefecture.

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Online

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 professional who rented the vehicle to you.

You must also have a digital copy (photo or scan):

  • Proof of domicile carte grise less than 6 months (in the case of co-holders, proof of the one whose address will appear on the
  • Carte grise of the vehicle, marked Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year) , and with the signature of the trader who rented the vehicle to you
  • Copy No 2 of the form cerfa no. 15776 vehicle transfer declaration
  • If your vehicle is older than 4 years, proof of valid roadworthiness test, unless the vehicle is exempt from roadworthiness tests. Carte grise The roadworthiness test must be less than 6 months old on the day of the request for If the deadline is exceeded, you will have to carry out a new check at your expense.

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

Carte grise The administration can ask you for a certificate of insurance of the vehicle, as well as the driver's license of the holder of the vehicle corresponding to the category of vehicle registered.

In addition, you must provide information, including:

  • Carte grise The identity of the holder (and possibly co-holders) of the goods (surname, first names, sex, date and place of birth, telephone number and e-mail address)
  • Your bank details

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.

The Rules of Procedure of carte grise amount of must be made by credit card.

At the end of the procedure, you get the following 3 items:

  • File Number
  • Acknowledgement of registration of your application
  • Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you must print. The CPI allows you to circulate for 1 month, only in France, carte grise while waiting to receive your

From an authorized automotive professional

You must submit the following documents:

  • Carte grise of the vehicle, marked Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year) , with the signature of the previous owner (or of all joint owners if any)
  • Proof of identity in original, (in the case of joint proprietors, one proof per joint proprietor)
  • Proof of domicile carte grise in original, (in the case of joint holders, the proof of the person whose address is to be given in the
  • Carte grise Cost of, by check or credit card. Carte grise In addition to the taxes and fees of the train, the professional may ask you to pay a fee to carry out the procedure on your behalf. There is no cap on the amount.
  • Proof of roadworthiness, if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, and is not exempt from it. Monitoring should be less than 6 months (2 months if counter-visit has been prescribed) and must have been carried out in France. Carte grise It must be less than 6 months old on the day of the request for If the deadline is exceeded, you will have to carry out a new check at your expense.
  • 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.
  • Certificate of insurance of the vehicle to be registered
  • Driving license corresponding to the category of vehicle to be registered

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.

Carte grise The cost of treatment varies. It depends in particular on the characteristics of the vehicle and the region in which you live.

Carte grise You can estimate the cost of the

Carte grise Calculate the cost of the certificate of registration (ex-

Restitution

Carte grise You do not have any special formality to perform on the certificate of registration). You must return it to the owner at the same time as the vehicle.

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