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How do I request a Restricted Information Record (RIR)?

Verified 21 November 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

You live in France

You may need a Restricted Information Record (RIR) for business reasons or to justify your rights when your civil liability is engaged in the event of a road accident.

You can consult your RIR on the internet or make the request by email or by mail.

Consultation of the RIR on the Internet

The online service My Points Allowed allows you to consult your restricted information record.

Driving license: check points and statements

The driving license file number (or NEPH) is 5 to 19 characters long and can be found on the following documents:

  • Your driving license
  • Your certificate of driving rights provided by theANTS: titleContent following a declaration of loss. The NEPH number is indicated in the "Characteristics of the driving license" (No) field.
  • Letters you have received informing you of the loss or recovery of points on your license. The NEPH number is indicated at the top left ("Your file number") or at the top.
  • Your restricted information statement (RIR) or full information statement (RII) if you have already requested it, via the internet or in the prefecture. The NEPH number shall be entered in the box ‘Driving license number’.

Request the RIR by mail or by email

You should contact your prefecture of residence.

Check on the prefecture website if the request is to be sent by post or by email.

Who shall I contact
You live abroad

You may need a Restricted Information Record (RIR) to exchange your driving license for a foreigners one.

You can consult your IRB on the Internet or request it by mail.

Consultation of the RIR on the Internet

The online service My Points Allowed allows you to consult your restricted information record.

Driving license: check points and statements

The driving license file number (or NEPH) is 5 to 19 characters long and can be found on the following documents:

  • Your driving license
  • Your certificate of driving rights provided by theANTS: titleContent following a declaration of loss. The NEPH number is indicated in the "Characteristics of the driving license" (No) field.
  • Letters you have received informing you of the loss or recovery of points on your license. The NEPH number is indicated at the top left ("Your file number") or at the top.
  • Your restricted information statement (RIR) or full information statement (RII) if you have already requested it, via the internet or in the prefecture. The NEPH number shall be entered in the box ‘Driving license number’.

Requesting the RIR by mail

Download the form Request for a Restricted Information Record (RIR) on the website of your consulate.

Who shall I contact

You need to build a case with the subsequent documents :

Send the form and documents to the prefecture that issued you the driver's license.

Consult the prefecture site to find out if the gait is done by post or by email.

If your file is complete, the prefecture sends the RIR by email to your consulate and informs you of its dispatch.

FYI  

The Restricted Information Record (RIR) attest the validity and the extent of your rights to drive. It specifies the categories of vehicles you can drive and whether your driving rights have been suspended.