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FACT
FILE: Buying and selling cars in France
For
a French registered car to be driven legally on the road,
it will need a carte grise, insurance and a vaild contrôle
technique.
The
Carte Grise - Certificat d'immatriculation- When
you own a French (registered) car you are obliged to arrange
for a new carte grise that registers the vehicle in
your name at your address at the préfecture. This procedure
must be completed within 15 days of the sale. The price
of the carte grise depends on the size of the engine.
Registration
of a new car -The
dealer from whom you bought the car from, should arrange the
issue of a new carte grise.
Registration
of a second hand / used car - (Voiture d'occasion) If
you purchase a used car from a dealer, they should issue you
with a carte grise. If you purchased it privately then the
following procedure applies: You must go to the préfecture
or sous-préfecture with the following documents.
- Cancelled
carte grise that came with the car (don't purchase one without
this- it could be a stolen vehicle!)
- Certificat
de vente - sales certificate that was given to you by the
seller.
- photocopy
of your passport.
- Proof
of address of residency - electricty - phone bill etc
- Certificat
de situation - available from the préfecture, this ensures
that the car has no outstanding legal payments with it.
Contrôle
Technique - A
car over three years old must have a
contrôle technique.This is to check that the card is road
worthy. It must be completed every two years at an authorised
garage. Check that your garage can carry out the contre-visite
(the second visit after essential repairs have been carried
out) is free. When your car passes the contrôle technique
you are given a macaron - a sticker that is displayed
on your windscreen. If you are planning to sell your car you
must have a contrôle technique completed within 6
months of the sale.
Changes
to French registration plates from 2009.
From
2009 the department number will no longer be on the French
registration plate. The registration plates will no longer
be black on white at the front and black on yellow at the
rear as in the UK, but black on white on the front and rear
as in Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany,
Poland and many other European countries. They will be made
up of two letters, three numbers and two letters and will
be allocated to a vehicle for life unlike presently if the
owner moves from département to département
N.B.
This information should not be relied on for accuracy and
is presented here without the responsibility of jml Property
Service and the website it is being displayed at. ©jml property
Services 07-05
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