French car registration (carte grise) onlineRegister your vehicle in France online, and insure it with us.
Bought a used car in France, moved house, lost your registration certificate or bringing a vehicle from abroad? The French carte grise can be done online, at any time, through our specialist partner. And once the vehicle needs insuring, our English-speaking team in Fréjus takes it from there.
The registration is handled by our partner Certimat, on its own website, which is in French. Stuck on a step? Call us and we will walk you through it in English.
The usual French registration procedures
Change of owner
You have just bought a used vehicle: put the carte grise in your name.
Change of address
You have moved: update the address on your carte grise.
Replacement
Lost, stolen or damaged carte grise: get a new one.
New vehicle
Register a new vehicle bought abroad or outside a dealer network.
Imported vehicle
A vehicle from another country to register in France.
Declaration of sale
Selling or giving away your vehicle: declare the transfer.
Four steps, from home
Choose the procedure
On our partner's website, with your vehicle details.
Upload your documents
The list is tailored to your case: ID, proof of address, and so on.
Pay online
The price is shown before you confirm. Payment in instalments is offered.
Receive your carte grise
The file goes to the ANTS (the French agency), then the document is posted to you.
No driving without insurance.
In France a vehicle must be insured as soon as it is on the road, even with the temporary registration certificate. Just bought a car or a motorbike? Fill in the questionnaire and an adviser replies within 2 working hours, in English.
Your questions about the carte grise
One month from the purchase for a change of owner, and one month after moving for a change of address. After that, you risk a fine.
No. The official website is the ANTS (ants.gouv.fr), where you can apply directly. Our partner is a professional service that prepares and submits your file for a service fee, shown before you pay.
Yes, an imported vehicle can be registered in France. Extra documents are usually needed, such as a certificate of conformity and a tax clearance: the partner's site lists them for your case.
Yes, with the temporary registration certificate issued at the end of the procedure, in France only. The vehicle must be insured from the first trip.
Yes. Call the agency on +33 4 89 78 15 49: we guide you through the steps and look at the insurance at the same time.
Vehicle registration service provided by Certimat. ASSUDIRE, an insurance broker registered with ORIAS, refers clients to this partner and may receive a fee from it. You can also apply directly on ants.gouv.fr, with no service fee.