HELP GUIDES

Income Tax in France

Healthcare in France

Inheritance Law and Wills in France

Visas and residency cards for France

Carte grise

New app lets you buy or sell a car in France with no paperwork

The official app offers a secure way to transfer ownership of a vehicle - we look at the process step-by-step

Can I gift granddaughter my French car? Will it need test?

Cars can be gifted to family members, but handover procedure does require some administration

What documents do non-French people need to purchase a car in France?

It is easy enough to purchase a car, however If you want to register it with French plates it is important to have a valid French address

practical

What are ‘WW’ car registration plates in France?

There are a number of scenarios which may require 'WW' plates

How do you register a used car in France?

We look at the steps you need to take to get a carte grise for a new or used car

What defines a classic car in France and what does it change?

There are pros and cons to registering your vehicle with a carte grise de collection

How to get a déchetterie permit in France with a UK-registered car

We look at how second-homeowners can visit their local tip without a ‘carte grise’ for their vehicle - or a hire car

‘Ghost’ garages, false plates, identity theft: car crime in France

Criminals use stolen identities to register garage businesses and issue fake car registrations

Photo: French police stop van carrying everything plus kitchen sink

The van also had tyres, bikes and stepladders in a net on its roof. French authorities can issue fines to drivers of overloaded vehicles

Do I have to change French car’s licence plate if I move department?

We look into what changing address means for your car documents and the costs for updating a carte grise

Process, costs, carte grise: How to register a car in France

We also explain what to do to bring a car over to France from the UK - although one specialist garage said they advise selling and buying afresh in France to avoid cost and hassle

How can I replace a lost car registration document?

I have lost the carte grise for my car. How can I get a new one? P.H.

New website tracks contrôle technique cost in France

New price comparison site allows drivers to find the best value test centre nearest to them

FAQs: How to register your car in France

There is a lot of confusion about how to register a UK car in France. Paulette Booth , manager of an English-speaking AXA insurance office answers readers’ questions on this and related topics with input from French officials and Connexion

Connect direct to state sites to avoid the fakes

Faced with an increase in the number of false – but legal – websites charging high fees for free state services, the government has launched a way for residents to click through from one official site to others via a button called FranceConnect.

Online delay hits 100,000 cartes grises

New system causes issues

Online woe

Carte grise troubles

Warning over carte grise website charges

Consumer watchdog urges motorists to log directly on to official website to make changes to their car registration documents to avoid hefty 'administration fees'

Re-registering and insuring your car in France

You can use an EU-registered vehicle on French roads without needing to change to French numberplates for six months but if you stay longer and you are considered to be living here, you need to re-register the vehicle at the prefecture and get new plaques d’immatriculation .

Carte grise

New app lets you buy or sell a car in France with no paperwork

Can I gift granddaughter my French car? Will it need test?

What documents do non-French people need to purchase a car in France?

What are ‘WW’ car registration plates in France?

Trending

Shop olive oil: French consumer group names cheapest healthiest option

Half a million 'illegal' speed bumps could be flattened after French court ruling

Do ‘Crit’Air’ stickers go out of date for French low-emission zones?

Hunting season set to open in France: key information and calendar

Seven million plus property owners in France still risk fine

Photo: 50 metre hole cuts road in two after violent storms in south-west France

Can dual UK-Irish citizens spend six months in France and six months in the UK?

How do you register a used car in France?

What defines a classic car in France and what does it change?

How to get a déchetterie permit in France with a UK-registered car

‘Ghost’ garages, false plates, identity theft: car crime in France

Photo: French police stop van carrying everything plus kitchen sink

Do I have to change French car’s licence plate if I move department?

Process, costs, carte grise: How to register a car in France

How can I replace a lost car registration document?

New website tracks contrôle technique cost in France

FAQs: How to register your car in France

Driving documents in France - a licence to frustrate

No to carte grises for bikes in France

Added extras on car import

Connect direct to state sites to avoid the fakes

Carte grise backlog: Angry motorists head to court

Carte grise lag continues

'300,000 backlog in carte grise system'

Delays as licence services go online

Carte grise system has many victims

Online delay hits 100,000 cartes grises

Online woe

Warning over carte grise website charges

Re-registering and insuring your car in France