Carte grise to: change of surname, first name, last name or company name
Verified 16 May 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Are you getting married? You're getting divorced? Changing the name of your company?
Carte grise You can apply for a new Certificate of Registration (C of R) if your marital status changes.
The procedure is carried out on the Internet or with an authorized car professional. It is no longer possible to make the request at the prefecture or sub-prefecture.
We present you the information you need to know to complete the process.
Attention: If you have a vehicle on a long-term lease (LLD) or lease (financial lease), the owner (the lender) must complete the process. Contact them to find out what documents to send them.
On the Internet
You must have a credit card and use FranceConnect.
You must also have a scanner or digital camera or a smartphone or tablet with photo function to perform the procedure.
The common name is used in everyday life.
The username is optional.
The last name does not replace the last name.
You can use the following as a username:
- Name of the person you are married to
- Dual name consisting of your name and the name of the person you are married to
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
You must have a digital copy (photo or scan) of subsequent documents :
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Carte grise original
- Proof of roadworthiness valid if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, unless he is exempt from control
- Marriage certificate extract or family record book
Step 2: Know the cost of the process
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76). You must obligatory pay by credit card.
3rd step: doing the online process
The procedure is to be carried out on the Internet using the following online service:
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
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 helped by digital mediators if you have problems using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
At the fine-minded from the procedure, you get the 3 items following:
- File Number
- Accused of registration of your request
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you need to print. The CPI allows you to circulate for 1 month, only in France, carte grise while waiting to receive your
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Step 5: Receive the Certificate of Registration by mail
Carte grise You will be given the definitive secure fold at your home in a period which may vary.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
Carte grise If you have a family name in your family name, divorce, and keep the vehicle, you can have it changed to show only your family name.
If your spouse agreescarte grise , you can choose to keep its name as a username on your Carte grise On the other hand, if you remarry, you automatically lose your username and you have to request a name change on your
You can also keep the name of your spouse as a username in case of legitimate interest, even in the absence of its agreement. In particular, so that the name of the parent(s) remains the same as that of the children.
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
You must have a digital copy (photo or scan) of the following:
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Carte grise original
- Proof of roadworthiness valid if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, unless he is exempt from control
- Divorce judgment, act of separation of property or division agreement
Please note
if the vehicle was in the name of the two spouses and a judgment assigns it to only one of the ex-spouses, you can also to withdraw the reference to the spouse carte grise on the
Step 2: Know the cost of the approach
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76). You must obligatory pay by credit card.
3rd step: doing the online process
The procedure is to be carried out on the Internet using the following online service:
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
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 helped by digital mediators if you have problems using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
At the fine-minded from the procedure, you get the 3 items following:
- File Number
- Accused of registration of your request
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you need to print. The CPI allows you to circulate for 1 month, only in France, carte grise while waiting to receive your
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Step 5: Receive the Certificate of Registration by mail
Carte grise You will be given the definitive secure fold at your home in a period which may vary.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
You have changed your name (or first name) for one of the following reasons:
- Legitimate Reason
- Simplified procedure to take a name from your parentage
Carte grise You must change your vehicle's speed.
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Carte grise original
- Proof of roadworthiness valid if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, unless he is exempt from control
- Civil status document
Step 2: Know the cost of the approach
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76). You must obligatory pay by credit card.
3rd step: doing the online process
The procedure is to be carried out on the Internet using the following online service:
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
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 helped by digital mediators if you have problems using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
At the fine-minded from the procedure, you get the 3 items following:
- File Number
- Accused of registration of your request
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you need to print. The CPI allows you to circulate for 1 month, only in France, carte grise while waiting to receive your
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Step 5: Receive the Certificate of Registration by mail
Carte grise You will be given the definitive secure fold at your home in a period which may vary.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
The change of name for a legal person is performed as a name change when there is no creation of a new legal entity (SIREN No. unchanged).
You must present any proof of the change of name of your business as proof.
Warning
mergers or acquisitions of business carte grise involving a change in SIREN number shall not be considered as a change in name but as a change in the holder of the SIREN. In this case, it is a sale or assignment free of charge, not a change of name.
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Carte grise original
- Proof of roadworthiness valid if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, unless he is exempt from control
- Any proof of the change of business name of your business.
Step 2: Know the cost of the approach
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76). You must obligatory pay by credit card.
3rd step: doing the online process
The procedure is to be carried out on the Internet using the following online service:
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
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 helped by digital mediators if you have problems using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
At the fine-minded from the procedure, you get the 3 items following:
- File Number
- Accused of registration of your request
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you need to print. The CPI allows you to circulate for 1 month, only in France, carte grise while waiting to receive your
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Step 5: Receive the Certificate of Registration by mail
Carte grise You will be given the definitive secure fold at your home in a period which may vary.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
With an authorized professional
The authorized car professional will take the steps for you.
The common name is used in everyday life.
The username is optional.
The last name does not replace the last name.
You can use the following as a username:
- Name of the person you are married to
- Dual name consisting of your name and the name of the person you are married to
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
- Carte grise vehicle, strikethrough with Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year), with the signature of all former co-holders
- Form cerfa no. 13757 from mandate to a professional
- Proof of identity (original) of each co-holder
- Proof of domicile carte grise (original) or, in the case of co-holders, proof of the person whose address is to appear on the
- Carte grise Cost of, by check or credit card
- Proof of roadworthiness, if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, and is not exempt from it. It must be dated less than 6 months (2 months if a counter-visit has been prescribed). If the deadline is exceeded, a new check will have to be carried out, at your expense.
- Form cerfa no. 13750
carte grise Step 2: Estimate the cost of
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76).
Carte grise In addition to the cost of will charge you a sum corresponding to the service he performs in your place.
This amount is freely fixed by the trader.
3rd step: doing the procedure with a licensed professional
Who shall I contact
One Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC) is issued to you immediately. It allows you to move around for 1 month (in France only) carte grise while waiting to receive your final.
In case of conversion of an old registration (type 123 AB 01, END) in number SIV, an ICC shall also be issued.
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Step 5: Receive the Certificate of Registration by mail
Carte grise You will receive your secure fold, in general within 7 working days.
Carte grise However, the delay may be longer if your application is incomplete or needs to be analyzed by the instructor (the manufacturing of the can only be launched after this step). The delay may also be longer depending on the number of applications being processed.
If you are absent during the postman's passage, a notice of passage will be filed. Then you have 15 days to pick up your document at La Poste (or give a power of attorney to a third party to do it for you). After this period, the title is returned to the sender. You will need to contact the ANT to have it returned to you.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
Carte grise If you have a family name in your family name, divorce, and keep the vehicle, you can have it changed to show only your family name.
If your spouse agreescarte grise , you can choose to keep its name as a username on your Carte grise On the other hand, if you remarry, you will automatically lose your username and you will have to request a name change on your
You can also keep the name of your spouse as a username in case of legitimate interest, even in the absence of its agreement. In particular, so that the name of the parent(s) remains the same as that of the children.
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Carte grise original
- Proof of roadworthiness valid if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, unless he is exempt from control
- Divorce judgment, act of separation of property or division agreement
Please note
if the vehicle was in the name of the two spouses and a judgment assigns it to only one of the ex-spouses, you can also to withdraw the reference to the spouse carte grise on the
carte grise Step 2: Estimate the cost of
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76).
Carte grise In addition to the cost of will charge you a sum corresponding to the service he performs in your place.
This amount is freely fixed by the trader.
3rd step: doing the procedure with a licensed professional
Who shall I contact
One Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC) is issued to you immediately. It allows you to move around for 1 month (in France only) carte grise while waiting to receive your final.
In case of conversion of an old registration (type 123 AB 01, END) in number SIV, an ICC shall also be issued.
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Step 5: Receive the Certificate of Registration by mail
Carte grise You will receive your secure fold, in general within 7 working days.
Carte grise However, the delay may be longer if your application is incomplete or needs to be analyzed by the instructor (the manufacturing of the can only be launched after this step). The delay may also be longer depending on the number of applications being processed.
If you are absent during the postman's passage, a notice of passage will be filed. Then you have 15 days to pick up your document at La Poste (or give a power of attorney to a third party to do it for you). After this period, the title is returned to the sender. You will need to contact the ANT to have it returned to you.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
You have changed your name (or first name) for one of the following reasons:
- Legitimate Reason
- Simplified procedure to take a name from your parentage
Carte grise You must change your vehicle's speed.
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Carte grise original
- Proof of roadworthiness valid if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, unless he is exempt from control
- Civil status document
carte grise Step 2: Estimate the cost of
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76).
Carte grise In addition to the cost of will charge you a sum corresponding to the service he performs in your place.
This amount is freely fixed by the trader.
3rd step: make the approach with a qualified professional
Who shall I contact
One Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC) is issued to you immediately. It allows you to move around for 1 month (in France only) carte grise while waiting to receive your final.
In case of conversion of an old registration (type 123 AB 01, END) in number SIV, an ICC shall also be issued.
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
carte grise Step 5: receive the
Carte grise You will receive your secure fold, in general within 7 working days.
Carte grise However, the delay may be longer if your application is incomplete or needs to be analyzed by the instructor (the manufacturing of the can only be launched after this step). The delay may also be longer depending on the number of applications being processed.
If you are absent during the postman's passage, a notice of passage will be filed. Then you have 15 days to pick up your document at La Poste (or give a power of attorney to a third party to do it for you). After this period, the title is returned to the sender. You will need to contact the ANT to have it returned to you.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
The change of name for a legal person is performed as a name change when there is no creation of a new legal entity (SIREN No. unchanged). You must present any proof of the change of name of your business as proof.
Warning
mergers or acquisitions of business carte grise involving a change in SIREN number shall not be considered as a change in name but as a change in the holder of the SIREN. In this case, it is a sale or assignment free of charge, not a change of name.
Step 1: Prepare the documents to complete the application
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- Form cerfa no. 13750
- Carte grise original
- Proof of roadworthiness valid if the vehicle is more than 4 years old, unless he is exempt from control
- Any proof of the change of business name of your business.
carte grise Step 2: Estimate the cost of
You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + charge for routing €2.76).
Carte grise In addition to the cost of will charge you a sum corresponding to the service he performs in your place.
This amount is freely fixed by the trader.
3rd step: doing the online process
The procedure is to be carried out on the Internet using the following online service:
You must identify yourself via France Connect.
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 helped by digital mediators if you have problems using the Internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a France Services house :
At the fine-minded from the procedure, you get the 3 items following:
- File Number
- Accused of registration of your request
- Provisional Certificate of Registration (PIC), which you need to print. The CPI allows you to circulate for 1 month, only in France, carte grise while waiting to receive your
Step 4: Track the status of the application
You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:
Carte grise Follow your request to
Step 5: Receive the Certificate of Registration by mail
Carte grise You will be given the definitive secure fold at your home in a period which may vary.
Please note
Carte grise You must keep the old one for 5 yearsand then destroy it.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
carte grise 34 00 - Information on the
Carte grise National interactive voice server providing automated answers regarding the following:
Carte grise If the user does not get the answer to his question about the taking of the vehicle or the driving license, he will be put in contact with an advisor of the National Agency for Secure Titles (ANTS).
By telephone
From the metropolis:
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From overseas:
09 70 83 07 07
From the foreigner:
+33 9 70 83 07 07
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