Yes, in case of theft, you must first report it to the gendarmerie or police station of your home or the place of theft.

To file a complaint, you must go to the police station or to the gendarme of your choice.

Police or gendarmerie services are obliged to register your complaint if you are a victim of infringement.

The complaint is then forwarded to the public prosecutor for him to decide on what to do next (investigation, no follow-up classification, etc.).

If you don't know the perpetrator, you can fill out a online pre-complaint before you move.

Online Pre-Complaint

Then you need to sign your complaint on-site in the police station or the gendarmerie brigade that you chose.

Carte grise If the robbery occurred abroad, you must report it to the local police authorities. You will also have to declare it upon your return to France with a police or gendarmerie service, before making your request for a duplicate.

Carte grise The request for a duplicate may be made only by the holder or co-holder of the stolen goods (owner of the vehicle, co-owner) or holder of a signed mandate.

Carte grise If your vehicle was leased, the vehicle is in the name of the owner organization (financing business or rental business). So you have to report that loss to them, because they're the ones who have to go through the process of applying for the duplicate.

However, the business representative may send you a mandate to enable you to carry out the process yourself on the Internet. You can also ask a qualified professional to do it.

It is no longer possible to apply to the prefecture or sub-prefecture: the application is to be made entirely on the internet.

A digital copy device (scanner, digital camera, smartphone or tablet equipped with a photo function) is required.

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 :

You must complete the procedure using the following online service:

Carte grise Do the same again (loss, theft or deterioration)

You must have a digital copy (photo or scan) of the following:

• If your vehicle is over 4 years old, proof of valid roadworthiness test, unless the vehicle is exempt from roadworthiness tests
• Robbery Complaint Report
• Proof of identity carte grise of the holder or co-holder of the

In addition, you must provide information, including:

• Carte grise Identity of the holder or co-holder of the stolen contract (surname, forenames, sex, date and place of birth, telephone number and e-mail address)
• Vehicle registration number

If a third party makes the request for you, they must have a digital copy of the mandate signed and your identity document.

If you are applying for a non-emancipated minor, the following additional documents shall be submitted in support of the application:

• Proof of the minor's identity (the family record book or a birth certificate is accepted in the case of the minor who cannot present an identity document)
• Proof of residence of the minor (proof of residence must be provided by at least one of the parents or the institution entrusted with theparental authority which must certify on the honor that the minor does indeed live in the abovementioned residence)
• Proof of identity of the parent or representative of theparental authority

The Rules of Procedure of carte grise amount of must be made by credit card.

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

Carte grise You will be given the definitive secure fold at your home.

The time limit for receipt may vary.

You can follow the progress of its manufacture on the Internet:

Carte grise Follow your request to

Carte grise The cost of treatment varies.

Carte grise You can estimate the cost of your

Carte grise Calculate the cost of the certificate of registration (ex-

Payment is made on the Internet at the end of the teleprocedure.

The duplicate shall be of the same value as the original and shall remain valid as long as there is no change (e.g. change in ownership or in the characteristics of the vehicle).

The mention Duplicate and the date of the duplicate will be indicated on the new title (at headings Z1 to Z4 of the title).

Carte grise The request for a duplicate may be made only by the holder or co-holder of the deteriorated contract (owner of the vehicle, co-owner) or holder of a signed mandate.

Carte grise If your vehicle was leased, the vehicle is in the name of the owner organization (financing business or rental business). So you have to bring that to his attention, because he's the one who has to make the application for the duplicate.

However, the business representative may send you a mandate to enable you to carry out the process yourself on the Internet. You can also ask a qualified professional to do it.

It is no longer possible to apply to the prefecture or sub-prefecture: the application is to be made entirely on the internet.

A digital copy device (scanner, digital camera, smartphone or tablet equipped with a photo function) is required.

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 :

You must make the request via the following online service:

Carte grise Do the same again (loss, theft or deterioration)

You must have a digital copy (photo or scan) of the following:

• If your vehicle is over 4 years old, proof of valid roadworthiness test, unless the vehicle is exempt from roadworthiness tests
• Carte grise deteriorated
• Proof of identity by co-owner

In addition, you must provide information, including:

• Carte grise Identity of the holder or co-holder of the deteriorated contract (surname, forenames, sex, date and place of birth, telephone number and e-mail address)
• Vehicle registration number

If a third party makes the request for you, they must have a digital copy of the mandate signed and your identity document.

If you are applying for a non-emancipated minor, the following additional documents shall be submitted in support of the application:

• Proof of the minor's identity (the family record book or a birth certificate is accepted in the case of the minor who cannot present an identity document)
• Proof of residence of the minor (proof of residence must be provided by at least one of the parents or the institution entrusted with theparental authority which must certify on the honor that the minor does indeed live in the abovementioned residence)
• Proof of identity of parent or representative of parental authority

Carte grise Keep the deteriorated dose as it may be claimed from you. You can destroy it 5 years after receiving the duplicate.

Carte grise The cost of treatment varies.

Carte grise You can estimate the cost of your

Carte grise Calculate the cost of the certificate of registration (ex-

Payment is made on the Internet at the end of the teleprocedure.

The duplicate shall be of the same value as the original and shall remain valid as long as there is no change (e.g. change in ownership or in the characteristics of the vehicle).

The mention Duplicate and the date of the duplicate will be indicated on the new title (at headings Z1 to Z4 of the title).