Carte grise Vehicle to be destroyed and - Vehicle registered in France

Verified 09 juillet 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

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  • The vehicle is registered in France
  • Carte grise You have the
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You must contact an End of Life Vehicle (ELV) center. As used vehicles are considered to be waste, only the VHU centers are authorized to destroy them.

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Logo of centers involved in the destruction of end-of-life vehicles

You can recognize a VHU center by its logo:

Who shall I contact

Carte grise The documents you need to provide vary depending on whether you have the

  • Carte grise in writing: you must write the entry in a very legible and unalterable manner Sold on (day/month/year) for destruction or Released on (day/month/year) for destruction and your signature.
    If there were more than one co-owner, it must be signed by all (unless one of the owners has the power of attorney to do so).
    Carte grise When the machine has a detachable coupon, you must complete, cut and keep it.
    Carte grise When the top right corner of the machine is marked with the corner to be cut, you must cut and destroy it.
  • Form cerfa no. 15776 filled, on which the coordinates of the center are indicated VHU: titleContent and, if possible, its approval number. Put copy 2 back in the center.

The VHU center gives you a certificate of destruction.

The delivery of your complete vehicle at VHU East free. However, a possible transport service to the center VHU: titleContent may be at your expense.

In most cases, this declaration can be directly registered with the VHU center that takes the vehicle back from you.

Alternatively, you can register the assignment on the internet via the online service below:

Declare delivery of a vehicle to an End of Life Vehicle Center (ELV)

You must identify yourself via France Connect.

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

You must have a digital copy (photo or scan) of copy No. 1 of the completed Cerfa Form No. 15776, which includes the contact details of the VHU center and, if possible, its approval number.

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 :

Who shall I contact

Warning  

It is no longer possible to file the declaration with prefectures and sub-prefectures (or send it by post).

Yes, you must inform your insurance company of the destruction of the vehicle. This information is used to terminate the contract.

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