Histovec: access to the history of your vehicle

Histovec is a website created in 2019 by the government that allows you to see the registration history and administrative status of a car. The Histovec report in the sale of used goods ensures that Deleting may take place and news Gray Card can be done for this car.

🔍 What is a Histovets?

Name Histovec it is an abbreviation of history and car. This is the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, created in 2019 at the request of the Interdepartmental Committee for Road Safety. It uses information from the national file vehicle registration system (VIO).

Histovec provides access to the vehicle registration history. This way, you can find out his administrative situation or make sure that it is not a damaged or stolen vehicle. Histovec is available at the following address: histovec.interior.gouv.fr.

Histovec's existence aims to curb fraud in the sale of a used car. As a buyer, Histovec allows you to check the vehicle history. As a seller, you usually have to edit the Histovec report to convince the buyer.

⚙️ How does Histovec work?

Histovec completely for free... The Histovec report tells the used car buyer the following, all data taken from the Vehicle Registration System (VMS):

• Date of first admission into circulation ;
• Possible change of ownership ;
• Administrative position of the vehicle (opposition, theft, bail) ;
• Vehicle specifications (power, brand, engine size, etc.) ;
• . accidents leading to repair expert car.

Thus, when selling a used vehicle, Histovec allows the buyer to familiarize himself with the obligations associated with the vehicle, as well as to obtain administrative status statement, also called certificate of insolvency... This binding document allows him to verify that no objection prevents the new registration of the car in his name.

Indeed, when buying a car, you need to reissue the registration document in the name of the new owner. But if the car has been laid up, stolen, or there is some other resistance (for example, if the car was found to be too dangerous to drive), this is not possible.

The certificate of insolvency and Histovec thus reassure the purchaser of the vehicle that he is not risking anything during the transaction. To do this, the seller must receive the Histovec report and hand it over to the buyer. Traffic regulations make a certificate of a non-binding deposit mandatory; it must date less than 15 days at the time of sale.

You should also know that Histovec is not only suitable for cars, but also for any land vehicles that have already been registered in France, such as motorcycles.

However, Histovec also has some limitations. For example, technical control is not listed in the Histovec report because the site is not associated with this database - at least not currently. Finally, there are cars that are not in Histovce: these are non-computerized cars.

These cars were registered more than 10 years ago in computer registration file (FNI)when SIV didn't exist yet. Therefore, the seller must request the registration of the vehicle in the SIV. Without this, it is impossible to obtain a certificate of insolvency and, accordingly, sell the vehicle.

📝 How to get Histovec insolvency certificate?

Before selling a used car the seller must go to the Histovec website obtain a mandatory insolvency certificate for the transaction. The buyer can also go to Histovec, but they can only request a certificate by sending an email to the seller.

Therefore, as a rule, the latter should take care of the process. However, a car buyer can request a Histovec report if they have a copy of the registration document required to complete the process.

To obtain a certificate without collateral, go to histovec.interieur.gouv.fr with the registration document. Then you will need:

1. Get registration format your car (before 1995, before 2009 or since 2009);
2. Fill in owner's name and surname gray card;
3. Specify number plate number ;
4. By the date of registration of the vehicle, indicate dated registration certificate (for a car registered before 2009) or formula number which is displayed on the gray card of a vehicle registered since 2009.

Thus, you will have access to the report, which, in particular, contains the vehicle category Crit'air, as well as the information contained in the vehicle registration document (brand, etc.), Technical description, owner history report, its administrative position (bail, theft status, objection, procedure, etc.) and history of vehicle transactions.

Now you know what the Histovets is for! As you may have figured out by now, Histovec allows you to access the history of the vehicle you are planning to buy used and therefore make that purchase safely and confidently. As a seller, you must provide this detailed report to the buyer no earlier than 15 days prior to the sale.