Change of the owner's registration document: procedure, documents and price

The change of the owner of the vehicle registration document must be made after the vehicle is handed over. Divorce, marriage, or a change of name can also lead to a change in the holder of the gray card. The ANTS teleservice allows you to do this online. In particular, you will need a transfer declaration and an old registration document.

🚗 How to change the owner of the vehicle registration document?

After the transfer of the vehicle, it is necessary to change the name of the owner of it Gray Card... Gray card, also called registration certificate, obligatory for the movement of the car on public roads. Other reasons may also prompt you to change the owner of the vehicle registration document, such as marriage, divorce, death, or even a change of name or surname.

If the vehicle has a new registration system and is registered with SIV (Vehicle registration system), changing the owner of the vehicle registration document does not entail the assignment of a new registration number. If the old car is still registered in the old system, it will be assigned a new number.

Changing the owner of a gray card is carried out online via ANTS website (Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés) or through an authorized service provider such as Portail-cartegrise.fr. You will need several documents to complete the process. Here are the documents that must be provided to change the owner of the vehicle registration document:

• La declaration of assignment ;
• Le assignment code ;
• Theold gray map with reference to the sale or transfer of a vehicle;
• Le certificate of insolvency ;
• Le minutes technical control under 6 months.

You will only need to follow the steps in the process indicated by the platform. Then you will need to send a copy of the documents and then make the payment in order to complete the tele-procedure. You will receive your new registration card at home in a secure envelope. In the meantime, you can spread thanks to pre-registration certificatedelivered at the end of the procedure.

In the event other than an assignment (divorce, death, marriage, etc.), the Change of Ownership of the Vehicle Registration Document is also done online on the ANTS website. You will need proof of identity, original registration card and Deer 13750*07... Add to this a document appropriate to your situation: divorce decree, marriage certificate, etc.

⏱️ Change of owner of vehicle registration document: for how long?

When you buy a new car, you have maximum period of 30 days change the owner using a gray card. The term is the same for changing the address after moving. On the other hand, if you are at the starting point of the transfer, remember that you have 15 days to declare the transfer of your vehicle.

📍 Change of vehicle owner: where to go?

Previously, the change of ownership of the vehicle registration document was carried out in the prefecture or sub-prefecture. This is no longer the case since 2017 and PPNG (Prefecture New Generation Plan). Gray card formalities, including change of ownership, are carried out entirely online.

See you at Teleservice ANTS and follow the teleprocedure. If you don't have the Internet, prefectures and sub-prefectures always provide users with digital points equipped with computers, scanners and printers.

Nevertheless, automotive professional, if authorized by the Ministry of the Interior, can also take care of your registration. So, if you are buying a new car, the garage owner or dealer can apply for a registration document for you.

💰 How much does it cost to change the owner of the vehicle registration document?

The gray card is paid, and reissuing the card after changing the owner is the same. The price of a gray card depends on several taxes:

• La regional tax which is set by the regional council and depends, in particular, on the amount of CV (fiscal power) of your car;
• La vocational training tax (zero for a personal car);
• La polluting vehicle tax ;
• La fixed fee 11 euros some cases of which are exempt (in particular, change of address).

To this should be added shipping cost 2,76 €... Payment for the change of ownership for your gray card is made online on the ANTS website and must be paid by credit card. If you sign up with an automotive professional, you can pay by check or credit card.

Now you know how to change the name of the car owner on the gray card! You can make changes yourself online or entrust the process to a qualified specialist. The procedure is paid. If you hand over the vehicle, be sure to ask the seller for the handover code.