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The official French app that makes buying or selling a used car easier

New smartphone app makes filing the obligatory ‘paperwork’ more secure. It also blocks the sale of stolen cars

Post Brexit is it still beneficial to import a car from UK to France?

Prior to Brexit many considered that the comparatively lower price in the UK justified the extra paperwork

Woman in France loses €1,300 in online car hire scam

The victim made the error of communicating with the scammer outside of the online car hire platform

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How do you register a used car in France?

We look at the steps you need to take to get a carte grise for a new or used car

Please confirm information on registering a car to French second home

Reader asks for clarification following our September edition article

UK residents CAN legally register a car at their French second home

The question of French plates for non-residents often causes confusion, however senior officials provided a clear response

Can I buy a car in France to use when I visit my second home?

We explain the logistics of getting a vehicle in France as a non resident, including insurance, vehicle checks and paperwork

British carte de séjour holder in France fined over UK-plated car

The retiree was fined €150 by a customs officer at Roscoff port

Speed radars should check cars are safe and insured, says French MP

Speed cameras are currently massively under-used, argues Damien Pichereau

Covid-19: Contrôle technique extension

Reader question: I took my car for its CT ( contrôle technique ) before lockdown and it failed the test. It left me the usual two months to get work done but are garages open? Are the big car spare parts places open? If I can’t obtain replacements needed in two months, can I have an extension?

Can I get compensation for a car accident in France?

Your questions, answered: what compensation is there if an uninsured driver bumps me?

Should a car kept in France have French plates?

If a UK-registered car is taken out of the country for more than 12 months, it is deemed 'permanently exported' and may not remain registered in the UK

Talks between UK and France begin on driving licence swap

More Britons in France are now unable to drive, due to their UK licences expiring and no exchange deal being in place

France lockdown: Watchdog's second car insurance rebate call

UFC-Que Choisir estimates that car users and motorcyclists in France have effectively overpaid €2.2billion this year

Coronavirus: road death toll halved during lockdown

While the number of high-speed offences and accidents increased.

Site helps drivers in France to swap car for eco model

Drivers in France are being encouraged to exchange their cars for a more eco-friendly vehicle - and save money in the process - with a new website set up by the government to help calculate the costs.

France cracks down on driving without insurance

New rules against driving without insurance have come into force in France this week, in a bid to crack down on the 750,000 estimated drivers who are driving uninsured on the country’s roads.

Beware of car buying sites in France

Recently I decided to sell the right-hand drive car that I brought to France 10 years ago.

Registering a car: official website woes multiplied

Registering a UK car here can only be done online via the ANTS site. Finding the correct place on the site is fairly easy.

Europe’s petrol pump labels to change in new EU rules

Fuel labelling in petrol stations across Europe is to change this month (October 2018) in line with European Union rules to standardise pumps in the EU zone.

Procedure for re-registering a car in France

I bought a car abroad in the EU and need to re-register it in France. What papers are needed and how do I do this? A.G.

Court rules car work costs must be agreed beforehand

The supreme court has ruled that any mechanical work on your car - and the final cost - must be expressly agreed beforehand between the garage and customer, and no further charges will be allowed.

Drivers and passengers warned over no-seat belt fines

The French Road Safety Agency ( la Sécurité routière ) has warned road users that adult passengers are liable for their own fines, should they travel without seat belts.

Speeding Toulouse driver 'was desperate for toilet'

A Toulouse man who was caught driving at over 100km/h in a 50km/h zone has defended his speeding by saying he “was desperate for the toilet”.

Car stuck after driver confuses Métro with car park

Finding a parking space in Toulouse is never easy, but one driver found it more difficult than most when she confused the entrance to an underground car park with that of the city’s Métro.

Dordogne petrol tank accidentally pumps diesel

Over 30 cars have broken down in the Dordogne after a Leclerc petrol station accidentally supplied diesel from an unleaded petrol pump.

Paris mayor says individual car ownership era is over

The mayor of Paris has said that owning your own car is “no longer the pattern today”, and that a petrol-free Paris could come even earlier than 2030.

Marseille jokes at “best French city to drive in” win

Marseille residents have reacted with disbelief and humour after a new study named their city as the “best in France to drive in”.

Fees to recover impounded cars rising today

The fees for getting your car back if it is impounded by police in France are rising, with the cost in Paris higher than anywhere else in the country.

Car documents

The official French app that makes buying or selling a used car easier

Post Brexit is it still beneficial to import a car from UK to France?

Woman in France loses €1,300 in online car hire scam

How do you register a used car in France?

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