Can an automotive professional take care of an application for a registration certificate?
Verified 07 April 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
You can ask a authorized automotive professional by the ministry of the interior to perform for you some steps, in particular :
- Registration of a new vehicle (including moped)
- Registration of a used vehicle with French plates (including moped)
- Change of Tenant (for Lessors)
- Change of address (that of the tenant can only be done by the renter)
- Change of owner of a used vehicle (only the rental companies can change the owner of a rental vehicle)
- Declaration of purchase or disposal of a vehicle
- Duplicate certificate of registration
- Demonstration End-of-Use Request
- Application for an administrative status certificate (certificate of non-pledge)
- Reissue of Provisional Certificate of Registration (CPI)
- Declaration of purchase or disposal for destruction
- Declaration of destruction of a vehicle.
In addition to the cost of the, the professional will charge you a sum corresponding to the service it performs for you. This amount is freely fixed by the professional.
You must mandate the professional with the form cerfa no. 13757.
The professional will:
- Register your application for registration with the supporting documents you must provide
- Issue you a registration number if it is a new vehicle or if the used vehicle is not registered in the SIV
- Edit a Provisional Certificate of Registration (CPI) that it will give you, in particular, in the following cases:
- New vehicle
- Used vehicle not registered in the SIV.
This CPI will allow you to drive in France for 1 month (or 8 months if it is a short-term rental vehicle) pending the final registration certificate.
Who shall I contact
Follow-up of the examination of an application for a certificate of registration
You can follow the progress of the application for a registration certificate on the internet:
Track your application for a Certificate of Registration
Follow-up of the movement of the registration certificate
You will receive the final registration certificate, sent by La Poste in followed letter, at your home within a period that may vary.
It may take a few days or even weeks to process your application for a registration certificate for the most complex cases. Timelines also vary depending on the time of year: a high volume of applications can extend processing time.
You must pay attention to the address you provide in the online procedure. It must be as complete as possible (building number, apartment number, letterbox number, floor, corridor, staircase, “resident at home”, etc.).
Your mailbox must show your first and last name.
You can track the shipment of your registration certificate either with the registration number or with the tracking number of the Post Office. This tracking number has been communicated to you by email or SMS if you have entered your mobile phone number.
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With the registration number
With the mail tracking number
Please note
Upon receipt of your registration certificate, if you hold a national identity card (CNI) in bank card format, you can also download your digital certificate of registration in the application France identity.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
34 00 - Information on registration certificate or driver's license
A national interactive voice server providing automated responses to the Certificate of Registration (formerly known as a "registration"), driver's license, national identity card and passport.
If the user does not obtain the answer to his question relating to the registration certificate or the driving license, he will be put in contact with an advisor of France Titres, the National Agency for Secure Titles (ANTS).
By phone
From the city:
34,00 (cost of a local call)
From overseas:
09 70 83 07 07
From the foreigner:
+33 9 70 83 07 07