Remove a name from the Certificate of Registration - On the internet

Verified 20 octobre 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your situation

  • Carte grise You want to have someone's name removed from the
  • Other situation
  • Carte grise Civil partnership You want to abduct on the
  • The vehicle is over 4 years old
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Step-by-step approach

The cost of the certificate of registration varies depending on the status of the person whose name is withdrawn:

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Withdrawal of the name of the spouse or former spouse

When the name of the former spouse is withdrawn following a divorce or in the case of the death of the spouse (marriage under the community regime), the cost of the registration certificate is the same.

You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + routing fee of €2.76). You must mandatory pay by credit card.

Removing the name of a Civil partnership partner

Where the name of a Civil partnership partner is withdrawn following the dissolution of the Civil partnership or in the event of the death of the partner, the cost of the registration certificate shall be the same.

You will have to pay the sum of €13.76 (fixed fee of €11 + routing fee of €2.76). You must mandatory pay by credit card.

Other case

The removal of the name of another joint owner is considered a change of ownership.

The cost of the certificate of registration is variable. It depends on the characteristics of the vehicle and the region in which you live.

You can estimate the cost of the Certificate of Registration using a simulator :

Calculate the cost of the Certificate of Registration (ex-

You must own a bank card.

The approach is to be carried out on the internet using an online service:

Report a change in your personal circumstances on the Certificate of Registration

You must identify yourself via France Connect.

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

The documents to be provided must be scanned.

If you do not have this material:

Some numeric points (with computers, printers and scanners) are available in each prefecture and most sub-prefectures. You can complete the process there. You can be helped by digital mediators if you encounter difficulties with the use of the internet.

You can also be accompanied in your approach by a house France Services.

Who shall I contact

At the end of the process, you get the following 3 elements:

  • File Number
  • Acknowledgement of registration of your application
  • Provisional Certificate of Registration (CPI), which you must print. The CPI allows you to circulate during 1 month, only in France, while waiting to receive your

An online service allows you to follow the progress of the manufacture of the registration certificate:

Track your application for a Certificate of Registration (ex-

You will receive the final registration certificate, sent by La Poste in followed letter, at your home in a delay that may vary.

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 title 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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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.

You must keep the old certificate of registration for 5 yearsand then destroy it.

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • 34 00 - Information on the

    National interactive voice server providing automated answers regarding the, driver's license, national identity card and passport.

    If the user does not obtain the answer to his question relating to the - or to the driving license, he will be put in contact with an advisor of France Titres, the National Agency for Secured Securities (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

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