Vehicle to be destroyed and certificate of registration - Vehicle registered abroad

Verified 21 octobre 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

Your situation

  • The vehicle is registered abroad
  • You have the certificate of registration
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To have your vehicle destroyed at no cost at the end of its life, you can use the one-stop-shop for information created by vehicle producers (passenger cars, vans, motorcycles, quadricycles and carts):

What to do with my vehicle at the end of its life?

Warning  

Your vehicle must be complete (presence of body, engine, catalytic converter, battery).

In any case, you must contact a End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) center authorized/approved by the State. Since used vehicles are considered hazardous waste, only VHU centers are authorized to ensure their physical and administrative destruction in compliance with the regulations.

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Logo of the centers dealing with the destruction of end-of-life vehicles

You can recognize a VHU center by its logo:

Who shall I contact

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether or not you have the certificate of registration:

You have the certificate of registration

You must give the vehicle registration certificate to the center VHU: titleContent.

The VHU center gives you a certificate of destruction.

The delivery of your complete vehicle at the VHU center is free of charge.

Yes, you must inform your insurance company of the destruction of the vehicle. This information allows you to terminate the contract.

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • 34 00 - Information on registration certificate or driver's license

    National interactive voice server providing automated responses regarding the Certificate of Registration (formerly known as vehicle registration certificate), driver's license, national identity card and passport.

    If the user does not obtain the answer to his question concerning the registration certificate or the driving license, he will be put in contact with an advisor of France Titres, the French national agency for secured documents (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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