Help - is a V5 or Carte Gris needed for insurance in France

[Eagerbeaver]

I've been made an offer on my car from a gentleman in France who is looking to export it from the UK back to France. He has asked for a copy of the registration document as he needs it to obtain insurance to be able to drive it back?

Is there a need for the registration document to get insurance in France or is this a scam to get details from a car to clone another?

Any help or advice appreciated

[nicolasg]

Hi,
depend on insurer, usually full VIN or registration is good enough for cover at least until car is registered on french papers....
Nicolas

[geordieexpat]

Hi

I have a french car at my home in France, the car needs the carte gris to get insurance you then get the carte verte which you place part in the windscreen, which tells the french police the car is insured, you also need the control technique done on the car (french MOT)

Once the car is sold, the gent should be in contact with an insurer in France that will cover him to drive the car into France

If they insist on copy of the V5, then scan copy, but write the words copy across it and scan again

All I know its a pain in the backside importing cars into France and the import tax for the guy will be high

What car you selling as I could contact my insureer in France direct

Derrick

[Eagerbeaver]

Many thanks. So it would appear that a request for a copy of the V5 is not a scam but a reasonable request.

[Marcellus]

geordieexpat - not really that difficult nor costly is it!!

We insured our car on UK plates with a French insurer without sending the V5 to the insurer..

As for changing plates... no need for a Controle Technique if the car is less than 4 years old.

You do need a "certificat de confomite" from the manufacturer and then visit (in this order)
> Tax Office (to pay any tax which might not be huge (€0 for us)
> Prefecture (to get carte gris (€500 for us)

We then had to send the Carte gris to the insurers!!

[geordieexpat]

Never said it was hard to do, just depends on the type of car I think.

Ive had friends moving cars from channel isles and TVR owners having some issues

But I chnaged my plates on my french car from dept 65 to dept 31 where I live without incident

Derrick