How to request a registration specifically for driving professionals

Registrations made under this series will result in the issue of a W0 garage card to which is allocated a registration number, registration plates and a driving register linked to the professional who is the holder of the card, for his or her professional use. The latter may assign the registration to different vehicles in turn, on condition that the driving register is kept up to date, with the following information to be recorded every day for each vehicle before it is taken out:

• A full description of the vehicle (make, model, serial number)
• The name of the driver to whom the vehicle is entrusted
• The reasons why the vehicle is being driven
• The date and times (departure/return)

This register, together with the associated card, must be presented on request to Government officials and submitted for approval by a representative from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office during random tests carried out at the initiative of the Office.

The holder of the registration, or one of his or her staff who are able to prove that they are employed by the company concerned, must be in the vehicle.

The registration number is made up of the letter W followed by the number 0 and a group of two numbers or one letter and one number (No. W 001 to no. W 099 and no. W0 A1 to no. W0 Z9).

In cases where the W0 garage registration is used for a vehicle that has already been registered, only the W0 garage registration plates should be visible on the vehicle.

Vehicles can be driven in this series, on a provisional basis, under the following circumstances:

• New vehicles, whether converted or not, empty or weighted, but not loaded, except for any persons or equipment required for testing. The driving of such vehicles in advance of them being declared on the road is strictly limited to the following:
  • Moving the vehicle between the warehouse, shop or workshop of the dealer or representative responsible for selling the vehicle and a specialist location where the vehicle is to be completed, modified or adapted 
  • Moving the vehicle between, on the one hand, the warehouse, shop, workshop of the dealer or representative responsible for selling the vehicle or the specialist workshop and, on the other hand, a government inspection centre or a customer showroom 
  • Demonstrating the vehicle to a potential customer 
  • Carrying out a test drive by a potential customer
• Vehicles that have already been registered, which may be driven strictly for the purposes of:
  • Carrying out technical test drives before or after repair or modification 
  • Moving the vehicle between a repair workshop and a specialist workshop or government inspection centre 
  • Being towed between the site of an accident and a repair workshop when the vehicle’s rear number plate is no longer visible

Registration will be withdrawn in the event of any driving of vehicles covered by a W0 garage card outside the conditions set out above, any omission or false declaration in the driving register, in the event that the business ceases to operate or more broadly in the event that any violation of the preceding conditions is identified.

The regulations do not stipulate any geographic limit on driving with W0 garage registration plates. You are advised to check the conditions that may apply before travelling to other countries.

Applications for registration under the W0 garage series should be addressed on plain paper to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, showing proof that such registration is required to meet the needs of the professional. Applications should be accompanied by a copy of an extract from the Trade and Industry Registry, dated of less than 3 months, as proof of the professional activity and the legitimate nature of the application, as well as the relevant form duly completed and signed by the person legally responsible (named on the Trade & Industry Register/Articles of Association), who must include a copy of their identification document.

The form may be:

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  STC002 Demande d'immatriculation - Sortie (Professionnels) Interactif (385-0055_02-2022)

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

Applications may be submitted in a folder without an appointment. They should be placed in the special drop box for professionals. If approved, the card, number plates and record book will be delivered to the professional within 72 hours, accompanied by a receipt for the amount charged. If the application is declined, this will be notified on the application.

W0 garage registrations are only valid in the year that they are issued. They can be renewed at the request of the holder. This can be done at the end of each year, on provision of proof that they continue to meet a genuine need, during the registration (sticker) renewal period. See the following factsheet for details: How to renew your annual car sticker

Expired cards must be returned when new cards are issued at the beginning of the year.

In the event that a registration is not renewed by the required deadline, the registration will be withdrawn in accordance with the conditions established by ministerial decree. The professional who owns the vehicle must then return the W0 card, registration plates and driving register, and pay the relevant administrative fees as stipulated by ministerial decree.

W registrations are temporary registrations

Registrations under this series are allocated to a single vehicle and recorded in the register. A certificate which is allocated a number and registration plates will be issued. The registration plates must be affixed to the vehicle in the locations designated for this purpose. They can be reused for a new registration of a vehicle under the same W number with a different registry number.

The registration number is made up of a letter W followed or preceded by a group of three numbers (no. W100 to no. W999 or no. 100W to no. 999W) or a letter W followed by one letter and a group of two numbers (no. WA01 to no. WZ99) for motorbikes and similar vehicles.

Vehicles can be driven in this series, on a provisional basis, under the following circumstances:

• Prototypes undergoing study or technical testing, whether converted or not, empty or weighted, but not loaded, except for any persons or equipment required for testing
• New vehicles, whether converted or not, empty or weighted, but not loaded, except for any persons or equipment required for testing. The driving of such vehicles in advance of them being declared on the road is strictly limited to the following:
  • Carrying out technical test drives and development work once construction is completed 
  • Demonstrating vehicles to the press (whether or not the model has been approved) 
  • Moving, for the purposes of a customer demonstration, a vehicle not involved in the demonstration 
  • Moving demonstration vehicles with a GVWR greater than 3.5 tonnes for the purposes of demonstration to potential purchasers or their representatives

In an exception to the general rule set out above, potential customers may test drive a loaded vehicle under conditions that match the future normal operating conditions of the vehicle, provided that the regulations on road haulage are observed.

• Vehicles that have already been registered, which may be driven strictly for the purposes of:
  • Reselling, this covers both demonstrating the vehicle to a potential customer and transporting the vehicle to a customer showroom or to the home of the purchaser 
  • Providing the vehicle to a customer whose own vehicle is being repaired in one of the repair workshops operated by the professional responsible for the vehicle concerned. Such vehicles are generally known as "courtesy cars", and this description is noted on the registration certificates of vehicles used for this purpose

The regulations do not stipulate any geographic limit on driving with W0 garage registration plates. You are advised to check the conditions that may apply before travelling to other countries.

The application to register W100 garage and courtesy car series must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed by the person legally responsible (named on the Trade & Industry Register/Articles of Association), who must include a copy of their identification document.

The form may be:

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  STC002 Demande d'immatriculation - Sortie (Professionnels) Interactif (385-0055_02-2022)

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

It must be accompanied by the original documents relating to the vehicle, accompanied, if relevant, by an official translation into French by a sworn translator at a court of appeal in Monaco or France. A list of sworn translators in the Principality of Monaco is available from the Monaco Court of Appeal or on the website wwww.directory-sworn-translator.comfor sworn translators approved by the French Court of Appeal.

Applications may be submitted in a folder without an appointment. They should be placed in the special drop box for professionals. The registration certificate and, where appropriate, the registration plates, if they are not already in the possession of the professionals, will be delivered to the professional within 72 hours, accompanied by a receipt for the amount charged.

The validity period of the registration is limited to 31 December of the current year or 31 December of the following year for vehicles registered between 1 October and 31 December. Registration can be renewed for another year during the registration (sticker) renewal period. See the following factsheet for details: How to renew your annual car sticker

In the event that a registration is not renewed by the required deadline, the registration will be withdrawn in accordance with the conditions established by ministerial decree. The professional who owns the vehicle must then return the certificate and registration plates, and pay the relevant administrative fees as stipulated by ministerial decree. The vehicle is no longer authorised to drive on the roads.

In addition, courtesy cars must undergo a periodic technical inspection, details of which are set out in: Technical inspection of vehicules.

Should you fail to renew registration or validate the periodic technical inspection by the required deadlines, the vehicle will be deregistered in accordance with the conditions established by ministerial decree. The owner of the vehicle must then return the certificate and registration plates, and pay the relevant administrative fees as stipulated by ministerial decree. The vehicle is no longer authorised to drive on the roads.

Registrations under this series are allocated to a single vehicle and recorded in the register. A certificate and registration plates will be issued. The description "demonstration vehicle" is noted on the certificate and the registration plates must be affixed to the vehicle in the locations designated for this purpose.

Any vehicle that is subject to registration, regardless of its type or bodywork (passenger car, motorcycle, van, trailer, etc.), can be used for demonstrations as part of presentations, test drives and sales, provided that the vehicle is new and that its GVWR does not exceed 3.5 tonnes.

Only car dealers or brand representatives may register vehicles as demonstration vehicles.

Registrations for vehicles in this series are valid for a maximum of one year from the date the vehicle was first driven as indicated on the registration certificate.

A demonstration vehicle may be sold within a period of one year. Beyond this timeframe, the vehicle will automatically lose this status. The holder of the registration certificate must, within eight days of the expiry date of this one-year period, request new registration under the "W100 garage" series. If this is not requested, the vehicle will be removed from the register. The owner of the vehicle must then return the certificate and number plates, pay the relevant fees and request a new registration or sell the vehicle.

The holder of the registration certificate or a member of their staff must be in the vehicle, and must have their seller’s card with them, or other proof that they are employed by the holder of the registration certificate's company (any document signed by the registration certificate holder). In the case of motorcycles and mopeds, it is not necessary for the registration certificate holder or a member of their staff to be on the vehicle, but they must be in or on a following vehicle.

Demonstration vehicles may not be leased. They may, however, be borrowed for test drives. A certificate should be supplied, noting the date that the vehicle was made available for a test drive. This certificate is valid for a maximum of ten days and a copy must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office. The person to whom the vehicle is loaned may drive the vehicle themselves and must present the certificate noting that the vehicle has been made available for a test drive if requested to do so by an inspector.

Demonstration vehicles may not be used to transport people (with the exception of potential customers), equipment or goods. Test drives by potential customers of demonstration models of commercial vehicles may be carried out loaded, under conditions that match the future normal operating conditions of the vehicle.

The application to register in demonstration vehicle series must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed by the person legally responsible (named on the Trade & Industry Register/Articles of Association), who must include a copy of their identification document.

The form may be:

• Downloaded online:
  STC002 Demande d'immatriculation - Sortie (Professionnels) Interactif (385-0055_02-2022)

  PDF235.8 kB
   
• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

The request must be accompanied by the original documents relating to the vehicle, accompanied, if relevant, by an official translation into French by a sworn translator at a court of appeal in Monaco or France. A list of sworn translators in the Principality of Monaco is available from the Monaco Court of Appeal or on the website wwww.directory-sworn-translator.comfor sworn translators approved by the French Court of Appeal.

Applications may be submitted in a folder without an appointment. They should be placed in the special drop box for professionals. The certificate and the registration plates, will be delivered to the professional within 72 hours, accompanied by a receipt for the amount charged.

The certificate and plates indicate the number assigned to the vehicle as well as the validity period of the registration, which will be until 31 December of the current year. This can be extended, if required, up to a maximum of one year from the date the vehicle was first driven, during the registration (sticker) renewal period. See the following factsheet for details: How to renew your annual car sticker