How to sell or transfer a vehicle

Any owner of a vehicle registered in the Principality must, at the time of the sale or transfer of his or her vehicle, inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office and make a request for it to be registered. The sale may be registered in the absence of the seller, but the seller must ensure that it has been registered.

Once the sale has been registered, the procedure varies, depending on the country of destination of the vehicle:

• For a sale in Monaco, the buyer may apply for registration of the vehicle in his or her name
• For a sale in France, the seller or the buyer can request a certificate to obtain the "carte grise" car registration document in France (CPOCG) 
• For a sale abroad (outside France), the seller or the buyer may request a certificate for export abroad

The two certificates, which are considered as title clearance, certify that no registration of a pledge or opposition to the sale has been recorded.

In the last two cases, temporary registration with the issue of a provisional registration certificate and "WW" sticker plates for a sale in France or "WW2" for a sale abroad (outside France) may be requested by the purchaser.

The period of validity of non-extendable and non-renewable provisional registrations for the same vehicle in the name of the same person is two months for vehicles exported to France and other States.

The provisional "WW" registration enables the vehicle to be driven in the Principality of Monaco and in France and the provisional registration "WW2" enables it to be driven in the Principality of Monaco and abroad.

The purchaser may request a copy of the European certificate of conformity (COC) that may be required for registering the vehicle abroad, as long as this document was provided in the vehicle registration file in the Principality. To request it, please refer to the procedure: "How to request a copy of a constituent document of a file"

The purchaser may also request an apostille of the certificate for export abroad, which is required for the registration of the vehicle in certain foreign countries, such as Italy. To request it, please refer to the procedure: "How to request an apostille of an Export certificate".

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The application must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed.

The form may be:

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

All applications for registering the sale must be accompanied by the following documents:

• The form (see step 1 Formulating the request)
• The original registration certificate
• The original registration plates
• A copy of an invoice, for a vehicle sold by a legal entity or individual business (garage or company) or a VAT-registered entity, which includes:
  • A unique invoice number based on a continuous chronological sequence
  • The seller’s identity (surname, postal address, postal code and city, Trade and Industry Registry or SIRET number)
  • The purchaser’s identity (surname and first name or registered name, postal address, postal code and city)
  • A description of the asset sold (must include vehicle serial number and odometer reading where possible)
  • Amount

If the buyer is in Monaco, The invoice must be for the benefit of one person only. If this is not the case, one of the co-purchasers will need to withdraw, in writing, and attach an original signed copy of a letter to the application accompanied by a copy of the relevant identity document

• In the case of a sale in Monaco, the documents necessary for the registration of the vehicle in accordance with the terms set out in the procedure "How to register a used vehicle"
• In the case of a sale abroad, the form:
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  duly completed and signed, on which the application, if applicable, for "WW" or "WW2" provisional registration will be made
• The payment, to be made by cash, cheque or postal order (clearable in Monaco or France), made out to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office and Visa or Mastercard bank cards only, in accordance with the current fee schedule

Any administrative procedure undertaken at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by a third party must be accompanied by a mandatesigned by the principal and by supporting documents showing proof of these persons' identities.

The mandate allows the representative to submit and track the progress of the principal’s application(s), but not to sign documents instead of the principal.

To submit your application, you must first make an appointment with an agent of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

You can request an appointment in one of the following three ways:

• Online, using the online service made available for this purpose
• By email to circulation@gouv.mc
• By telephone on (+377) 98 98 80 14

The staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office will be waiting for you at the time of the appointment; you should bring with you the documents listed in steps 1 and 2 and your preferred means of payment.

You can find all the information about making an appointment with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by following this link  

At this appointment, you will be given a payment receipt and:

• In the case of a sale in Monaco, the registration plates
• In the case of a sale abroad, if applicable, the provisional self-adhesive strips "WW" or "WW2"

• In the case of a sale in Monaco, the certificate of registration is available within 72 hours of receipt of the file, on presentation of the payment receipt (invoice)
• In the case of a sale in France, the Certificate to obtain the "Carte Grise" car registration document in France (CPOCG) and the provisional "WW" registration certificate, if necessary, are available within 72 hours of receipt of the file, on presentation of the payment receipt (invoice)
• In the case of a sale abroad (outside France), the Certificate for export abroad and the provisional "WW2" registration certificate, if necessary, are available within 72 hours of receipt of the file, on presentation of the payment receipt (invoice)

If you did not arrange a collection date when you made your application, you can request an appointment in one of the following three ways:

• Online, using the online service made available for this purpose
• By email to circulation@gouv.mc
• By telephone to (+377) 98 98 80 14

You can find all the information about making an appointment with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by following this link

The sale of a vehicle can only be cancelled after completion in the following two cases:

• Amicably, without any time limit
• Or by a court decision, the legal action being limited in time to 5 years

The seller and the buyer are obliged to inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by providing:

• The original registration certificate
• The registration plates
• In the 1st case, the consent of both parties, in writing and signed
• In the 2nd case, the court decision

Requests to cancel a sale by mutual agreement cannot, however, be accepted if the vehicle has been registered in the name of the buyer in Monaco or abroad.