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 must 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, provided that the technical inspection is valid.

The period of validity of non-extendable and non-renewable provisional registrations for the same vehicle in the name of the same person is four months.

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 is 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 on the original, by the owner of the vehicle.

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) to be used for any application for temporary registration
• For Monegasque nationals:
  • A copy of a valid Monaco national identity card 
  • Or a copy of a national passport with proof of address (gas or electricity bill from the SMEG, rental agreement) dated of less than 3 months
• For residents: a copy of a valid residence permit
• For legal entities:
  • A copy of the articles of association/ministerial authorisation to operate a business in the Principality + certificate of listing in the NIS (statistical identification number) register dated of less than 3 months
  • Or a copy of an extract from the Trade and Industry Directory dated of less than 3 months
  • A copy of the identity document of the person legally responsible who signed the form (if a third party is appointed as a signing authority, this document must be accompanied by a certificate attesting to such, along with a copy of the signatory's proof of identity)
• The original registration certificate
• The original registration plates
• For a vehicle sold by an individual (private individual) or an entity that is not VAT-registered, an original signed certificate of sale or transfer, to be completed in three copies (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, seller, purchaser), together with a copy of the seller's Monegasque identity card or
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• For a vehicle sold by a legal entity or individual business (garage or company), or a VAT-registered entity, a copy of an invoice, including:
  • 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
• In the case of procedures carried out by a third party, a mandate, signed by the principal and accompanied by supporting documents showing proof of these persons' identities. It should specify that the mandate allows the representative to submit the progress of the principal’s application(s), but not to sign documents instead of the principal
• 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

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, once the application has been registered, 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, any temporary registration certificate and the corresponding self-adhesive strips "WW" or "WW2" 

The document may be collected by appointment arranged by the customer manager at the end of application of the file. 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

In the case of a sale in France, the Certificate to obtain the "Carte Grise" car registration document in France (CPOCG) is available within 72 hours of receipt of the file, on presentation of the payment receipt (invoice), and proof of identity.

In the case of a sale abroad (outside France), the Certificate for export abroad is available within 72 hours of receipt of the file, on presentation of the payment receipt (invoice) and proof of identity.
 

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 with a valid identity document
• 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.