All registrations are valid for a limited period, until 31 December of the current year.
Registrations are renewable annually, extending validity for a further year.
The car sticker can be renewed:
- By individuals domiciled in Monaco who can provide a national identity card (failing this, a national passport with proof of address, gas or electricity bill from the SMEG, rental agreement dated of less than 3 months), either a residence permit
- By individuals who own property in their own name or has a lease for rented accommodation in the Principality, and a parking
- For professional use or when assigning a vehicle for professional use by staff, individuals or legal entities who are authorised to undertake and are currently undertaking a professional, commercial or industrial activity, with the exclusion of non-trading real estate companies and non-trading companies whose advisory and management activities are primarily conducted for the benefit of their founders and partners and whose founders and partners do not reside in Monaco
- Legal entities offering finance for a leasing contract with a purchase option or a long-term leasing contract whose principal place of business is in Monaco or whose principal place of business is in France with a secondary place of business in Monaco
- Legal entities providing a vehicle under a long-term leasing contract for a period of less than one year
All registered vehicle owners are issued an invoice at the beginning of September to renew their stickers for the following year.
This invoice can be paid as soon as it is received and must be settled before 31 December of the current year.
Invoices and stickers are sent by post only; and postal tracking is not available for temporary or permanent redirection.
Stickers are free for all electric vehicles; however, an invoice for €0 will nonetheless be sent to owners to check that they still own the relevant vehicles and that they wish to renew the stickers, which they should confirm via post by returning the appropriate slip or via email to the following address circulation@gouv.mc.
If no payment is registered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by 31 December, or, in the case of electric vehicles, confirmation that the sticker should be renewed is not received, the vehicle will be removed from the registration file and will no longer be authorised to circulate on the public highway.
Please note: a sticker is required if the vehicle is still registered on 1 January.
Reimbursement of fees paid may be requested when a vehicle is removed from the number plate database (sale, transfer, destruction, withdrawal) before 1 January and where payment to renew the sticker has already been made in accordance with the procedures set out in How to request reimbursement
There is a fee associated with this procedure in accordance with the current applicable rates.