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Once the vehicle has arrived in France, you must
register it and obtain a Carte Grise (Certificat
d'Immatriculation). You apply for the Carte Grise
through your préfecture or sous-préfecture by
completing a Demande de Certificat d'Immatriculation.
You will need the following paperwork:
• Passport
• Proof of address
• Registration certificate & proof of ownership
• Import tax certificate
• Contrôle Technique (i.e MOT)
• Certificate of conformity
You will be given a provisional registration certificate which
you will need to have your number plates made up.
Your new Carte Grise will
arrive in the post and then you must notify the
DVLA that your vehicle has been permanently
exported.
How do I register a car in
France?
To obtain a French pet passport you
must first make sure that the animal
is microchipped. Then visit your local vet
in France who will read the
microchip and vaccinate the animal
against rabies and issue the passport. Please note that the vaccination
takes
three weeks to fully work
and you will not be allowed entry
into the UK until the three weeks
have expired. The passport will have
an expiry date linked to the expiration date of
the rabies vaccine, if
your pet is not revaccinated then
the passport expires.
How do I get a pet
passport?
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This has to be done by post and you
can see full details of what to do at
www.service-public.fr/particuliers/
vosdroits/F1758
You will need to fill out the forms
available at this link as well as sending copies
of:
• Your current licence
• Your passport
• Proof of address showing that
you have lived there for at least
six months
• Three photos
• A stamped, addressed, envelope
The address to write to is: The National Permit
Exchange and Permits
Department, Préfecture of the
Loire-Atlantique, CERT PCI, 6 quay
Ceineray, BP 33515, 44035 Nantes
Cedex 1.
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