Paris - Owning a car
Bying a car
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If you decide to buy a second-hand car, you must get a document called "contrôle technique. If the car is over four years, it must pass some technical controls. These technical test are compulsory for private and commercial vehicles under 3.5 tones over four years old. It must be dated less than 6 month.
Technical control
website: http://www.finances.gouv.fr/DGCCRF/consommation/ficonso/C15.htm -
To get a better idea of the market prices of cars, I advice you to buy the magazine "Argus" which lists the value of all types of cars.
If you want to buy a new car, go to the car dealers. -
For registering a new car, you will those documents:
- Proof of residence and identity
- The "cession" certificate
- The "carte grise"
Most of the time car dealers do all the paperwork for you ! However for more details see the chapter "selling a car".
Car loans
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You can obtain good loans from some insurance companies. Insurance companies offer as banks car loans because or they have got a bank activity or they work closely with some banks. Otherwise ask different banks for car's loans.
Car registration
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All cars are registrated at the "Prefecture" you depend. You must have a grey card for your car. This one is delivered by the "Préfecture". It contains different information and also the registration number of your car.
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For having more information concerning the documents you need in the case of selling or buying a car see above.
Leasing a car
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If you decide to lease a car, it means paying a certain amount each month without owning the car afterwards. This amount includes the insurance, the repairs and a new car in case of a problem! All car-vendors propose this type of purchase.
Selling a car
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How to sell your car ?
- put an add on the newspaper "Nice-Matin",
- park your car near a traffic circle and put a sticker with "A VENDRE", your telephone number and the
price on it,
- perhaps perhaps there is a popssibility in your company
- advertise in Paguro for free! -
If you want to sell your car here in France, you must obtain from the "Préfecture" or "Sous-Préfecture" or the Police Station a document called "certification de cession". The two parties must sign this document and each one keeps a copy. One copy is for the "Préfecture".
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Préfecture de Police
9, boulevard du Palais
75 195 PARIS RP
Tel +33(0)1 53 73 53 73
[email protected]
http://www.prefecture-police-paris.interieur.gouv.fr/ -
On the "carte grise", the registration document for the car, the vendor must sign and write "vendu le + date". Then he must cut off the upper right-hand corner and send it to the "Préfecture".
The vendor has to also do another document called "certificat de non gage". This can be obtained from the "Préfecture" or "Sous-Préfecture". This document proves that the vendor is entitled to sell the vehicle.
The last document, as I told you before is the technical control. You must obtain this document from one of these centers.
To do the technical control :
website: http://www.finances.gouv.fr/DGCCRF/consommation/ficonso/C15.htmAfter sending all these documents to the "Prefecture" , the owner will receive a new "carte grise" in his/her name.
