Registering car - a quickie...

[Mr C]

I know this will have been asked before, but try as I might, I cannot find the answer here or anywhere - although if I wasn't in a hurry to know, I could phone the préfecture.

I need to register a used car... I bought it with a CT that needs a contra-visite, due to a shot exhaust. I have bought the exhaust, it's coming, but it won't be here in time to fit it, get the CT re-done, and do the necessary at the préfecture, before the month is up...

So my question is simply, does this CT allow me to register the car or not? Or do I have to get the contra-visite done as well...

Presumably, if I pass the month for registering, I can still do the registration, just not drive the car...

Thanks in advance.

Mr C

[Mr C]

OK - I think I have it now, on a page that was opening whilst writing the above:

si le véhicule a plus de 4 ans, la preuve du contrôle technique devant avoir été effectué dans les 6 mois qui précèdent la date de dépôt du dossier de demande de nouveau certificat d'immatriculation à la préfecture (ou de moins de 2 mois si une contre-visite a été prescrite)

So I am ok I think...

[Sunday Driver]

Provided it is hasn't expired, you can use the contra-visite certificate to obtain your new carte grise.  You can then fit the new exhaust and take the car for its retest.