Ron Avery Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Went to our local Marie and asked about changing Permis de Conduire. Was told that in rural France Maries don't do this, we have to go to Sous-Préfecture in town, so armed with UK card, and paper license, the usual residency proof stuff, off we went.Coversation at the S-P Caisse "Why do you want to change it? Its valid in France, have the police told you to?" "No I thought that you have to after a year of residence in France and it does not have my correct address on it".After consultation with colleague, form appears, "fill that in please, I need three photos, a stamped envelope, proof of identity and residence, C de J, passport, facture. etc and it will be €46" !!!"But if you wait a week until 1 Mars, it will be free, that is why I asked you if the Police had told you to change it"!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 But where do you live ? I am sure that the March 1st rule will not be applied in all depts. Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 John I live in the Aveyron and visited the Sous Prefecture at Villefranche de Rouergue. What do find surprising, that the French are doing something for nothing? So was I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 If it will be free in one place, then I'm pretty sure that it will be elsewhere too.We used to have to pay for our carte de sejours, which we were obliged to have, but they became free a couple or so years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Both our TDS and Driving licences were free of charge in 2003 and 2004 respectively in dept 66. mrs o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 We never paid for anything in 1995 either. I remember buying some fiscal stamps for about 20F but that was all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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