dinks Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Hi all would appreciate if some one could give me a few hints We will be moving to dep 16 ,1st week in jan and have a friends cottage to stay in while We look and find are permanent residence.We would like to buy a second hand French car when we get there , but do not wish to use the address at witch we will be staying to register the car .Is there any way of registering a car when you don’t have a permanent address . Or any way of buying a car and then registering it later , as in we have the log book but do not change it until we have a permanent address This may sound dodgy but do not wont to use the address we will be staying at thanks for any Replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boiling a frog Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 You need proof of address to buy and register a car usually EDF or Telephone bill,So i answer to your query it is not possible without proof of address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 You cannot legally register a car in your own name in France without proof of residence. This will normally be in the form of a utility bill.If you buy a secondhand car from a private individual he will write across the registration document "Vendu" and the date of sale. You are then obliged to re-register the car in the department where you have your principle residence. It costs about £100. Sorry but there is just no way round it. Penalties for not re-registering can be severe and you cannot get insurance without a valid registration document. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinks Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 Thanks for the replies I Guess we will just have to try and get are mates brother who has lived there for 30 years to register it and have us as drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 HiIt may be possible.Groupama insured my car on a chassis No pending French registration.For Groupama and the registration, I used a letter from family saying that I was temporarily resident at their address.The only downside was that I got a tax return from that departement !Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 [quote]You cannot legally register a car in your own name in France without proof of residence. This will normally be in the form of a utility bill.If you buy a secondhand car from a private individual he wi...[/quote]This is not how the World works. I have bought twice in the last 35 years for short holidays in Europe. Smiled gently at the salesman produced proof of who I was and where I could be permenamtantly contacted. They sold to a Hotel and an Office address a lot cheaper than hiring for 7 weeks. I have a close friend who has worked in West Africa for the last 40 years. Hertz etc go into a state of fugue/total avarice when presented with an African driving license. He normally buys in France peugeot 504/ Mercedes Benz then exports at end of holiday etc then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 There are always dodgy ways to avoid the laws. They usually sooner or later end with a problem for someone or worse. As a resident of France it is far better and ultimately cheaper to stick to the rules. If you don't and things go wrong it generally sets off a chain of events which cost you dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysfloss Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 try this site you might find the answer on it( www.caradisiac.com) .Its in french but its well worth looking anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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