The official French app that makes buying or selling a used car easier New smartphone app makes filing the obligatory 鈥榩aperwork鈥� more secure. It also blocks the sale of stolen cars
Post Brexit is it still beneficial to import a car from UK to France? Prior to Brexit many considered that the comparatively lower price in the UK justified the extra paperwork
Woman in France loses 鈧�1,300 in online car hire scam The victim made the error of communicating with the scammer outside of the online car hire platform
practical How do you register a used car in France? We look at the steps you need to take to get a carte grise for a new or used car
Please confirm information on registering a car to French second home Reader asks for clarification following our September edition article
UK residents CAN legally register a car at their French second home The question of French plates for non-residents often causes confusion, however senior officials provided a clear response
Can I buy a car in France to use when I visit my second home? We explain the logistics of getting a vehicle in France as a non resident, including insurance, vehicle checks and paperwork
British carte de s茅jour holder in France fined over UK-plated car The retiree was fined 鈧�150 by a customs officer at Roscoff port
Speed radars should check cars are safe and insured, says French MP Speed cameras are currently massively under-used, argues Damien Pichereau
Covid-19: Contr么le technique extension Reader question: I took my car for its CT ( contr么le technique ) before lockdown and it failed the test. It left me the usual two months to get work done but are garages open? Are the big car spare parts places open? If I can鈥檛 obtain replacements needed in two months, can I have an extension?
Can I get compensation for a car accident in France? Your questions, answered: what compensation is there if an uninsured driver bumps me?
Should a car kept in France have French plates? If a UK-registered car is taken out of the country for more than 12 months, it is deemed 'permanently exported' and may not remain registered in the UK
Talks between UK and France begin on driving licence swap More Britons in France are now unable to drive, due to their UK licences expiring and no exchange deal being in place
France lockdown: Watchdog's second car insurance rebate call UFC-Que Choisir estimates that car users and motorcyclists in France have effectively overpaid 鈧�2.2billion this year
Coronavirus: road death toll halved during lockdown While the number of high-speed offences and accidents increased.
Site helps drivers in France to swap car for eco model Drivers in France are being encouraged to exchange their cars for a more eco-friendly vehicle - and save money in the process - with a new website set up by the government to help calculate the costs.
France cracks down on driving without insurance New rules against driving without insurance have come into force in France this week, in a bid to crack down on the 750,000 estimated drivers who are driving uninsured on the country鈥檚 roads.
Beware of car buying sites in France Recently I decided to sell the right-hand drive car that I brought to France 10 years ago.
Registering a car: official website woes multiplied Registering a UK car here can only be done online via the ANTS site. Finding the correct place on the site is fairly easy.
Europe鈥檚 petrol pump labels to change in new EU rules Fuel labelling in petrol stations across Europe is to change this month (October 2018) in line with European Union rules to standardise pumps in the EU zone.
Procedure for re-registering a car in France I bought a car abroad in the EU and need to re-register it in France. What papers are needed and how do I do this? A.G.
Court rules car work costs must be agreed beforehand The supreme court has ruled that any mechanical work on your car - and the final cost - must be expressly agreed beforehand between the garage and customer, and no further charges will be allowed.
Drivers and passengers warned over no-seat belt fines The French Road Safety Agency ( la S茅curit茅 routi猫re ) has warned road users that adult passengers are liable for their own fines, should they travel without seat belts.
Speeding Toulouse driver 'was desperate for toilet' A Toulouse man who was caught driving at over 100km/h in a 50km/h zone has defended his speeding by saying he 鈥渨as desperate for the toilet鈥�.
Car stuck after driver confuses M茅tro with car park Finding a parking space in Toulouse is never easy, but one driver found it more difficult than most when she confused the entrance to an underground car park with that of the city鈥檚 M茅tro.
Dordogne petrol tank accidentally pumps diesel Over 30 cars have broken down in the Dordogne after a Leclerc petrol station accidentally supplied diesel from an unleaded petrol pump.
Paris mayor says individual car ownership era is over The mayor of Paris has said that owning your own car is 鈥渘o longer the pattern today鈥�, and that a petrol-free Paris could come even earlier than 2030.
Marseille jokes at 鈥渂est French city to drive in鈥� win Marseille residents have reacted with disbelief and humour after a new study named their city as the 鈥渂est in France to drive in鈥�.
Fees to recover impounded cars rising today The fees for getting your car back if it is impounded by police in France are rising, with the cost in Paris higher than anywhere else in the country.
