Buying & Selling a Vehicle in Monaco

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Buying & Selling a Vehicle in Monaco

The immatriculation is a vehicle's registration. The details of a vehicle's registration are carried in the Certificat d'Immatriculation (registration certificate).

When a Monegasque car is bought or sold, the new ownership must be registered within one month of the transfer and a new Certificat d'Immatriculation will be issued to the new owner. Paperwork is handled by the Service des Titres de Circulation.

• Service des Titres de Circulation
  At: 23, Avenue Albert II, B.P. 699, MC 98014 Monaco CEDEX
  Tel: 98 98 80 14 
  Fax: 98 98 40 36 
  Contrôle Technique switchboard: 98 98 21 63 
  Open: 09:00–17:00 Monday to Friday (The cashiers office closes at 16:30)

The Certificat d'Immatriculation should be carried in the car at all times.

• See also: Registering a Foreign Vehicle in Monaco

Buying & Registering a Used Car

Before agreeing to buy a used car:

• Make sure that the series number stamped on the car matches that in the registration documents of the seller
• Make sure that the seller is the legally registered owner of the car by checking on the Certificat d'Immatriculation

Documents required to register a car:

• Proof of identity: passport, Monaco identity card or Carte de Séjour.
• Monaco driving license
• Proof of insurance document
• The Certificat d'Immatriculation (registration certificate)
• The number plate(s)
• Cars over four years old must have a vehicle roadworthiness certificate (Contrôle Technique) from a test taken at most six months earlier. (The roadworthiness test must be taken by the Centre de Contrôle Technique des Véhicules de Monaco)

Selling a Used Car

The following must be sent to the Service des Titres de Circulation:

• Form STC/020 for the sale or relinquishment of a second hand vehicle, Certificat de vente ou de cession d'un véhicule d'occasion
• The Certificat d'Immatriculation
• If the car is more than four years old, a certificate as proof of roadworthiness (Contrôle Technique) no more than six months old
• The number plate(s) if the vehicle is sold outside Monaco

Duplicate Certificat d'Immatriculation (Loss or Theft)

Documents needed in the case of loss:

• Declaration of loss and replacement request form STC/040 (Déclaration de perte et Demande de duplicata) available from the Service des Titres de Circulation and completed and returned there

Documents needed in the case of theft:

• Declaration of loss form (déclaration de vol) available from the Sureté Public, completed and sent to the Service des Titres de Circulation.

Change of Address

Changing an address on a driver's licence or immatriculation can be done in one office within the Municipality. 

• For information from the Principality of Monaco on how to submit a change of address: Click here (in French)

Destruction of the Vehicle

Notification must be made of a car to be scrapped (whether by the owner or after sale to a scrapper). The following documents must be provided to the Service des Titres de Circulation:

• A vehicle destruction request (Demande de Destruction d'un Véhicule) form STC/021
• The registration certificate
• The number plates

In the case of destruction following an accident:

• A copy of the insurance report

Further Information

• Service des Titres de Circulation
  At: 23, Avenue Albert II, B.P. 699, MC 98014 Monaco CEDEX
  Tel: 98 98 80 14 
  Fax: 98 98 40 36 
  Contrôle Technique switchboard: 98 98 21 63 
  Open: 09:00–17:00 Monday to Friday (cashiers office closes at 16:30)
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• Many forms are available online and for download as PDF: Click here
• See AngloINFO INFOrmation Page Registering a Foreign Vehicle in Monaco