Between the boxes to unpack, the electricity and internet subscriptions to update, the public bodies to notify… you are likely to forget to change the address on your registration card. However, this omission can cost you dearly. Firstly, if you do not make this change within one month, you expose yourself to a 4th class fine, of a lump sum of 135 euros (article R322-7 of the highway code). The latter is increased to 375 euros after 45 days, and can rise up to 750 euros, particularly in the event of a repeat offense.
Second problem, your possible fines for failure to pay parking or for speeding will be sent to the address listed on your registration document. If you have not forwarded your mail or if the forwarding experiences failures (which is observed for official mail), you will only receive enforceable titles automatically increased to your new address known to the Public Treasury. Not to mention that in the event of a traffic violation, points can be taken away from you, which is better to know quickly.
Thirdly, if you sell your carthe address mentioned on the transfer certificate must correspond to that appearing on the registration document. Note that it is also preferable that the addresses match when passing the technical inspection.
How to change the address?
To make the change, it is simple and free : go to the official website of the National Agency for Secure Titles (ANTS), by connecting via a ANTS account or France Connect. After entering the registration of your vehicle, you will enter your new address. Subsequently, you will receive in your mailbox a self-adhesive label to be affixed to the registration document.
Exception: if it is the fourth movea new registration document will be sent to you, at a cost of 2.76 euros, corresponding to the delivery fee. Please note that if your vehicle is running with an old license plate, the change will result in the change to the new plate format.
Make amends
You receive a fine already increased ? Before making any claim, start by updating your registration document on the ANTS website. THE receipt of your request will be used to prove your good faith later. You didn’t try tohide» to avoid paying. In fact, the Public Treasury was able to find you to claim the money from the enforceable title, using your up-to-date tax details. While the initial fine notice and the increased notice were generated using data from the gray card file (the SIV, the Vehicle Registration System).
Depending on your situation, the procedure for contest the increase differs. Regarding a post-parking package (FPS), you will enter online the Paid Parking Tribunal (TSP). Do not delay: you have one month to file your appeal, upon receipt of the enforceable title. In case oftraffic offenseyour interlocutor is the public prosecutorto be entered via the website of theANTAIthe National Agency for the Automated Processing of Offenses.
