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Buying car in France - how to check out, and safe way to buy

  • 18-06-2017 1:43pm
    #1
    DieterVosHier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi I'm trying to buy a lhd car from France, found it on autoscout24.com. i know in Ireland that the AA will go to the seller location and inspect a car for 250 euro plus, but does anybody know of an equivalent in France that i could arrange from here in Ireland. I don't want to fly across, take the car to a garage and find that it's a dudd, I'd rather find it out from my couch here :)

    Also, any tips on buying car and on formalities in France, ie how to check its history and transfer ownership, make payment etc.
    I've zero French. Merci


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    This link will outline the main steps of the process


  • #3
    mikeybrennan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 869 ✭✭✭mikeybrennan


    Is it a honda?


  • #4
    DieterVosHier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭DieterVosHier


    Thanks Biko,

    I'm looking into registering the car, as i won't have an address in France. Postal registration is possible but i don't know if i can leave the country before the car is registered in my name. It may mean hanging around for a few days to work through paperwork.

    Also I've read that the seller's insurance is valid until midnight on the day of purchase so if i leave the country on that day it could cut out a bit of difficulty in getting an Irish company to cover it.


  • #5
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    I strongly doubt you can register French registered car in your name, if you are not resident in France.

    Normally anyone buying cars in France for export, bring it on a trailer without reg plates (as they have to be left in France when previous owner deregisters the car).

    You should get a reg cert which registration office will stamp as deregistered. That should be good enough to register it with VRT/NCT crowd in Ireland.


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