New car prices in England

The automotive sector is not exactly celebrating on the other side of the Channel. In addition to the petrol shortage that has been rocking the country for the last fortnight or so, car sales are at half-mast, as is the case here at home, with the semi-conductor crisis not helping. In September, sales fell by 34.4 1Q3. 215,312 cars were registered across the Channel, the highest number since 1998 for the new car price in the UK!

Only sales of electric cars rose, and not just a little: +137 %. The Tesla Model 3 was last month's best-selling model, all powertrains combined, with 6,879 units sold (the Corsa, in second place, was a distant second with 5,235 units). Since the start of the year, 1,316,614 cars have been registered. This too is a particularly low figure. On average, between 2010 and 2019, the equivalent of 1,864,937 vehicles were sold over the same period.

How to register a new car in England :

• Original vehicle registration document, with no particulars, or official vehicle ownership document
• If the vehicle registration document has been retained by the administrative authorities of the foreign country: official document showing this (or valid international certificate for cars issued by these authorities).
• Form cerfa n°13750
• Proof of address less than 6 months old (in the case of joint holders, proof of the holder whose address will appear on the vehicle registration document)
• Vehicle registration document, crossed out with the words Sold on (day/month/year) or Transferred on (day/month/year)with the signatures of all former joint holders
• If the vehicle is more than 4 years old: proof of roadworthiness test unless the vehicle is exempt. It must be less than 6 months old (2 months if a counter-inspection Second examination to check whether the defects detected (major or critical defects) during the initial inspection of the vehicle have been repaired. has been prescribed). If the time limit is exceeded, a new inspection will have to be carried out at your expense. It must have been carried out in France (or in a European Union country).
• If the vehicle was previously registered in a European Union country tax receipt issued by the main tax office certifying that VAT has been paid in France
• If the vehicle was previously registered in a country outside the European Union 846A customs clearance certificate, unless the application for registration bears a waiver issued by the customs authorities
• If you are doing this for someone else : mandate signed and identity document the person for whom you are taking the action
• If the old vehicle registration document cannot be provided, does not correspond to the vehicle being imported, cannot be used to identify the vehicle or does not contain all the compulsory details, you will need to provide additional supporting documents corresponding to your situation:
  • European certificate of conformity issued by the manufacturer, if necessary in a language other than French. It can be issued in digital form.
  • Certificate of identification to a Community type
  • Report of individual acceptance (RTI) drawn up by a Dreal Dreal: Direction régionale de l'environnement, de l'aménagement et du logement (Regional directorate for the environment, planning and housing)