How to apply for a reimbursement

Reimbursement of fees paid for a service provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office may be requested in the following circumstances:

• When a technical inspection has been cancelled at the latest the day before the appointment and the technical inspection has taken place in France by special authorisation, or when the vehicle has been removed from the registration file (for a sale, transfer, destruction or withdrawal) before the due date
• When a vehicle has been removed from the number plate database (for a sale, transfer, destruction or withdrawal), before 31 December of the current year as part of the process of renewing registration for the following year, and where the fee to renew the car sticker for the following year has already been paid
• Under any other circumstances justifying a reimbursement

Applications for reimbursement (or return) of fees must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office:

• Either, using the special online service

• Or using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed on the original by the owner of the relevant licence

The form may be:

• Downloaded online:
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  STC019 Demande de restitution de droit Interactif (385-0055_20-2022)
• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

Any administrative procedure undertaken at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by a third party must be accompanied by a mandate signed by the principal and the representative and by supporting documents showing proof of these persons' identities.

However, it does not allow the representative to sign the documents in place of the principal.

The request for reimbursement of fees must be accompanied by the following documents:

If you would like to submit your application using the online service, all of the supporting documents for your application must be uploaded using this tool.

For hard copy applications, the completed application should be enclosed in an envelope and handed to the reception desk of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office - no appointment is necessary. Alternatively, applications can be sent via post or emailed to circulation@gouv.mc.

Subject to acceptance of the request, reimbursement will be made by bank transfer by the Public Treasury within a maximum period of two months.

In the event of refusal, an explanatory letter will be sent to the applicant.