How to register a vehicle with honorary consular staff plates

Individuals accredited to H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, a list of whom is available in the Official Directory may register vehicles in the Principality with honorary consular staff plates.

The registration number is made up of the letters “CC” followed by a number between 1 and 99.

Only one registration will be granted per accredited official at a single consulate.

Registrations of vehicles with these plates are similar to those with normal plates and do not enjoy any exemption from duties relating to the application of the Highway Code. They may not take advantage of tax-free purchase or duty-free import arrangements.

All registrations are recorded in a register. A certificate and two registration plates (front and rear) with stickers will be issued.

Registration plates must be fixed firmly to the vehicle in the locations designated for that purpose.

The certificate and plates indicate the number assigned to the vehicle as well as the validity period of the registration, which will be until 31 December of the current year, or 31 December of the following year if the vehicle is registered between 1 October and 31 December.

Registration can be renewed for another year during the annual renewal period. See the following factsheet for details: How to renew your annual car sticker

In addition, vehicles must undergo a periodic technical inspection, details of which are set out in: Technical inspection of vehicles

Should you fail to renew your anual car sticker or validate the periodic technical inspection by the required deadlines, the vehicle will be deregistered in accordance with the conditions established by ministerial decree. The vehicle is no longer authorised to drive on the roads. 

In both cases, the owner of the vehicle must then return the registration certificate, and pay the relevant administrative fees as stipulated by ministerial decree. The registration plates must also be returned if the vehicle has been deregistered following a failure to complete a technical visit.

See the procedures: How to regularise a vehicle deregistered for failure to renew a registration (car sticker) and How to regularise a vehicle that has been deregistered following a failure to complete a technical visit

In the event that the consular card is not renewed, the conditions for maintaining registration in the Principality with these plates are no longer met and the vehicle must be registered with normal plates in accordance with the procedures set out here: How to register a used vehicle

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The application to register must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed on the original.

The form may be:

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office 

All applications to register a vehicle must be accompanied by the following documents:

• For Monegasque nationals:
  • A copy of a valid Monaco national identity card
  • Or a copy of a national passport with proof of address (gas or electricity bill from the SMEG, rental agreement) dated within the last 3 months
• For residents: a copy of a valid residence permit (the original version must be presented when going to the counter)
• A copy of a valid consular card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
• The original documents relating to the vehicle concerned, a list of which is available in step 2 (Collating the documents) of the procedures: How to register a new vehicle and How to register a used vehicle. Accompanied, if applicable, by an official translation into French by a sworn translator at a court of appeal in Monaco or France
  A list of sworn translators in the Principality of Monaco is available from the Monaco Court of Appeal or on the website www.annuaire-traducteur-assermente.fr for sworn translators approved by the French Court of Appeal
• The payment, to be made by cash, cheque or postal order (clearable in Monaco or France), made out to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office and Visa or Mastercard bank cards only, in accordance with the current fee schedule

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 by supporting documents showing proof of these persons' identities.

The mandate allows the representative to submit and track the progress of the principal’s application, but not to sign documents instead of the principal.

To submit your application, you must first make an appointment with an agent of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

You can request an appointment in one of the following three ways:

• Online using the online service made available for this purpose
• By email to circulation@gouv.mc
• By telephone on (+377) 98 98 80 14

The staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office will be waiting for you at the time of the appointment; you should bring with you the documents listed in steps 1 and 2 and your preferred means of payment.

You can find all the information about making an appointment with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by following this link