Licensing a Stored Vehicle
ChangeIf you want to use a vehicle you have put in storage, you must submit a request to the SAAQ to license it for road use.
You can only licensing a stored vehicle on the same day you wish to put the vehicle back on the road. You cannot use this service in advance.
If the vehicle has been in storage for 12 months or longer
It must undergo a mandatory mechanical inspection.
If the vehicle passes the inspection, you will be given a valid mechanical inspection certificate, which you will have to present during the transaction.
For more information about using these online services, watch the video on licensing a stored vehicle (in French only).
You must present, at one of our service outlets:
When licensing a stored vehicle, you must pay the registration fee for the entire current month as well as the period that remains before the regular registration month.