The small green badge to affix to the windshield of a vehicle to prove that it is well insured will disappear from April 1, 2024. It will no longer be necessary to put it on, nor to have your green card on you . A small revolution for vehicle owners. This will avoid scares for those who have forgotten to change the sticker and will allow more fluidity during checks. Until then, we could be fined if we forgot to change the sticker or if we didn’t have our documents with us, even if we were well insured: it’s over!
From now on, insurers will fill out insurance information directly into a file, which will be viewable by law enforcement at any time. To be sure that your vehicle is in this file and that there have been no errors, then you can check it yourself.
How do I check that my vehicle is in the FVA (insured vehicle file)?
The file used by insurers and law enforcement is called FVA, the “insured vehicle file“. These two entities can have access to it, but a holder of a vehicle can also verify that his vehicle is indeed part of it. For this, you only need the registration certificate, the famous gray card. You must go to the site www.fva-assurance.fr and click on “consult the FVA“to the right. You will arrive on a page with writing “Consult the situation of my vehicle in the FVA“you have to select”Click here“. A new page will open to complete the process. First, you must select the type of registration of your vehicle based on its age. There are three choices: two letters, a dash, three numbers, a hyphen then two letters (registration after 2009), or three numbers, three letters and two numbers (registration between 1995 and 2009), or three numbers, three letters and two numbers but on a black plate (registration before 1995). You must enter the registration then the formula number or the VIN. This information is entered on your registration certificate. You must then accept the data confidentiality policy and certify that you are the holder of the registration certificate. Click then on “query the FVA” and you will have the answer.
What should I do if my vehicle, although insured, is not included in the file of insured vehicles?
If after doing this, the site tells you that your vehicle is not insured, then there are several possibilities. First, make sure you have entered the correct numbers, in the correct order and without forgetting any characters. If you have written the correct information, then contact your insurer as soon as possible to understand why it is indicated that you do not have insurance. It could be a human or computer error, maybe your contract was terminated for certain reasons, etc. Also, if you have just insured your vehicle, there may be a small delay before appearing on the site, up to 72 hours. In all these cases, it is best to contact the insurer.