Number of vehicles: cars 23,010,000 (1989), trucks and buses 5,175,000 (1989)
Road information: total: 893,100 km; paved: 893,100 km (including 12,000 km of expressways); unpaved: 0 km (2002)
The current French number plate system, which expires in 2008, consists
of three or four numbers, followed by two or three
letters, followed by two or three numbers.
If a vehicle owner relocated permanently to another area, they must
re-register their car. Annual car tax is no longer
enforced in France, and now only applies to corporate
vehicles.
The new number plate system will consist of two letters, three numbers,
and two letters. There will be no regional identifier
as in the previous system, but a sequential number
will be used. The number plate will be allocated to
the car, and will not change even if the car is sold
of the owner moves to another region.
