in Spain can be a hazardous business, but
if you take care to ensure that all the necessary
paperwork is completed to cover yourself against
liabilities, things should go smoothly. Any
Spanish car must have two documents: a permiso
de circulación, which makes it legal
to drive the car on public roads, and a tarjeta
de inspección technical de vehiculos
or certificate of roadworthiness.
If you sell a car, you must sign the section
on the back of the permiso de circulación
which begins
To make sure no problems arise you should
also write in the date of the sale. This obliges
the new owner to complete the paperwork within
.
You can also notify the jefatura provincial
de trafico of the sale, to cover yourself
in case the buyer omits to change the name
on the car’s papers.
If the car is still in your name after the
sale, the new owner could be running up fines
for which you will be liable. :
ask at the jefatura for the form called solicitud
de datos del registro de vehiculos (request
for vehicle registration details). This will
tell you whether or not you are still the
car’s registered owner. It is however
a legal requirement for the buyer to transfer
the vehicle into their name as soon as possible
after its purchase.
If you are buying a car you must ask the seller
for two further documents. The local car tax,
impuesto sobre la ,
should be fully paid up to date (ask to see
the vendor’s passport or identity card
to check their signature is genuine, and ask
for a photocopy for your own security, in
case anything goes wrong). The other document
you should have is a transferencia. This is
obtainable from Trafico and should be completed
and signed. Help with all these papers can
be given by a competent gestor or by Be
careful to check the legal status of any car
you buy. All cars over four years old must
be inspected and must pass the inspeccion
technical de vehiculos ,
equivalent to the MOT test.
In
order to buy any vehicle, you
have a
If you buy a
vehicle from a reputable car ,
they usually handle all the paperwork on
your behalf to complete the ownership transfer.
However, they will look to you for payment
of Trafico’s transfer tax and fee.
If you purchase
a , you should produce the
following first at the Hacienda then the
Trafico office:
(signed on the back by the Seller)
(stamped on the back of the Ficha
Tecnica)
(Impuestos Vehiculos)
+ 1 photocopy
of
the Seller + 2 photocopies
of the Purchaser +
2 photocopies
If the Purchaser is (or copy certified
by the Ayuntamiento), plus a Certificado
de Empadronamiento from the Ayuntamiento
to confirm the address, plus a signed declaration
that the Purchaser has a valid licence +
1 photocopy of both
The relevant , duly completed and
signed by both parties
The transfer will take a minimum of . Trafico charges are approximately
40 Euros plus a tax amount that is of the book value of the vehicle.
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