Transferring / selling your Vehicle on the Costa del Sol?!
Sunday, September 14, 2008 @ 12:55 AM
For those of you looking to sell or buy a 2nd hand car on the Costa del Sol, the vehicle transfer process can be painful and pretty time consuming if you choose to do it all yourself, especially if you have to go the Jefatura de Trafico in Malaga.
However, there are various 'gestors' / admin companies which take the pain out of this job. Once such company Getsoria Regina Lopez Castlla in Malaga ( http://www.reginalopez.com). Call them to find out how much it will cost to transfer your car. The basic costs involved are as follows: 4% car transfer tax (on the governments book value of the car), transfer documentation payment (about 45 Euros), and then the admin fee which the gestor will charge. When you call them ensure you have the FICHA TECNICA (log book / car details), as they will ask you for the date the car was registered, the engine size, horsepower and the exact model. Based on these variables, they will be able to tell you how much it will cost to transfer your vehicle.
You will have to submit a transfer form (signed by seller and the buyer) together with the following documents:
- Original FICHA TECNICA
- Original PERMISO DE CIRCULACION
- COPY OF YOUR LATEST MUNICIPAL CAR TAX RECEIPT
- SELLERS PASSPORT & NIE NUMBER / GREEN RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE OR SPANISH ID CARD
- BUYERS PASSPORT & NIE NUMBER / GREEN RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE OR SPANISH ID CARD
- BUYERS PROOF OF ADDRESS (ie copy of empadronamiento is porbably best)
- Funds for the vehcile transfer ( They prefer you to do a bank transfer for security, but they will accept cash)
You can pick up one the transfer forms from a professional car dealership who deals with this gestoria. (Just ask them to tell you which dealership is closest to you). Sign the form and hand in the correct documents & payment back to local dealership. The dealership normally will send the documents on to the gestoria and a couple of days later you will get a temporary driving permit, which will enable you or the new buyer to drive the vehicle while the official transfer is completed. This can take from 2 weeks to 2 months.
That's pretty much it in theory!
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