Spanish Road Tax On New Cars

Hi, hope someone can help with this. I bought a new car in September 2015 and am wondering when I will need to pay road tax and how/where do I pay it.

Thanks,

Where is your property in Spain ?  Used to pay mine at the town hall in Torre-Pacheco.     http://www.healthplanspain.com/blog/expat-tips/180-car-road-tax-ivtm-in-spain-an-expat-s-guide.html#.VomFUa_fWrU

I pay mine at the local SUMA office in town (Almoradi). Don't know about elsewhere, but here it is due 1st Jan but they give you to 4th May to pay it - this IS Spain, y'know!!

Steve

Thanks Newworld, we are on Condado de Alhama, Murcia and car purchased from dealer in Alhama de Murcia. Link to article very useful, local council have an office on site which deals with our council tax so will visit them when we are next out in March.

If it was a brand new car the dealer would have paid the road tax on your behalf for 2015, you need to pay 2016 road tax at your local council offices. If it's anything like our area the bills won't be ready until at least February and the cut off date for payment without a surcharge is mid November.

Go to the official council office on CdA. It is opposite the Mileniun Offices. The gentleman in there speaks perfect English, is very helpful. You make the payment to him, he then issues you the official receipt, and if you wish sets up a direct debit for you from your bank account.

What Team GB sounds very accurate. Dealers of new cars typically take care of this sort of thing as an incentive to get you to buy the vehicle.

Is an annual which is paid to the municipality in which the vehicle is registered

The vehicle owner must inform the Provincial Traffic Office (Jefatura Provincial de Trafico) of any change of address since initial registration of the vehicle

Liable person is the vehicle owner on 1^st of January. It is paid annually. Each town hall sets a voluntary payment period (período voluntario), which lasts two months. Vehicle owners will receive a notice of required payment by post.

Online payments are already organized in some municipalities but generally, payments are made in person at the town hall and at certain banks, or through a direct debit arrangement.

Following documentation is needed:

• Identity card
• Car registration document (Permiso de Circulación)
• Technical certificate (Certificado de Características Técnicas)

The rate of IVTM is set by the municipality within the Spanish government's minimum and maximum amounts; this considers the horsepower (potentia fiscal) of the vehicle and type of vehicle.

 Electric or hybrid fuel vehicles receive a discount of up to 75 percent on this tax. Vehicles with eco-friendly adaptations may also receive a discount.

Penalties

Initial charge for late payment is 5 percent. If the payment is not made within one year, the charges are increased to 20 percent.