It’s not as simple as you might think! The process is classically bureaucratic, but ultimately straightforward.
Where from? The choice isn’t as big as you might have thought, because most of the hire cars from here go back to be sold on the Spanish mainland. Most major manufacturers have dealers here, and they can be found in Arrecife, but very few of them offer second hand cars. Used cars tend to be left to the specialist used car dealers which can be found in Playa Honda and Arrecife. One thing to note is that second hand values tend to be quite high here, as there is a demand for decent used cars. A late used car can make a new one seem a bargain! Buying privately is pretty common, and you can find used cars for sale in The Gazette, Estohay magazine and online in classified adverts. If you buy from a dealer, the “transferencia” will be taken care of normally as part of the price – that’s changing the registration into your name. But if buying privately, you and the seller will have to do that job yourself. Here’s the process: Transferring a car from one owner to another The seller must first visit his Ayuntamiento (town hall) to bring the road tax up to date, which will require payment. He or she will need the receipt for the next stage. Both buyer and seller should then visit Registro de Propiedad on the Rambla Medular in Arrecife, with their photo identification documents and Certificados de Residencia, as well as the car documents – the ficha tecnica and the permiso de circulacion. Before you get to registro, make photocopies of everything. Tell the staff it’s a vehicle change, and they will give you a copy of a sales contract (Contracto de compraventa), and a copy of the form they need to calculate the sales tax. You should fill out both – the first is the contract to show who is selling the car, to whom, and for how much. The second is used for the tax, which is payable at the rate of 4% of the selling price. So for a €6000 car, you will have to pay €240 transfer tax. The buyer normally pays this, but it can be negotiated or even split. Hand over all the forms and photocopies once your number is called, and the clerk will take your money and issue you with a copy of the transfer form, and also return all your original documents. Trafico The job isn’t done yet! Next you need to go to Jefatura local de Trafico (known as trafico), who are on Carretera Los Marmoles, opposite the petrol station, in Arrecife. Once you get there, join the queue at the payment window on your left, and tell them you want to transfer a vehicle. They will take the money for a transfer (€50) and issue a receipt. Now you can take a number for the main windows. Once your number is called, you have to take all your documents and the car documents, together with your receipt and the yellow form from registro to one of the main windows. Here the clerk will check the documents, and then take the permiso de circulacion and issue a new one in the new owner’s name. At last, you’re done! Related: |
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