oldmantel

When i moved to Spain 3 years ago i was a bit green with regards to the laws about car tax, so i bought my first car about 2 months after moving over here,but it was not long before it broke, as it was going to cost more to repair than i had paid for it. I gave it to a white van man who did a job for me, he said it was going to scrap it, as i said i was a bit green so i gave him all the paperwork for the car, now checking my bank account i find i am still paying tax for that car,i cant remember the guys name or anything about him so i cant contact him, How do i stop paying for the tax on a car i no longer own?
Please anybody out there can you HELP|

Mitzyboy

You have to go to traffico to fill in the necessary form to show it has been scrapped. Otherwise you will continue to get tax bills for it, and once received they wont rescind it, I can assure you

amideislas

Here, there are many places where you can just call them to come and get it. They show up with a grua, you sign a form (and get a paper proving it's been scrapped). They take it, dismantle it, keep/sell the parts worth selling, scrap the rest, AND do all the traffico paperwork. Free of charge.

Mitzyboy

Yes, but they clearly didn't on this occasion unfortunately for the OP

Neptuno

You'll have something worse than car tax to worry about if he has an accident in that car, injuring or killing someone, or incurs traffic fines, as you will be liable.It sounds as if the transfer into his name wasn't done properly and it's still registered in your name. See a Gestor or solicitor to rectify the situation.

amideislas

Agreed, but for future refernece.

Very true. It could be ugly, especially if he doesn't know how to reach the guy who took it, and especially if he no longer has the papers for the car.

Maybe the best tactic would be to report it stolen :-)

Domino

there would appear to be plenty of breakers yards around and it could have been done properly

however suggest the OP may not only be liable for the road tax but also any spurious speeding and parking fines that may have been accrued.

what may be your scrapped car is the next mans do-it-upper and back on the road.

missile

What if they find the man and he produces the paperwork OP gave him?
Never a good idea to lie to the police.

pete_l

Well, who doesn't keep all their paperwork in the car?
Plus, if the guy said he was going to scrap it and hasn't, that sounds pretty dishonest - esp. as he must know the OP is being stiffed for the tax - so he's stolen the taxes at the very least. One also assumes that the guy can't have insured the car - as he's not the registered owner.
If I was a cop and stopped a stolen car, if the driver said he'd been "given" the car - would *I* believe him? Don't think so.

However, it could be a bit sticky trying to explain why it took so long to report the theft.

Dxf

Hi

I baja´d a car last week - cost 8.10 euros. A simple process - what was said was that the car was sold for export to another country within the EU.

Go to Trafico and ask for "Solicitud de Baja del vehiculo"

Davexf

Mitzyboy

Don't you just hate it when someone registers on the forum asking for urgent help and then doesn't check back?

Dxf

Hola

Do Moderators have the power to pm them even if they have fewer than 3 posts?

Davexf

Mitzyboy

Afraid not. I can email them though if they have chosen to allow it

pete_l

Patience! It's only been a day

PRIMO

Cn anyone please tell me the cost of car tax in spain ?