willflan

hi, it's looking like i will have to buy a small car when i move to murcia , if i want to choose an inland town which is my preference,so i am now trying to figure out approximate costs involved. I am hoping to get a small ,Fiesta size, car which i will be using for 6 months each year.Can anyone give me a rough idea what the cost of tax ,insurance (65 year old driver) also is there any other local costs involved? Thank;s in advance,Billy

Loafing Along

You will have annual road tax ( ITVM ) to the local tax office which depends on car model, engine type etc , probably about Euro 100,- or less. Older cars annual technical inspection depends which province you live in about Euro 30 /40,- Insurance suggest you get a quote from one of the many english-speakers brokers you can find on the web

snikpoh

Why annual? Normally every two years (4 - 10 years old) unless it's over 10 years old in which case you're correct and it's every year.

mikelincs

I think he was mixing up the Road tax and the ITV, or trying to combine them, however, when I ran a Clio in Spain, road tax was just €35 a year.

Loafing Along

Of course for the annual inspection , just assumed we were talking about an older car. The ITVM falls every year.

snikpoh

All depends where you are (as it's a local tax). Here for a 2 litre car (petrol or diesel) it's 148€

willflan

Hi,filks ,thank's for your replies i really appreciate your answers but i'm curious about this reply,if ITVM is road tax what's the ITV it's being mixed up with? Best Regards, Billy

Loafing Along

The ITV is the equivalent of the UK MOT and costs about Euro 30 - Euro 40,- depending on the province. It applies to cars over 4 years old and has to be done every two years until the car is 10 years old then has to be done annually.
The annual road tax ( ITVM ) is charged by the local tax office and is based on the car's specification so can be quite low or quite high ( Euro 40,- Euro 160,- )

willflan

thank's for clearing that up .all looking good so far ,a car costs a lot less to run in Spain compared to Ireland Thank's again.Billy

cymruambyth

Or every six months if the vehicle is a Peugeot Partner, Citroen Berlingo type vehicle and was first registered as Mixto Adapt and not Tourismo (a common ploy by the first owner to save on first registration tax)?

Kentishladd

Have you considered car hire?

willflan

cheers for that info ,i just assumed car hire would be too expensive i'll be using it for at least 6 months every year, but i'll check it out best Regards