snikpoh

Can anyone assist please. I was just about to send all the necessary documentation to a gestor, having been in contact for a few days already, when they turned 'round and said that they couldn't actually help as they were in a different province!

I live near Valencia and the seller near Alicante. I was advised to use a gestor in Malaga as they were reasonably priced, recommended as a good agent and were quick/reliable. Now they say they can't help as we live in a different province.

Is this correct or do they just not want our business?

spain

not sure if its correct but I can recommend someone near Gandia if you get stuck.....they have done 3 cars for us

Dxf

Hi

there are taxes payable to the Junta de Andalucia and then they need to go to the trafico in the area. Apparently Trafico can not process vehicles outside of their area.

I have to use both Cadiz & Seville trafico.

I therefore suspect the costs would be much larger for a gestor to change ownership outside its normal area

Davexf

Rotor

Yep thats how backward the system here is , if you live in Malaga and buy a car from Galicia you have to change the paerwork over at traffico in Galicia A load of unesasarry nonsense that will cost you dearly.Its no wonder the used car market is stagnent here.

spainrico

Yes surely our DVLC is a model for the rest of the EU?

I do however get the feeling that Traffico is trying to modernise and at least the DL is easier now with the health check centres obliged to undertake the paperwork for renewals.

Rotor

Yep the DVLC must be the simplest system in the world and it works! sign the V5 post it ,job done! total cost 40 pence for stamp and envelope! new keeper gets the log book in 2 weeks!

JLFS

That system is far too simple to be used and it will be no good if someone somewhere does not make any money.....

Casa Santo Estevo

Yer but there are problems like the purchaser does not need to send anything off and you are still technically the keeper etc. That is why they have so many APNC's on the streets and in Police cars.

Having lived in several other EU countries I can see some are better than others but the U.K. is hardly tops.

Rotor

I disagree having purchased vehicles world wide, the UK is the best system Ive seen and its free! In the UK the vendor has to send off the V5 or it stays in his name , he only has to get proof of the purchasers ID/address if he has any doubts ,that bit is nearly the same in Spain as many vendors stupidly trust purchasers to do the transfer and some dont.

handy sue

So.... If we buy that nice little Fiesta with spanish plates that we have seen for sale at a dealers in England, is there is no way we would be able to transfer ownership if we drive it over? We probably wouldn't get a copy of the passport, certainly not a notarised one, and we would then need to use the traffico in the area of the seller, wherever that happens to be, any other problems you can think of? Is it a non starter?

Dxf

Hi

You can use your local trafico, but you will need to be able to get the owners signature on a form (620 from memory) and his NIE / empadron.

Not impossible but it should make you a little cautious

Davexf

snikpoh

This is my point Dave, I was told that I could NOT do this. I have the sellers signature on form 620, NIE (and padron although not needed).

Rotor

My advise would be to steer well clear, your setting yourself up for a nightmare

Dxf

Hi Snikpoh

Not that we have done many but we have always used the buyers Trafico. The problems we have come across usually are geting signatures etc off of the seller
or outstanding fines / road tax.

I think you may have been mis-informed but stand to be corrected

Davexf

snikpoh

Having quoted for the work, I think they then had a change of heart. Never mind, I've now found someone else to do it at a reasonable cost.

Thanks.