There are many doubts that both buyers and sellers usually have about the procedures they must carry out when buying and selling a vehicle, one of these being the transfer of ownership to its new owner.
In this way, when a person buys a vehicle, at the time of carrying out the change of ownership process, it may happen that they do not know in depth what are the different procedures that are carried out to achieve this purpose.
In addition, it is important to emphasize that in the event that you do not duly comply with these legal procedures, either due to ignorance or omission, this could lead to the cancellation of fines.
Instructions to change the name of a car
The first thing that is important to mention is that the regulations established to change the name of a vehicle are not usually the same in all the autonomous communities. However, many of the procedures required to change ownership of the vehicle may be similar in all of these communities.
Thus, generally there are two ways in which vehicle sales are usually carried out; selling it to an individual, or in any case, offering it to a car sales company.
To carry out this sale, sellers and buyers must fill out the title transfer section of a vehicle, writing their names, addresses, the stipulated price for sales and signatures, so the title must appear in the name of the seller, to that the buyer can fill out the information in this section and legally be the new owner of the vehicle.
On the other hand, if you choose to sell it to a sales company, you have the advantage that these organizations are in charge of carrying out all the procedures required for the transfer of ownership of the vehicle, delivering it to the new owner the updated ITV card, in addition to the circulation permit with the vehicle transfer already made in your name.
However, in the case of a purchase and sale of a vehicle in which the seller and the buyer are individuals, both must assume obligations and responsibilities when carrying out these procedures, so they must have guidance to know the steps that must be carried out. to achieve such purpose.
In this way, the first thing that the seller must acquire consists of a photocopy of the buyer’s identity document, which in the case of an individual, would be the DNI / Residence Card, while if it is a sales company of vehicles, would be the CIF, which must also appear on the sales invoice.
On the other hand, in the sales contract, it is extremely important that the exact date, time and minutes in which the vehicle is being delivered is indicated,
In this way, the fact that these specifications are found in the contract serves to prevent the seller, -who will continue to legally appear as the owner until the transfer of ownership is duly carried out-, from having to legally assume all the inherent responsibilities to the vehicle.
Therefore, if this information appears in the contract, the seller will not have to assume the responsibilities that he may acquire for a radar fine, as well as in the event that the vehicle is stopped without having the respective IVT, among other situations that deserve some penalty for the owner of the vehicle.
In this way, in order to make the respective request for change of ownership of the vehicle, which must be signed by both the seller and the buyer, the latter must have the original sales contract or at least a photocopy, which must be signed by both parties (buyer and seller), as well as a photocopy of the seller’s identity document.
In addition, the buyer must have the original documents of the car such as: the circulation permit, the ITV Card, as well as the receipt of the municipal tax paid, which corresponds to the previous year in which the procedure has been carried out.
On the other hand, for the buyer to avoid fines, it is important that, before 15 days after making the transaction, the seller of the vehicle gives him a copy of the circulation permit.
Thus, the registration certificate must indicate that this is the new owner of the vehicle. Likewise, in the event that the buyer has not received this document within 15 days, he must go to the Traffic Department to inform him that the sale has been made.
What do you need to change the name of a car?
The first thing that is needed to make the transfer of ownership of a vehicle is to have the Change of Ownership Request printed and pay the ownership change fee.
In addition, it is necessary that the buyer, before the Treasury of his autonomous community, cancel the payment of the property transfer tax that may well be model 060 or model 061.
Thus, the buyer has the possibility of carrying out this procedure over the Internet if they are located in Asturias, Cantabria, Andalusia, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, the Region of Murcia and Navarra, Castilla y León or the Community of Madrid.
Once this tax cancellation process has been carried out , the buyer will receive the Electronic Transfer Code (CET), which will allow them to prove that they have complied with their tax obligations and also that the transfer has been duly made for the cost of this model.
Finally, the buyer must make an appointment at the corresponding Traffic Office to make the transmission request, paying the respective fees and presenting all the documentation that is required at the time that said process is carried out.
Tips for changing the name of a car
When someone sells their car, they should always be careful not to be scammed when carrying out the various procedures required in this type of financial transaction, especially if it is carried out with another private person.
Therefore, in order to have a backup before any eventuality that could arise, the seller must take into account the fact that, if it is a transaction carried out between individuals, he must never deliver the vehicle if he does not have the contract in his hands. the sale, so it is at least necessary that you have a photocopy of this or the invoice of the sale.
On the other hand, there are three Traffic Headquarters in which a buyer can notify that a vehicle sale procedure has been carried out: the one of his domicile, the one of the domicile of the seller or the one of the province in which the registration of the car was carried out. .
Likewise, in the case of filling in form 620, in some Autonomous Communities such as Asturias, the general form should not be filled out, but rather that of the province itself. However, in all cases, this can be downloaded and filled out on the Tax Agency’s own website, or even requested at the offices themselves, previously paying 0.50 euros.
Thus, before filling out form 620, it must be verified that documents are available such as: original and photocopy of the registration certificate, including the last IVT, original and photocopy of the technical data sheet, original and photocopy of the vehicle sales contract.
In addition, for this process, a photocopy of the Identity document (DNI) should never be missing, both of the buyer and the seller, being necessary that in some provinces the original and a photocopy of the last vignette that was paid should be recorded.
Subsequently, an appointment must be requested to observe the appraisal of the vehicle, the cost of which may vary depending on the Autonomous Community in which it is carried out, being necessary to pay 4% as fees. In addition, this appraisal will be made according to the model and age of the vehicle.
In this way, once the amount of the appraisal that will be filled in the 620 form is made, you must go to a bank branch and either in cash or with a card, you must pay the cost of the fee, having the possibility of writing down an account number and then making the corresponding receipt.
Thus, when the corresponding fees have been paid, an appointment will be requested again to deliver the required documentation to the Tax Agency, where they will keep the remaining copies of form 620.
Likewise, the Tax Agency will also keep the rest of the photocopies of the documentation that has been provided, with the exception of a photocopy of form 620, which must be delivered to the Traffic Office.
On the other hand, to make the change of ownership of the vehicle at the Traffic Office, you must pay 25.80 euros in the case of a moped, while if it is another type of vehicle, you must pay 51 ,60 euro. However, in some of these offices, cancellation is only allowed by using a credit or debit card.
Once the receipt for the payment made for the change of the name of the owner of the vehicle has been obtained, an appointment will be requested to verify that the vehicle has all its corresponding files in order, as well as the fact that if it has received any sanction, it is cancelled.
In addition, it will also be verified that the vehicle’s circulation tax has been paid and once this procedure has been carried out, the Traffic Office will keep the old circulation permit, as well as a photocopy of the seller’s identity document (DNI), proceeding to issue a new circulation permit in the name of the new owner.
