Has anyone bought a new car in Spain - Page 2

Barbara50 wrote on Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:36pm:

Hi. How does insurance and ITV compare to the UK?  I know there are loads of factors, but just in general.  Thanks.

Dave750 wrote on Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:48am:

Hi there, we are also non residents. We called at the local Renault garage in Lorca and was looking at a new Dacia Sandero. The salesman said that we would require a padron before purchase. 

RichT wrote on Sat Sep 11, 2021 11:03am:

We got insurance through Linea Direct (Direct Line in Spain).

We paid less than the equivalent would be in the UK, but be careful as the price quoted online went up by about 30% when we got the final quote (the agent advised the online price was 'just a guide' - I think it was a guide to attract you in!). However, the policy also covers anyone over the age ...

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...of 25, which is handy.

I forgot - we also needed our padron. But I also have some relatives who were non-resident and not on the padron when they bought their car, so it must be possible.

A couple of other points...

There is a global shortage of certain silicon chips, which is severely impacting the production and delivery dates of new cars.

We bought from the Ford dealer in Lorca. The salesman didn't have good English, but there was a receptionist there with good English who translated for us. We also looked in the KIa dealership in Lorca, but were ignored by all the staff!

Barbara50 wrote on Sat Sep 11, 2021 11:04am:

That's a bit of a setback as legally you should not have a Padron unless you are resident, as it means the council (so to speak) are claiming government funds for you as a resident when you are not. I did a lot of research into this last year when we purchased our house, but maybe things have rec...

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...ently changed. It's a bit of a Catch 22 situation if not!! Or unless for some weird reason it's just for brand new cars. 

Dave750 wrote on Sat Sep 11, 2021 11:14am:

Very informative many thanks

Dave750 wrote on Sat Sep 11, 2021 11:25am:

Hi RichT, I think on our next visit we will checkout the Ford Dealership in Lorca. 

Barbara50 wrote on Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:07am:

Thanks for the good information, both.  We are in the early stages of planning to buy a car as non residents. Interesting re the Padron as I know we shouldn't have this as we are non resident. I wonder if a utility bill or house Title Deeds would suffice for address confirmation? Again,...

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... thanks for the responses. 

ann75 wrote on Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:22am:

It can vary. We lived as non residents in Catalunya for 14 years and bought a second hand car to start off with. We were never asked for a Padrón. Subsequently we bought three new cars, no Padrón needed either. So when we moved to Almería & bought a year old car we were very surprised to b...

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...e told we had to have a Padrón. What we didn't know was that it's just required for confirmation of address so our house deeds would have covered that.

Instead we put the car in our daughter's name and used her Padrón. That was fine but when we moved to our current house in Murcia we set about re-registering the car to my husband's name and our new address only to find it cost us €480 to do so!  All done now anyway. But the reason for the Padrón is to ensure any fines, road tax notifications or traffic infringements  etc. go to the correct address. 

There is nothing complicated about buying a car regardless of whether it's new or second-hand - it's quite straightforward, but second-hand cars are quite expensive here.  Btw, most garages will have a second hand car selection available. Best of luck .

Barbara50 wrote on Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:07am:

Thanks so much for this x