Pinatar Park SCAM .. Punctured Tyre - Page 2

But the padron does not have a photograph so is useless as an identifier!

I don't have a Padrón so I can't say but if I couldn't produce one I could not buy the car. As far as I know the Padrón is accepted as proof of address. Proof of identity is a different thing 

You shouldn't need a Padrón to buy a car. I sold my old car a few months ago to a non-resident and he obviously didn't have one and the Gestor never asked for one, when he transferred the ownership. As you say, a Padrón is a document showing proof of your address if you are a permanent resident. It is not a form of ID as there is no photo attached to it and could belong to anyone.

Agreed but it was the car salesman who was insisting on us providing a Padrón. As I said previously, this was our first experience of this requirement as we had bought both second hand and new cars many times previously with no need of a Padrón. 

Possibly he was being over zealous but no way were we going to be able to buy the car if a Padrón was not produced. In the end we bought it in our daughter's name using her Padrón. It cost us though because reregistering in our name cost us another €460 approx. Not the end of the world but maddening to hear subsequently that we probably didn't have to do it that way - maybe it was an language issue but really it's not that complicated.

I have had to trawl through this thread, and cannot see any connection between being robbed in a car park and needing a padron! or is it me....?

No, not you Peter. It did start off that way but think it strayed into another thread somehow. Happens a lot on the forum 

Thank you for posting this and so sorry to hear you were scammed. It is always a reminder to be aware of these people.  I also lock myself in the car so that my handbag can't be stolen. This is a new one I haven't heard of.

This might seem a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, and I don't want to sound like a smug git, but tyres very seldom fully deflate during the course of a brief visit to the shops, especially a) on a hire car, b) if you just drove it there and it was fine on the way over. To quote Tim Vine - alarm bells, alarm bells! A bit worrying to hear that these sorts of scams are alive and well and inhabiting the provinces. Thanks for the heads-up, and hope you get/got your passport sorted.