Spanish car sale contract
A contrato de compraventa de vehículo between private people.
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Selling your car in Alicante to a Spanish buyer: what to type and what the contract says
Sarah Thompson, a British resident with an NIE, sells her 2017 car to Carmen López García for 6,500 €, paid by bank transfer, and hands it over in Alicante on 14 November 2026 at 17:30 (names are made up). The form is in English; the PDF is a Spanish contract, so the defects and other terms are typed in Spanish.
- Seller: name, NIE (X1234567L) and address; buyer: name, DNI and address. Copy make and model, matrícula, bastidor (VIN) and first registration from the car’s papers.
- A VIN with the letters I, O or Q is refused: no VIN uses them, so it is a typing error (often O for 0).
- Known defects: “el aire acondicionado no enfría” (the air conditioning does not cool). She ticks “Seller not liable for hidden defects they did not know”.
- Download, print two copies, both sign each. She notifies Tráfico of the sale within 10 days; the buyer has 30 days for the change of name.
| You enter | The contract (in Spanish) says |
|---|---|
| Price 6500, Bank transfer | 6.500,00 € (seis mil quinientos euros), paid by transfer before the handover; the contract is the receipt (carta de pago) |
| Handover 14 November 2026, 17:30 | handed over “el 14 de noviembre de 2026 a las 17:30 horas”; from then on fines and damage are the buyer’s, earlier ones the seller’s |
| ITV valid until 20 March 2027, 2 keys | handed over with the permiso de circulación, the ITV card (en vigor hasta el 20 de marzo de 2027), the last road tax receipt and 2 llaves |
| Defect typed, box ticked | the defect in her words, and that under art. 1485 of the Código Civil the seller does not answer for hidden defects she did not know |
| Box not ticked | the seller answers for hidden defects for six months from the handover (arts. 1484 to 1490) |
| Transfer tax paid by: The buyer | the Impuesto sobre Transmisiones Patrimoniales and the Tráfico fee are the COMPRADOR’s |
contrato-compraventa-vehiculo.pdf on A4: the parties, six numbered clauses from PRIMERA (Objeto) to SEXTA (Gastos e impuestos) and two signature lines with both names. Each line under “Other terms” adds a clause, and “Courts of” adds a jurisdiction clause.
How it works
- Enter seller and buyer with their DNI or NIE.
- Copy the vehicle details from the registration papers.
- Enter the price, payment and the date and hour of handover.
- Download, print two copies and both sign each.
Frequently asked questions
- Who pays the transfer tax?
- The buyer, before the change of name at the DGT; the parties may agree to share it.
- What are the DGT deadlines?
- The seller notifies the sale within 10 days; the buyer asks for the change of name within 30.
- Why does the handover time matter?
- The contract records the day and hour the car changed hands and says that fines, damage and obligations from driving it are the buyer’s from that moment and the earlier ones the seller’s. A camera fine from the same day can then be told apart.
- Can I fill it in in English?
- The form is in English, but the PDF is a Spanish contract, which is what Tráfico and a Spanish buyer expect. Names, numbers and dates go in as they are; the defects and other terms are printed exactly as typed, so write those in Spanish.
- Is this legal advice?
- No, it is a template.
- Is what I type uploaded?
- No. The PDF is made in your browser.