For a sale, the compulsory registration should generally be requested within 60 days of the relevant event. For an acquisition by inheritance, a different time limit applies. Delay may lead to charges, penalties or other consequences. The procedure and documents applicable to the case should be confirmed.
These are acts a lawyer may perform under the law. This office is not a notary office. Where an act requires a notary, registry office, tax authority or court, the competent authority will be identified.
How the act works
- 01
Seeing what is on the register
Before any application, we check what is recorded against the vehicle: ownership, retention of title, charges and attachments. Buying without this check is the source of most of the problems.
- 02
Gathering the documents
The single vehicle document, the contract or bill of sale, and identification and tax number for both parties. Where the vehicle comes from an estate, the declaration of heirs is added.
- 03
Applying for registration
The application is filed with the fees payable and within the legal deadline, which for a sale is as a rule 60 days from the event.
- 04
Confirmation
Once registration is complete, we confirm what now stands against the vehicle and deal with cancelling charges that have already been discharged, where that applies.
What is covered
Transfer of ownership
Applying to register a sale, with the applicable documents and charges, within the legal deadline.
Retention of title
Registering the retention in favour of whoever financed the vehicle, and cancelling it once the credit is paid off.
Vehicles in an estate
Registering the vehicle in the heirs’ names or in the name of the heir to whom it is assigned in the division, as applicable.
Charges and attachments
Checking what is recorded against the vehicle before buying, and cancelling charges that have already been discharged.
Common questions
What to bring
The form and timing of each act depend on the documents, legal requirements and service availability.
- The vehicle registration document and the contract or bill of sale
- Identification and tax number for both buyer and seller
- The deed establishing the heirs, where the vehicle comes from an estate
This page describes the practice in general terms. Every case turns on its own facts and on the stage it has reached, so nothing here replaces looking at the file itself.