In his day we explain in detail how to deregister a vehicle and today, on the occasion of the arrival of the end of the third quarter of the year that will take place on September 30, we want to return to the topic with the help of RO-DES to remind you that you have the possibility to request the return of the proportional part not enjoyed of the Circulation Tax of those cars that you have permanently deregistered from the DGT records.
As you already know, the road tax is a fee accrued by the municipalities that the owner of the car must pay for the calendar year in progress, regardless of whether the car is active or not and provided that it is registered in the Register of the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT).
However, many owners are unaware that, when we permanently deregister a vehicle during any of the first three quarters of the year, we have the possibility of recover a part of what was paid. Although it is true that the road tax is paid in a single annual payment, the amount thereof is normally calculated by quarters, which allows practically all the City Councils of the Spanish geography to allow request the refund of the proportional part corresponding to the period not enjoyed.
That said, those who choose to deliver their vehicle to an Authorized Vehicle Treatment Center (CATv), more popularly known as scrap yards, before the end of the current month of September, will have the possibility of recovering 25% of the road tax they paid in 2018.
Request a refund: steps to follow
If you got rid of your vehicle in the last quarter of the year, to recover 25% of the rate paid in 2018 it is essential to have two documents that the CATv must provide to the car owner once he has deposited the vehicle at his facilities:
- The Certificate of Destruction of the vehicle.
- The proof of the definitive cancellation processed before the General Directorate of Traffic.
If the car had been permanently deregistered in either of the two previous quarters, it would also be possible to request said refund, having the right to recover 75% or 50%, depending on the processing period.
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In this sense, it is important to bear in mind that, if it is the scrapping crane service itself that takes care of the transfer of the vehicle and the collection of documentation, both supporting documents could take time to reach the owner of the vehicle, since the management cannot be carried out until the entry of the vehicle is registered in the CATv.
Once you are in possession of the necessary documents, you will only have to submit the request for a refund of the fee in the collection section of the corresponding Town Hall, accompanied by a copy of them. You can obtain the application form either at the taxpayer service offices or through the web. We leave you a list with the Town Halls that offer this service online:
Although there are many municipalities that do not offer the processing online, they do allow you to download the application form from their website, so we recommend that you take a look at the page of the corresponding Town Hall to avoid unnecessary travel.
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What if I don’t have time to meet the deadline?
Once the cancellation is registered in the General Directorate of Traffic, it is in charge of communicating it to the corresponding City Council so that the Administration does not accrue the tax to the owner during the next year. Unfortunately, now you may have ‘caught the bull’ and it will not be possible for you to complete the entire vehicle delivery procedure at the CATv before next September 30.
In this case, the owner of the vehicle loses the possibility of requesting a refund, given that the fourth quarter of the year would have already entered into force. In any case, it is advisable to always keep the proof of permanent cancellation and destruction, since on numerous occasions communication by the DGT is carried out late and in more than one case, letters of payment of vehicle circulation taxes have been received that have been delivered to the CATv before the end of the previous year.
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