{"id":"pt-fee-vehicle-ownership-registration","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/portugal-vehicle-ownership-registration-fee/","name":"Portuguese vehicle ownership transfer registration fee (registo automóvel)","name_en":"Portuguese vehicle ownership transfer registration fee (registo automóvel)","local_name":"Registo de propriedade automóvel (transferência de propriedade)","country":"PT","country_name":"Portugal","category":"Government fees","what_it_shows":"Fee paid to the Registries and Notary Institute to register a new owner of a car, motorcycle or other vehicle after a sale, gift or inheritance. It must be done within 60 days of the acquisition; until then the seller stays liable for the vehicle and its taxes.","who_needs_it":"buyers and sellers of used cars, dealers, heirs, expats leaving Portugal who sold their car, companies","why":"register a used-car purchase, protect a seller from fines and IUC after the sale, register an inherited car","price":null,"sold_by_joy":false,"delivery":"Receipt immediately; the new vehicle registration certificate (DUA / certificado de matrícula) is issued after the registry concludes, usually within days, and sent by post","format":"Payment receipt PDF; request number; new registration certificate posted to the owner","who_can_order":"The person or an authorised agent","what_we_need":{"details":"Request number and payment reference from the online service; licence plate, buyer's and seller's names and NIFs to check it.","upload":"none","authorisation":"sign","original_by_courier":false},"legal_limits":"Filing needs the parties' digital signatures or a lawyer/solicitor; anyone may pay the reference. The seller may file alone with proof of sale if the buyer does not.","issuer":"Registries and Notary Institute (Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, IRN)","official_source":"https://justica.gov.pt/Servicos/Registar-automovel","how_to_get_it_yourself":"justica.gov.pt → Serviços → 'Registar automóvel' → online vehicle registration service (Automóvel Online) → buyer and seller authenticate and sign with Cartão de Cidadão or Chave Móvel Digital (or a lawyer/solicitor files with a professional certificate and scanned documents) → submit the ownership-transfer request → pay the reference generated at the end.","faq":[{"q":"How do I get Portuguese vehicle ownership transfer registration fee (registo automóvel)?","a":"Only the person concerned can obtain it, directly from Registries and Notary Institute (Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, IRN). justica.gov.pt → Serviços → 'Registar automóvel' → online vehicle registration service (Automóvel Online) → buyer and seller authenticate and sign with Cartão de Cidadão or Chave Móvel Digital (or a lawyer/solicitor files with a professional certificate and scanned documents) → submit the ownership-transfer request → pay the reference generated at the end."}],"languages":[{"lang":"he","page":"https://joyworkos.com/reports/portugal-vehicle-ownership-registration-fee/"},{"lang":"en","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/portugal-vehicle-ownership-registration-fee/"},{"lang":"pt","page":"https://joyworkos.com/pt/reports/portugal-vehicle-ownership-registration-fee/"}],"order":null,"seller":"Joy Work OS (Neos Tech Ltd, Israel) — a private service, not the issuing authority"}