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Grua for expired ITV.

Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 11:38am
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We have an expired ITV car (May) which I understand needs taking to the station by a grua. Unsure do we contact a Grua Company to take and we follow to do the ITV ourselves (which we,ve always done ourselves before) or locate a garage with a grua to do it for us. It shouldn't need any work as was little used after big service last year but can anyone recommend a garage in Villena (possibly with english speaker) to take it for us. We do have our UK car here to use. 

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Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 8:48pm

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Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 8:48pm

Technically you're correct and a car should not be driven without a valid ITV however in practice as long as you have an appointment and are directly on your way to attend it the police will send you on your way.

In any case the fine for not having an ITV is 200€ reduced to 100€ if paid within 21 days, almost certainly cheaper than using a grua!

Contrary to popular myth not having a current ITV will not impact your insurance.

Incidentally, as of June 1st. it's an offence to not ITV a vehicle even if it's not being used and parked on private land. Quite how that might be policed I don't know. ITV stations will not dob you in but DGT records will reveal expired ITV's and gaps which they could follow up on.

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Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 10:08pm

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Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 10:08pm

Darro wrote on Thu Sep 9, 2021 8:48pm:

Technically you're correct and a car should not be driven without a valid ITV however in practice as long as you have an appointment and are directly on your way to attend it the police will send you on your way.

In any case the fine for not having an ITV is 200€ reduced to 100€ if paid within 21 days, almost certainly cheaper than using a grua!...

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Contrary to popular myth not having a current ITV will not impact your insurance.

Incidentally, as of June 1st. it's an offence to not ITV a vehicle even if it's not being used and parked on private land. Quite how that might be policed I don't know. ITV stations will not dob you in but DGT records will reveal expired ITV's and gaps which they could follow up on.

Thanks for your reply, and as its your first post welcome to this forum. Our concern re driving is the station isn't local, its nearer 20kms away. I have read of some garages have their own vans with breakdown hoists and wondered if anyone local had used one. As it's been garaged unused for 9 months maybe it could do with a check over first, it is insured and taxed, just couldn't get back earlier. You seem to know a lot even though new here, have you been in Spain long? 

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Pauline 

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