Booking up your ITV or MOT for your car in Spain
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The ITV in Spain is the similar to the MOT in the UK, but unlike the UK you will have to take your car to a specific centre for the ITV check.
When your car is due its ITV you will get a letter from the Junta informing you when you need to have it done by. Allow yourself a couple of weeks before your ITV runs out as appointments get booked ahead of time.
I phoned the number on the back of the letter and asked if there was an English speaking person. A man came on that sounded so much like an automated telephone that I began to wonder if the centre had a really clever piece of voice recognition software. Didn’t matter, how great that you can get someone that speaks English! I’d love to see an English call centre try to speak fluent Spanish….actually be great to see them speaking fluent English rather than Punjabi.
In Andalucia you have a choice of eight ITV centres. You just tell the person on the phone which centre you want and they will then give you a day and the time of your appointment. You can also ask your car dealership if they will drive and take your car to the ITV centre, some will do this for you for of course a charge.
Unlike the UK, you sit in the car whilst the ITV is done. Before you go learn the Spanish word for brake, accelerate and English stupid person. The ITV man will shout instructions at you and you had better understand him. Try to drive correctly over the giant hole in the ground too.
My husband is coming with me this week and when we get there I’m handing him the keys…..Despite what I am saying, it is very straight forward, highly organised and when you get your “I have passed my ITV sticker.” you are thrilled to bits!
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