Used car puchase. So, I have read and

Have a look here on the ACI site for what needs to be done.

Outstanding; very helpful, thanks so much

There is no longer any need to do the passaggio di proprieta at the notary. A sbrigapratica will help you out - and you'll find one in the yellow pages.

Thanks - I will follow up

A friend of mine bought a car without residency, in line with EU directives.Three or four years ago indeed. However few car dealers are prepared to do it. Another tiresome aspect of la bella vita.

How was this done? I have a vintage car (being restored here) and an apartment in Bologna. I would like to leave the car here and register it when it is finished. I am neither an Italian resident nor an EU citizen (am Canadian). Not to hijack the thread, but any ideas? Was thinking of getting a long term residency visa, but still spend most of the year working outside of Italy.

Buying a car is impossibleThis is just to report that despite a concerted atempt to explore every possible avenue, it is imposible to buy a car in Italy if you do not have residency. It is the case that this was briefly possible some years ago, but the law has changed (again). Extremely irritating that you can buy a house but not a car - but such is life in la bella Italia.

Thanks. On this occasion we want to buy the car from some English friends who are selling up. While we are still in the EU it would be nice to be able to take advantage of it.....

Buying a car.

I last posted about this 3 years ago, and this is just to check (more in hope than expectation) that nothing has changed in the last few years . Has anyone succeeded in buying a car despite being non-resident? Thanks