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Private sale contract for a used vehicle (Italy)

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For a private person selling or buying a used car or motorbike in Italy: the contract between the two parties, in Italian, setting out the vehicle, price, payment, handover, mileage, known defects and the choice on the warranty against defects (arts. 1490–1495 of the Italian Civil Code). It does not replace the transfer of ownership: the seller has the signature on the declaration of sale authenticated at an STA (vehicle registration desk), a notary or, for an old paper certificate, the Comune, and the buyer has it entered in the PRA register within 60 days.

  • Made for use in Italy
  • Last updated October 14, 2026

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When to use this document

  • You are selling your old car to someone you know in Italy and want the price and its condition in writing.
  • You are buying a used motorbike from a private seller and want the mileage and known faults written down.
  • The buyer will pay later and you want it clear when the car and its papers change hands.
  • You need a private car sale agreement before going to have the transfer of ownership done.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

  • Seller
  • Seller's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
  • Seller's address
  • Buyer
  • Buyer's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
  • Buyer's address
  • Make and model
  • Registration plate
  • Chassis number
  • Date of first registration
  • Odometer reading
  • Date of the last roadworthiness test (revisione)
  • Price
  • Price in words
  • Method of payment
  • Whether the price is paid on signing
  • Payment deadline
  • Who pays the transfer costs
  • Handover date
  • Number of keys
  • Other documents and items handed over (service book, invoices, winter tyres)
  • Known defects
  • Warranty against defects: applies or excluded
  • City
  • Date

Common questions

Is this private agreement enough to transfer ownership of the car in Italy?
No. It is the contract between seller and buyer and proves the price, handover and terms. For the PRA register the seller signs the declaration of sale and has the signature authenticated at an STA (ACI-PRA offices, the Motorizzazione, ACI branches, licensed vehicle agencies), a notary or, only with an old paper certificate of ownership, the Comune. The buyer then applies for registration and the new Documento Unico within 60 days of the authentication (art. 94 of the Italian Highway Code).
Does a private seller of a used car in Italy have to give a warranty against defects?
Between private persons the Italian Consumer Code does not apply, but the Civil Code's warranty does: the seller answers for defects that make the vehicle unfit for use or appreciably reduce its value (art. 1490). The buyer must report them within eight days of discovering them, and the claim is time-barred one year after handover (art. 1495). The parties may exclude the warranty, but not for defects the seller concealed in bad faith; the document offers both choices.
What happens if the buyer does not register the transfer within 60 days in Italy?
Until the sale is entered in the PRA register, the seller still appears as owner to third parties and may receive the car tax (bollo auto) and fines. That is why the document records the handover date, which proves when the vehicle passed into the buyer's hands, and makes the buyer answerable for its use on the road. The seller can hand over the authenticated declaration only once the price is paid, and keep a copy of the contract and of the registration receipt.

How you can sign this document

  • Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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