Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 12:01pm
Firstly, you need to be left-hand drive if driving here regularly - ease of use at car park barriers, toll booths, etc.; but more importantly safety, particularly when overtaking.
If you did import your car, (unless it is a one-off import on your permanent move to Spain) you need to pay Import Duty which is based on a depreciation at 10% per year against the original cost of the car when new, multiplied by a % tax based on the car emissions {e.g. (not real rates, but close) - car £30k new, 5 years old, so £15k x 19% tax = approx. £3k tax}. Although your car is over 10 years old, I'm sure there will still be Import Duty to pay, particularly as it won't comply with Euro 6 emissions. You also need to have the car matriculated onto Spanish registration, take an ITV (MOT) and potentially change the headlights - average cost for this is around £1k. And you still have the inconvenience of driving a RHD car here. So, unless you have a car that you have a special attachment to, it's generally not worth it!
www.car-registrations-spain.com should be able to provide the required information.
Hope this helps!