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Taking our uk car to spain

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:33pm
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Mcole

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We are planning on driving out in August.we are renting for first 6 months.then plan to buy.we want to bring our car out till xmas then drive it back and sell it back in the uk.apart from letting insurance know this is what we want to do.is there any other issues we might need to be aware of.

Kind regards

Mark

Lilkal

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:36am

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:36am

Hi Mark

We are doing the same.  I've seen on fb lots of discussions recently about the amount if time you can have a car on British plates in Spain.  I'm trying to find out whether it's been reduced to 3 months now.

My insurance in .uk only gives me 90 days in a calendar year then I have to pay them by the month £40 on top of the insurance with them.  The same as my breakdown did not cover me for Europe.

Will post back when I get a answer

Karen 

Dodgement

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:52am

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:52am

When I came over I took out an Overseas Drivers insurance policy which covered me anywhere in Europe for 12 months.

poldark

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:15pm

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:15pm

Hi you are allowed to stay in Spain with the car for 6 months without changing to Spanish plates which costs about £1,000 if you intend to stay and use the car. As long as you go back and forth every 6 months you can have continued 6 month stays. If you wish to remain here it is as well to buy a Spanish car, with all the legal papers but don't be tempted to buy another cheaper english car and change it over to Spanish plates if you can help it because the Police stop English cars and check that the papers are in order. Spanish cars are more expensive, and are older if you buy a cheap one. It is also important to check on the internet the legal documents you require as changing these from english ownership is complicated, and if buying in England they must have the owners signiture of sale and all the documents and checks in order before you buy, so read carefully, as without any of these papers it is not register worthy and you will not be able to drive it legally. Some companies also offer to deliver the car to Spain for a fee so you don't have to drive it down. So buyer beware as some people have been caught out. Also the spanish will not accept some imported vehicles to transfer into Spanish papers so check that your vehicle is a manufacturers registered one and not a imported reject. Also they will not accept some of the large English Vans,Minibusses and is classified as a commercial vehicle, as the door opens into the road, and Motor homes, so check which ones they will accept and buy those.

Dodgement

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:50am

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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:50am

I imported my English minibus from the UK in 2014, it has passed all its ITV's since without a problem and there is no problem with the side door being on the left, that is a myth. It is far cheaper to buy a car in the UK and the cost saving far outweighs the cost of importing one. I also have another car, spanish which I purchased here, currently valued at €14,000. I could buy one in UK for £6000, same year, same mileage. 

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Lilkal

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:55pm

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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:55pm

We are in process of changing ours to Spanish plates.  €700 and €300 for lights.  our car is 4 years old.  looked at pros and cons and having had our car from new with full service history we have opted to keep and put on Spanish plates 

poldark

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:30am

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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:30am

Dodgement wrote on Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:50am:

I imported my English minibus from the UK in 2014, it has passed all its ITV's since without a problem and there is no problem with the side door being on the left, that is a myth. It is far cheaper to buy a car in the UK and the cost saving far outweighs the cost of importing one. I also have an...

...other car, spanish which I purchased here, currently valued at €14,000. I could buy one in UK for £6000, same year, same mileage. 

They refused mine at itv saying it was a commercial vehicle at Caravacca where did you get your van done and what is it please, as I have returned mine ti England and now have a Spanish Car.

Dodgement

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:35pm

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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:35pm

I did mine at Cartagena. Its a 7 seater Toyota Estima. I know several people with same vehicle in different parts of Spain who have all imported them.

shipste

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:10pm

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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:10pm

Do you have an update as to how the transfer went? I plan to bring my car across from the U.K. shortly and change over to Spanish registration. Do you have any advice and tips?

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