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im moving to camping totana and just got qoutes for a few bits im bringing with me of over £3000 which seems very hire whats invovled if i wanted to just hire a van and bring the stuff myself as the firms are saying you need visa and stuff thats why so dear
It's not clear what stage you are at in your planning - I assume that you have researched and know that you can't just buy a caravan and drive here to live?
If you are moving permanently, you need a visa (if you are retired, then this will be a Non Lucrative Visa) - which will cost around £1,300 for a couple and two key requirements to get this are having sufficient income (or money in the bank, pension, etc.) and to take out private healthcare. If you want any more help with this, then I'm happy to help...
For your actual move, the main challenge with your plan is that there are very few companies that offer a one way van hire service.
However, when we moved here in May, we used Way2GoHire, who specialise in one way hire to and from Spain.
I think this cost us around £2,000 in total - van hire, fuel, tunnel tickets, hotels on journey, etc. If this is a single permanent move, then you don't have to pay import duty on your belongings and there are various forms to complete to enable this - again I can help with advice, if you want.
Hope this helps!
RichT wrote on Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:33pm:
It's not clear what stage you are at in your planning - I assume that you have researched and know that you can't just buy a caravan and drive here to live?
If you are moving permanently, you need a visa (if you are retired, then this will be a Non Lucrative Visa) - which will cost around £1,300 for a couple and two key requirements to get this are having sufficient income (or money in the bank, pension, etc.) and to take out private healthcare. If ...
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...you want any more help with this, then I'm happy to help...
For your actual move, the main challenge with your plan is that there are very few companies that offer a one way van hire service.
However, when we moved here in May, we used Way2GoHire, who specialise in one way hire to and from Spain.
I think this cost us around £2,000 in total - van hire, fuel, tunnel tickets, hotels on journey, etc. If this is a single permanent move, then you don't have to pay import duty on your belongings and there are various forms to complete to enable this - again I can help with advice, if you want.
Hope this helps!
Hi this is very helpful my friend is retired but I'm not yet so would that stop me for moving to live in Spain I will be selling my home in UK so will have money in the bank
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david55 wrote on Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:40pm:
Hi this is very helpful my friend is retired but I'm not yet so would that stop me for moving to live in Spain I will be selling my home in UK so will have money in the bank
If it's ok with you, I'll send you a PM tomorrow, as it takes a bit of explaining...
RichT wrote on Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:28pm:
If it's ok with you, I'll send you a PM tomorrow, as it takes a bit of explaining...
ok no problem all the help will be great
I used one way van hire Way2Go about 8 years back, no problems
https://www.way2gohire.com/
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