fidobsa

Thanks Wolfi. I think I will try to contact a few used car dealers to see if they can help. I have previously approached repair garages with a view to doing a pre-MoT and any modifications for Hungarian requirements.

hirschhs

The 'P' plate costs HUF 38,000, the necessary insurance is HUF 200,000 and the admin fee is HUF 16,000 so all in all a fairly expensive business for a private individual. Possibly easier /cheaper for a company.

Peter_in_Hungary

The 'P' plate is the trade plate so if you are buying and selling cars it's the way you can buy a car and drive it away. The alternative being a car transporter, which would be a pain.

vorsman

I assume the P plate is for temporary use and cannot stay on a vehicle indefinitely. This seems to be a non starter. One other way is to buy a new lhd in the UK which we did. This gave us 3 years without having to worry about the MOT and tax and insurance can be done on line. We did register it here when it was 3 years old.

hirschhs

Yes, I don't think I'm in the market for a new car! I was thinking more like 10-12 years old. In any case, as far as I understand it, new cars are pretty much the same price here as in the uk, aren't they?

fidobsa

When I asked about trade plates I was not thinking in terms of obtaining a set of them as I assumed you would have to be in the trade to qualify for them. I was just thinking of them as a possibly cheaper way of getting a vehicle transported than using a breakdown recovery service. In effect you would be employing a driver rather than hiring a towtruck plus driver. I think years ago in UK these car delivery drivers mostly did it on a freelance basis, presumably operating though agencies. As soon as the vehicle has its new plates it can be insured and driven normally.