9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
Mar 25th 2016 | 10:40 pm
#16
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: 9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
Not strictly the case (although the effect is the same) as long as the vehicle is street-legal in its country of registration then it can remain as long as it likes, bearing in mind that it would need to return annually to the UK for its MOT. However once you become a Spanish resident it will be illegal to drive a foreign registered vehicle - so to continue driving the vehicle legally you will need to re register it - and like I said, in practical terms it amounts to the same, but for different reason. As long as you remain a non - resident you can drive it.
Last edited by bobd22; Mar 25th 2016 at 10:43 pm.
Mar 25th 2016 | 11:08 pm
#17
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Re: 9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
Out of interest, we have just returned from after Spain after 3 weeks, we have had our UK reg car there since September 2015 and spend around 3 to 4 months a year there September to May, just down the road from where we have our house on the way to Alicante airport we were stopped, this is the first time we have been stopped in our UK car.
The Guardia officer asked we're we going and the other was playing with a mobile phone type device, after 2 minutes or so the officer on the "phone" said all was ok and on our way we went. I don't know for sure but i suspect they were checking the UK mot, tax etc.
If so this is good to see, I'm guessing they have seen the car about/parked around our area and were just checking, if people are running around on UK plates without MOT and tax there's a chance they won't bother with any insurance so they should be taken off the road, the more checks the better.
The Guardia officer asked we're we going and the other was playing with a mobile phone type device, after 2 minutes or so the officer on the "phone" said all was ok and on our way we went. I don't know for sure but i suspect they were checking the UK mot, tax etc.
If so this is good to see, I'm guessing they have seen the car about/parked around our area and were just checking, if people are running around on UK plates without MOT and tax there's a chance they won't bother with any insurance so they should be taken off the road, the more checks the better.
Mar 25th 2016 | 11:13 pm
#18
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Re: 9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
Out of interest, we have just returned from after Spain after 3 weeks, we have had our UK reg car there since September 2015 and spend around 3 to 4 months a year there September to May, just down the road from where we have our house on the way to Alicante airport we were stopped, this is the first time we have been stopped in our UK car.
The Guardia officer asked we're we going and the other was playing with a mobile phone type device, after 2 minutes or so the officer on the "phone" said all was ok and on our way we went. I don't know for sure but i suspect they were checking the UK mot, tax etc.
If so this is good to see, I'm guessing they have seen the car about/parked around our area and were just checking, if people are running around on UK plates without MOT and tax there's a chance they won't bother with any insurance so they should be taken off the road, the more checks the better.
The Guardia officer asked we're we going and the other was playing with a mobile phone type device, after 2 minutes or so the officer on the "phone" said all was ok and on our way we went. I don't know for sure but i suspect they were checking the UK mot, tax etc.
If so this is good to see, I'm guessing they have seen the car about/parked around our area and were just checking, if people are running around on UK plates without MOT and tax there's a chance they won't bother with any insurance so they should be taken off the road, the more checks the better.
Jun 8th 2016 | 8:51 pm
#19
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Re: 9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
Are there any other British based companies like Saga who offer unlimited EU insurance?
Jun 9th 2016 | 12:18 am
#20
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Re: 9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
Out of interest, we have just returned from after Spain after 3 weeks, we have had our UK reg car there since September 2015 and spend around 3 to 4 months a year there September to May, just down the road from where we have our house on the way to Alicante airport we were stopped, this is the first time we have been stopped in our UK car.
The Guardia officer asked we're we going and the other was playing with a mobile phone type device, after 2 minutes or so the officer on the "phone" said all was ok and on our way we went. I don't know for sure but i suspect they were checking the UK mot, tax etc.
If so this is good to see, I'm guessing they have seen the car about/parked around our area and were just checking, if people are running around on UK plates without MOT and tax there's a chance they won't bother with any insurance so they should be taken off the road, the more checks the better.
The Guardia officer asked we're we going and the other was playing with a mobile phone type device, after 2 minutes or so the officer on the "phone" said all was ok and on our way we went. I don't know for sure but i suspect they were checking the UK mot, tax etc.
If so this is good to see, I'm guessing they have seen the car about/parked around our area and were just checking, if people are running around on UK plates without MOT and tax there's a chance they won't bother with any insurance so they should be taken off the road, the more checks the better.
Jun 9th 2016 | 5:48 am
#21
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From: Andalucia Spain
Re: 9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
I doubt you would be able to buy a serviceable Golf here for 500 euros. Might be proven wrong.
Why not have a UK RHD van that cannot be re registered due to the visibility issue I think? Loophole? Just keep it taxed and MOTd and insured.
Why not have a UK RHD van that cannot be re registered due to the visibility issue I think? Loophole? Just keep it taxed and MOTd and insured.
Jun 9th 2016 | 6:13 am
#22
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Granada Costa
Re: 9 months in Spain - vehicle and general help
It's not a loophole. Since it cannot be matriculated in Spain it must be removed or impounded.
That said, there are thousands of white rhd vans around.
That said, there are thousands of white rhd vans around.
