Patrick_Fisher

I've recently moved to Asturias and, at some point, will be looking to sell the UK registered van that I used to make the move. I'm wondering if it's possible to sell a UK van in Spain rather having to make a trip back to the UK to sell it there. Any advice or relevant experiences welcomed eg. good places to advertise such a vehicle in Spain.

Many thanks

Patrick

Rosemary

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Dxf

Hola
There is nothing to stop you selling the vehicle but hindsight is always a wonderful thing. Just make sure all the bookwork is done correctly, and that you can not be liable for any fines whilst in Spain.

Davexf

amideislas

and considering how much it costs to register it in Spain, it will need to be offered pretty cheap, especially if it's RHD.

mikelincs

If it's still on UK plates, and has a current UK MOT and Tax disc, then you are really hoping to find someone going back to the UK, a dealer in Spain will give you a pittance. It's almost certain that it will be impossible to matriculate as it would be classed as a commercial vehicle.

andyrich666

I disagree, they actually hold a premium

amideislas

Really? Around here, people will GIVE AWAY RHD's.

andyrich666

Big vans, if they do they are mugs

mikelincs

But you can't matriculate commercial vehicles.. so it's either take them back to the UK, or drive them illegally in Spain.

HBG

The car dealers to the south of Alicante, whether Spanish, British or Rumanian all deal in British registered vehicles, commercial too, and to make them legal is relatively cheap and a simple procedure.

The expat newspapers like the Costa Blanca News are full of examples. Some sharper car dealers offer you less money and advertise them as 'going home' vehicles, but that's a bit of a con from the dealers.

Part exchange for a Spanish car is the easiest way if you want the steering wheel on the correct side.

snikpoh

Really? I thought vans, motorhomes etc. could NOT be matriculated due to the lack of vision and the way the door opens into the path of vehicles.

Patrick_Fisher

A while back a Rumanian guy did stop me and say he'd be interested in buying the van, saying he could take it to Roumania and convert it to LHD easily. At the time I thought it sounded dodgy, but maybe it's not.

Dxf

Hola

Just make sure the bookwork is correct so there can be no comeback on you if the vehicle is used for anything illegal

Just a word from an experienced person

Davexf

billgates

I brought a UK registered car over to Spain a few years ago but instead of importing it I sold it to another Brit.

All these years later and he still drives around in it as his daily motor, still on UK plates.

I've written to DVLA a couple of times advising them of the change of ownership but never had a reply.

How can I be sure that there will be no comeback on me if that vehicle is involved in anything illegal?

HBG

These car dealers are big around my way and they are Rumanian.

http://autoscorleone.com/our_cars.asp

I wouldn't go near them, not with a name like that, but a lot of expats do.