anne c

Can anybody help us? We are going to live in Spain in September, taking our car with us on the ferry to Santander. 1st/ know of any small hotels/b&b we can stay in below the Madrid ring road towards Albacete?
2nd/ My mot runs out on the 19th September, is it worth renewing before we come out on the 7th or should I just get a spanish itv?
Many thanks for any help.
Anne.

Mitzyboy

Well if your MOT runs out, the car will also be illegal in Spain as the car must be legal in the country of registration. So you will have a period between when your MOT runs out and when it gets Spanish registered with the ITV. Personally I would get ot MOT'd in the UK, for at least you know then it is fully fit for the journey to Spain.

anne c

Many thanks for the help. We are still novices when it comes to the computer, but we are plodding on with all the red tape that you have to go through to get to Spain legally. Any other advice would be very much appreciated.
Anne

Mitzyboy

just ask away .... we'll try to help

patsywhitehair

hi anne, we came to live in Spain in Feb this year. Didnt know whether i should bring my car or not.It is a ford mondeo and had low mileage, knew I wouldnt get much for it in UK so my brother drove it over for me.I got somebody to do all the paperwork on the car to change it over to spanish plates and MOT'd it. I am glad i did really cos I like my car, its probably cost me (of the top of my head)about £500 in all, and I now know i could have got it done cheaper BUT am sooo glad i bought it over. I can run car into ground and not worry about getting prangs fm other cars when parked. I have no probs with a right hand drive. hope all goes well with you. by the way , where are you moving to,regards pat

BritBull

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390686

anne c

Hello Pat, We are moving to Cuevas de Almanzora, thats inland from Mojacar.
We are going over on the 7th Sept, and trying to rent somewhere until our place is ready. Whereabouts are you living?
Anne