crispy

Just for those of you that don't know this (we didn't) if you have a Berlingo it is classed as a van and must have it 1st ITV after two years not after 4 years as it is with most over cars. Mal took ours last Tuesday only to be told he was two years over due

The really annoying thing about this is we bought it when it was 1 year old back in August 2005, it then took us another year to get the paper work from the local Citroen dealer (August 2006) meaning we were late paying the car tax due in May 2006) and got fined (dealer payed the fine) he hadn't changed the name on the paper work and still held the papers for it's first ITV when it was due but didn't bother to inform us it was only because Mal kept on and on at him that we got the paperwork and change of ownership sorted. It's enough to drive a gal to drink

gallerie9

I thought just the same with the Kangoo and we had a letter to say we needed it after 2 years but they did give is two more years .
glad you got it sorted
sharon

mrsjdr

You will also have to have itv every 6 months after a certain time, as classed as commercial vehicle.

gallerie9

its after 10 years every six months

crispy

Thanks for that info mrsjdr, I'm hoping to win the lottery or ernie before then so I can have a grand voyageur

Fred James

It depends on what type of vehicle it is classified as on the documents.

A Berlingo, Kangoo and similar "van conversions" are usually called "vehículo mixto adaptable" or possibly "furgoneta".

Apart from more frequent ITV inspections they have different speed limits to "tourismos" and the maximum permitted speed on a motorway is 100kph, on a dual carriageway 90 and 80 on the rest.

betris

can you check that.because thats why every one buys a van with windows as its classed as a car not a comercial and doubles up as a van.

Fred James

As I said, it depends on how it is classified on the paperwork - it's not just a question of being a car or a commercial - there are other classifications.

You can check it out on this forum - it's a very active thread and they all seem to have different views on the subject.

http://suzuki88.mforos.com/398122/57...as-furgonetas/

Casa Santo Estevo

Fred, could you let us know if the vehicle is registered as a furgoneta then does it have to have SP plates too?
We ask this out of interest in case we purchase such a vehicles.

crispy

Mal has been told by the peeps at the ITV station that our Berlingo is a commerical van.

betris

I think they have it wrong.usualy a van for hire and reward is SP licenced.and own goods is MP.a kangoo or a berlingo is nothing more than a estate car with a high roof as is any van with seats and windows,thats why people dont buy vans.but we are in a diferant area and they seem to change the rules by the week in spain but if they are going down that road then watch out in a 4x4.just a question did the berlingo have a tow bar fitted stamped on the reg docs

crispy

It says on the bottom of the page of the log book (peeps in ITV station showed Mal) when the first ITV was due and it clearly said after two years, we didn't check this info for a few reasons, 1. we didn't know it was there, 2. it took us so long to get the paper work from the dealer the car was already past the first ITV date and we were under the impression that although it was classed as a van (was told this by the Axa insurance company and later by Direct Linea and the dealer that sold it to us) it was the same as cars and 3. 3 years ago our Spanish was not good enough to have read the log book and made full sense of it.

We are not the only people that have been told they are classed as vans and the ITV is every two years it has happened to someone else on BX. No it does not have a tow bar fitted stamped on the reg doc, if you want one fitted you have to apply for this.

betris

mine is a kangoo and its 99 so it had a mot in 2001 until 2003 then 2003 until 2004 then another 2 year one 2004 until 2006.then yearly ones since.same as a car.the first mots at your choice to maximise the time span.just the same as a car

crispy

Sorry betris I am confused, please bare with me you say your kankoo is a 99 and the first mot was in 2001, that's two years not four and again in 2003 which would make it right for a van. Anyway whatever, Mal has just checked the original offical document which we will call the log book and it clearly says first ITV due July 2006, making it two years old at time of first ITV.

gallerie9

I read that the same as u Chris every two years ours is a Kangoo and it was 2 years and they gave me another 2 years

No we dont need sp plates and niether do about 6 of our spanish friends who have a selection of these types of cars vans