Cocoburra

Hi, I am a UK resident moving to Madrid to attend university. Does anyone recommend a good method to move a small apartment from London to Madrid?

We are considering buying a *cheap* car in London and driving to Spain, however this seems to be a bit of a nightmare. Unless we can find someone selling their Spain registered car, we reckon we will have to use a moving company.

Any input- either on buying a car or using a moving service - would be greatly appreciated!

mikelincs

Use a moving service, buying a cheap UK reg car for the journey means that you will lose the cost as it will be prohibitive to matriculate, and almost impossible to sell, buying a Spanish reg car is fraught with possible difficulties as Spanish law state that fines belong to the car, so you could find yourself out of pocket due to unpaid fines plus there will be costs involved in getting it registered.

Rosemary

Hi and a warm welcome to the Spanish forum on BE. Myself and Fred James are the moderators for the Spanish forums whilst myself and BEVS moderate Europe. Please read the Site Rules Site Rules | British Expatriate Community adhere to them so that the site runs smoothly. Moderators are there to ensure that the rules of BE are maintained. This is so that members gain the information that they are looking for and find their experiences on the forums to be friendly and worthwhile.

Problems and complaints should always be addressed to a moderator who will look into the matter and deal with it efficiently and fairly. Our members who post in the Spain Forums are usually friendly and helpful with a wealth of knowledge about the issues of living in Spain. I hope that you enjoy your time participating in the forums.

Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary

Loafing Along

If you are going to be in Madrid the public service transport structure is excellent so you may not even need a car when you are there. least of all an old UK car .
Pay the one-off of the removal, search the web there are plenty of companies who do the run London to Madrid.