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Jul 7th 2008, 10:04 am
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Did "we" not have a similar debate some weeks back?
If someone drives a UK camper over to Spain and tours around a lot, the vehicle cannot be matriculated to Spanish plate without an address for the owner. Owner would also need a NIE which needs a "home" address too. So despite a law which says you have to re-matriculate once you become resident and resident can be defined as being in Spain for more than 6 months, there is actually no way to re-matriculate a vehicle which is on the move. Last thing I remember was an enquiry to the caravan and camping club.
If someone drives a UK camper over to Spain and tours around a lot, the vehicle cannot be matriculated to Spanish plate without an address for the owner. Owner would also need a NIE which needs a "home" address too. So despite a law which says you have to re-matriculate once you become resident and resident can be defined as being in Spain for more than 6 months, there is actually no way to re-matriculate a vehicle which is on the move. Last thing I remember was an enquiry to the caravan and camping club.
Jul 7th 2008, 10:06 am
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Re: Opinions wanted
Did "we" not have a similar debate some weeks back?
If someone drives a UK camper over to Spain and tours around a lot, the vehicle cannot be matriculated to Spanish plate without an address for the owner. Owner would also need a NIE which needs a "home" address too. So despite a law which says you have to re-matriculate once you become resident and resident can be defined as being in Spain for more than 6 months, there is actually no way to re-matriculate a vehicle which is on the move. Last thing I remember was an enquiry to the caravan and camping club.
If someone drives a UK camper over to Spain and tours around a lot, the vehicle cannot be matriculated to Spanish plate without an address for the owner. Owner would also need a NIE which needs a "home" address too. So despite a law which says you have to re-matriculate once you become resident and resident can be defined as being in Spain for more than 6 months, there is actually no way to re-matriculate a vehicle which is on the move. Last thing I remember was an enquiry to the caravan and camping club.
Jul 7th 2008, 10:24 am
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Jul 7th 2008, 10:32 am
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So that will be a very large motorhome with auto seeking powered satellite dish mounted on top and roaming internet connection. Sounds like you need an ex TV outside event van to convert to your mobile home.
Jul 7th 2008, 11:02 am
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Did "we" not have a similar debate some weeks back?
If someone drives a UK camper over to Spain and tours around a lot, the vehicle cannot be matriculated to Spanish plate without an address for the owner. Owner would also need a NIE which needs a "home" address too. So despite a law which says you have to re-matriculate once you become resident and resident can be defined as being in Spain for more than 6 months, there is actually no way to re-matriculate a vehicle which is on the move. Last thing I remember was an enquiry to the caravan and camping club.
If someone drives a UK camper over to Spain and tours around a lot, the vehicle cannot be matriculated to Spanish plate without an address for the owner. Owner would also need a NIE which needs a "home" address too. So despite a law which says you have to re-matriculate once you become resident and resident can be defined as being in Spain for more than 6 months, there is actually no way to re-matriculate a vehicle which is on the move. Last thing I remember was an enquiry to the caravan and camping club.
Jul 7th 2008, 12:36 pm
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By my reading of the Spanish law jdr, it refers to the time of becoming normally resident. And the time allowed to avoid first matriculation tax still seems to vary from one office to another.
Jul 7th 2008, 9:00 pm
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He does not want to make his bus into a 'vivienda' or 'permanent living space' as such!
All he wants is to do a little tour round, use it as transport and a base, then find a town he likes, somewhere nice to rent, then move his family in and sell the van!
Why all the tax talk and legal stuff, he is just looking around
It is a brilliant plan in my opinion and something I would love to do if I was not swamped down with all my animals
Best of Luck
All he wants is to do a little tour round, use it as transport and a base, then find a town he likes, somewhere nice to rent, then move his family in and sell the van!
Why all the tax talk and legal stuff, he is just looking around
It is a brilliant plan in my opinion and something I would love to do if I was not swamped down with all my animals
Best of Luck
Jul 7th 2008, 9:11 pm
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He does not want to make his bus into a 'vivienda' or 'permanent living space' as such!
All he wants is to do a little tour round, use it as transport and a base, then find a town he likes, somewhere nice to rent, then move his family in and sell the van!
Why all the tax talk and legal stuff, he is just looking around
It is a brilliant plan in my opinion and something I would love to do if I was not swamped down with all my animals
Best of Luck
All he wants is to do a little tour round, use it as transport and a base, then find a town he likes, somewhere nice to rent, then move his family in and sell the van!
Why all the tax talk and legal stuff, he is just looking around
It is a brilliant plan in my opinion and something I would love to do if I was not swamped down with all my animals
Best of Luck
Jul 7th 2008, 9:40 pm
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Hi Kat,
I'm a war pensioner and can't work full-time so we will be able to survive on the money i get from that. Hopefully though, i might eventually do some part-time or voluntary stuff, or work from home as i felt a lot better there.
The only really big thing that is important to us is knowing where the nearest cardiac hospital is for my daughters pacemaker and INR checks. I believe Barcelona is the nearest to where we want to be (between Tarragona and Valencia).
Cheers,
Glenn
I'm a war pensioner and can't work full-time so we will be able to survive on the money i get from that. Hopefully though, i might eventually do some part-time or voluntary stuff, or work from home as i felt a lot better there.
The only really big thing that is important to us is knowing where the nearest cardiac hospital is for my daughters pacemaker and INR checks. I believe Barcelona is the nearest to where we want to be (between Tarragona and Valencia).
Cheers,
Glenn
Long and short term lets are plentiful and easy to get and I would recommend this as it means you can move on if you are not happy with the area.
Good luck.
Jul 7th 2008, 10:33 pm
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I do not know about cardiac hospitals but I have my INR checks at my local Doctor's (health centre) And it works faster than in UK as you get the result immediately.
Long and short term lets are plentiful and easy to get and I would recommend this as it means you can move on if you are not happy with the area.
Good luck.
Long and short term lets are plentiful and easy to get and I would recommend this as it means you can move on if you are not happy with the area.
Good luck.
Thanks! :-)
Jul 7th 2008, 11:55 pm
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You mention taking pets over. Do they have passports? You hear many cases of things not working out and not being able to bring pets back into the UK. Just a thought that leaving pets should you need to "come home" would cause problems.
Jul 8th 2008, 8:57 am
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Thanks :-)
Jul 8th 2008, 7:54 pm
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Hi folks,
We want to move to Spain. Only been there once for 2 weeks but fell in love with the place and the people we met. I am essentially English, my wife is German, the kids are dual. We are all non-typical and get on very well with people from most countries and cultures.
Our plan is to buy an old minibus and remove some seats to qualify for lower insurance as a private vehicle, fill it with the crap that's important. Oh, and the kids & pets. Then go, after finding a place to rent short-term online.
Home is where we are so no worries about missing places etc.
Any flaws or advice?
Thankies
We want to move to Spain. Only been there once for 2 weeks but fell in love with the place and the people we met. I am essentially English, my wife is German, the kids are dual. We are all non-typical and get on very well with people from most countries and cultures.
Our plan is to buy an old minibus and remove some seats to qualify for lower insurance as a private vehicle, fill it with the crap that's important. Oh, and the kids & pets. Then go, after finding a place to rent short-term online.
Home is where we are so no worries about missing places etc.
Any flaws or advice?
Thankies
In life sometimes you have to take risks and go with the flow for things to turn out. Good luck.
Jul 8th 2008, 8:57 pm
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All I can say is go for it! We had no plan as such and rented until we found where we wanted to be. We sold up and shipped out gave up our jobs and because of my husbands war pension have been able to start a new life here in Spain as a family enjoying life not working ourselves to death. Our daughter loves it as do we, she is settled in school and after only 6 months nearly fluent. Go for it...my only advice watch the agents! We are in Marinaleda a communist village in Andalucia and we have never looked back.
In life sometimes you have to take risks and go with the flow for things to turn out. Good luck.
In life sometimes you have to take risks and go with the flow for things to turn out. Good luck.
RE. War Pension. Does your hubby get any of the supplements, and was there any problem getting them paid abroad? I did get WP in Germany but only 40% + ALSO.
I ask because i get now the mobility supplement instead of DLA mobility being paid.
Thanks,
Glenn