Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Oct 25th 2019, 1:10 pm
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Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
I have started the process of registering my car in Spain last week, I have had the first engineer inspection but not the full ITV as yet, If I get stopped by police can they see my car on their system?
I dont want to have my motor seized while its getting onto ES plates, anyone know the score?
I dont want to have my motor seized while its getting onto ES plates, anyone know the score?
Oct 25th 2019, 1:46 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
I’m assuming it’s still on Uk plates? If it has current mot and insurance you should be ok.
Oct 25th 2019, 2:20 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Yeah its all legit, Im going to see if I can get a copy of the engineers paperwork and keep it in the car incase I ever got stopped.
Oct 25th 2019, 3:16 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Originally Posted by Lmj2018
I’m assuming it’s still on Uk plates? If it has current mot and insurance you should be ok.
It's not common but it does happen.
PS: if you've been tooling around in it since you moved in 2015 you've had a good run of luck 🤞
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Oct 25th 2019, 3:26 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
However if you’re in the process of matriculation as you’ve just had your residency done you “should” be ok. This is what we did, we had it on Spanish plates a couple of weeks after getting residency.
also it depends what license you have, Uk or Spanish
you can drive a Uk registered car with a Spanish license and if you’re resident in Spain. A hire car in Uk for example, plus a Uk car in Spain if the owner is with you
also it depends what license you have, Uk or Spanish
you can drive a Uk registered car with a Spanish license and if you’re resident in Spain. A hire car in Uk for example, plus a Uk car in Spain if the owner is with you
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Oct 25th 2019, 6:26 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
So how long have been living in Spain’s and driving it?
Oct 26th 2019, 4:52 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
-2 weeks under the legal limit 
Oct 26th 2019, 7:15 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Originally Posted by Lmj2018
also it depends what license you have, Uk or Spanish
you can drive a Uk registered car with a Spanish license and if you’re resident in Spain. A hire car in Uk for example, plus a Uk car in Spain if the owner is with you
Hire cars are something completely separate, obviously!
Oct 27th 2019, 6:13 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Originally Posted by Notdunroamin
being stopped by the Gardia in a UK car with a UK licence as being legal when all that's happened is that they'll think they've stopped a UK holidaymaker, what reason would they have to reason to think otherwise. That's why so many have been getting away with it for so long!
The Gardia have direct access to the Uk DVLA database and also to the port and channel tunnel database with all the info on vehicle movements.
Oct 28th 2019, 12:49 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Serves him and his friend right is all I can say to that but the tale is not really relevant to my comments re driving licences.
Oct 30th 2019, 6:34 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Originally Posted by Barriej
Oh they know, my father in law was stopped earlier this year when he moved a friends Uk reg LHD car from one of his homes to the other. The Gardia knew the car didn't have UK tax or a current Mot and impounded it and even told him when it last came into spain. I think its been crushed now.
The Gardia have direct access to the Uk DVLA database and also to the port and channel tunnel database with all the info on vehicle movements.
The Gardia have direct access to the Uk DVLA database and also to the port and channel tunnel database with all the info on vehicle movements.
Oct 30th 2019, 6:37 pm
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Re: Re-matriculation to Spanish plates
Originally Posted by missile
I am glad to hear about one more illegal car off the road.
