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Sorry but again...UK registered car in Spain.

Old Jan 27th 2010, 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by richardheyman
Thank you Dave and snikpoh.

Ok, so I have to De-register first, and, how long do I have to stay registered back in Liverpool before asking for my "certificado de baja consular".
Would it not be much simpler to bring the car back to the UK, flog it and buy a LHD car in Spain?
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Old Jan 27th 2010, 4:46 pm
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Originally Posted by mikelincs
Would it not be much simpler to bring the car back to the UK, flog it and buy a LHD car in Spain?
Well Mike, I think you have got it right, sometimes the obvious is the simplest !
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Old Jan 27th 2010, 5:17 pm
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Originally Posted by mikelincs
Would it not be much simpler to bring the car back to the UK, flog it and buy a LHD car in Spain?
No way, this same car is imposible to get in Spain, specially in its condition

There are some similar models but this is a limited edition and the closest I could get in Spain would cost at least 15000 euros and wouldn't be nearly as good as mine. I spent hundreds of hours working on it and it's like new. If I sold it in the UK I wouldn't be getting more than £ 6000 (that being very lucky).
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Old Jan 27th 2010, 5:31 pm
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Originally Posted by richardheyman
No way, this same car is imposible to get in Spain, specially in its condition

There are some similar models but this is a limited edition and the closest I could get in Spain would cost at least 15000 euros and wouldn't be nearly as good as mine. I spent hundreds of hours working on it and it's like new. If I sold it in the UK I wouldn't be getting more than £ 6000 (that being very lucky).
Then you could well have problems, if you manage to get hold of a certificate of conformity for the car from the manufacturer, if the spec isn't the same as listed when you take it for an ITV, it will not pass! Even things like the tyres being a different make or speed rating from that specified on the C of C will cause a fail, let alone any other mods!
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Old Jan 27th 2010, 5:33 pm
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But at the end of all that messing about, you will still have a car where you are sitting on the wrong side for driving, wrong side for car park barriers, wrong side for toll stations, wrong side for overtaking.
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Old Jan 27th 2010, 5:41 pm
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Originally Posted by richardheyman
No way, this same car is imposible to get in Spain, specially in its condition

There are some similar models but this is a limited edition and the closest I could get in Spain would cost at least 15000 euros and wouldn't be nearly as good as mine. I spent hundreds of hours working on it and it's like new. If I sold it in the UK I wouldn't be getting more than £ 6000 (that being very lucky).
I was told by the Gestor i use & the one I used to change a Xantia/LDV minibus, problem was that the LDV would need to go to a special registration centre (held twice a year in Cheste) to get the LDV changed as it did not conform, but this would cost about 1500eu as most of the vehicles present would be grey imports (so it can be done)
Sold it of course as I paid less than that for it in the UK.
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, but this would cost about 1500eu as most of the vehicles present would be grey imports (so it can be done)
Sold it of course as I paid less than that for it in the UK.
Mine was a grey import
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I have a feeling that I read somewhere there are special rules for classic cars.

I suggest you speak to a gestor who specialises in vehicle imports. They will probably be able to give you an instant answer and quote you the cost.
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Originally Posted by valenciatim
Then you could well have problems, if you manage to get hold of a certificate of conformity for the car from the manufacturer, if the spec isn't the same as listed when you take it for an ITV, it will not pass! Even things like the tyres being a different make or speed rating from that specified on the C of C will cause a fail, let alone any other mods!
If you have the "certificado de baja consular" that won't be a problem, just need an engineer to make a "ficha técnica" and you are done. Without the certificate, I would have serious problems to register it.

And about driving a RHD, for me that's a minor problem.
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Originally Posted by johncar61
I have a feeling that I read somewhere there are special rules for classic cars.

I suggest you speak to a gestor who specialises in vehicle imports. They will probably be able to give you an instant answer and quote you the cost.
That's a great idea.

I will make a search.

Thank you.
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Originally Posted by richardheyman
That's a great idea.

I will make a search.

Thank you.
Where are you?
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San Pedro de Visma (La Coruña)
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Originally Posted by richardheyman
San Pedro de Visma (La Coruña)

So you live in A Coruña!
I have to say that a modified car is not necessarily going to be classified as a Classic. It does come down to age. Besides you will still have to have a Ficha Técnicaand to obtain that you have to provide as mush information as possible. I know because I have imported a classic. At the time of importation the car was nearly 40 years old. Obtain the information asked for was difficult, but not impossible.
Seeing you are on U.K. plates here in the North you will stick out more than anywhere else in Spain. So maybe change those plates ASAP?
Hopefully you have all your other paperwork sorted out like NIF and Driving Licence etc.

Good luck
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Originally Posted by richardheyman
If you have the "certificado de baja consular" that won't be a problem, just need an engineer to make a "ficha técnica" and you are done. Without the certificate, I would have serious problems to register it.

And about driving a RHD, for me that's a minor problem.
I had a Ficha Technica for the LDV (done at the same time as the Xantia) but Traffico in Valencia stated that it must attend the special event.
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Originally Posted by Casa Santo Estevo
So you live in A Coruña!
I have to say that a modified car is not necessarily going to be classified as a Classic. It does come down to age. Besides you will still have to have a Ficha Técnicaand to obtain that you have to provide as mush information as possible. I know because I have imported a classic. At the time of importation the car was nearly 40 years old. Obtain the information asked for was difficult, but not impossible.
Seeing you are on U.K. plates here in the North you will stick out more than anywhere else in Spain. So maybe change those plates ASAP?
Hopefully you have all your other paperwork sorted out like NIF and Driving Licence etc.

Good luck
Yes, it's basically a neighbourhood from La Coruña.

In Spain, the vehicle has to be at least 25 years old to apply to be classified as classic.

About the chances to be caught in the north, I would have said that it was the opposite, as there aren't so much UK registered cars that they don't give a damn about them and don't know much about this, unlike the guardias in the south that may be aware that many people is driving this not-so-legal cars.
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