soontobeingalicia

Hi me and my family are slowly moving out to Galicia which will entail using my own trailer to move most of our stuff out. First trip (via ferry from Plymouth to Santander) will be this Sept, are there any rules and regulations that I need to know about using my trailer in Galicia? I plan to keep the trailer when we do live there I heard it has to be registered in its own right?? the trailer is a large twin axel box trailer around 15 years old, brought it from a farmer with no documentation any advise would be much appriciated.

Mitzyboy

The trailer if over (I think) 500 kgs NW has to be ITV'd in its own right and have its own registration plate. Also your towing gear will need its own documentation / approval to get through the ITV .... mine needed paperwork which thankfully I had when I bought the 4 x 4

jdr

There have been other threads on getting the paperwork for a trailer, I think it is quite difficult.

battlezone123

As an aside make sure your breakdown cover for your car covers you for your trailer as well. We found out the the hard way about 4 weeks ago when our car broke down and the cover did not cover the trailer. This meant we were charged 250 euros to have the trailer towed back home to Viveiro.

Casa Santo Estevo

But if they go "legal" and have everything registered in Spain then this will be covered in your insurance. if you have a tow bar on your car it is included on your registration docs. When the insurance company sees this they will simply add cover for a trailer. Well that is what happened to us, even though we do not own a trailer. BTW The cost was the same.

To answer the OP: trailers over a certain size need to be registered. You will need paperwork etc. You cna see when a trailer is registerd you will have a red plate with a different number to the car on it. The rules are the same in Galicia as the rest of Spain.

soontobeingalicia

Thanks very much for your assistance, got the breakdown cover sorted and will get the trailer registered when I come over for good. Not long now subject to house sale going through will be over in Aug 09

jdr

Have a read HERE

soontobeingalicia

Just read the thread re trailers its so much more hassel than in the UK. Now thinking how much do I really need a trailer in Spain think once I have done what I need to do with it will sell it in the UK.

Thanks again you have saved me from ending up with a trailer that I could not use in Spain (I have no documents, no receipts etc)

Casa Santo Estevo

You will find the same with registering your vehicle too.. But at least you will have the documentation for that.
Seeing the size of the trailer I just hope you do not have a RHD commercial vehicle as it will be impossible to register. 4WD will be ok.

jdr

No problem, that is why you don`t see a lot of local trailers or caravans here. ;-))

soontobeingalicia

No its just a run of the mill 4 x 4. Thanks again

Rotor

Many people have problems registering japanese grey imports which have the short VIN numbers and also some Defenders and Discovery`s ,especially if they dont have the euro type approval numbers on the VIN tag.

Mitzyboy

Had absolutely no problem with my Japanese Grey import

Casa Santo Estevo

That is the beauty of Spain, one “funtionario” (sp?) does one thing and another does something different.

Rotor

Exactly ,so is it worth bringing a grey import over over? I think not.