Rick1

Hi All,
Currently have a UK registered Car (Fiesta) which we are thinking of bringing over and leaving in Spain for the Summer, say 6 months of the year. Then bring back to the UK for the other 6 months and re-MOT, Tax , Insurance etc.
Can we do this or do we have to pay Spanish road tax, register the car in Spain or anything? Many thanks.
Rick

Mitzyboy

Are you Spanish residents Rick?

missile

Technically you are breaking the law, but many people do it. It is compulsory that your UK insurance will provide cover whilst in EU, but often this is limited duration / third party cover. Please check your own insurance document.

Dxf

Hi

There are legal ways to do this, but you need to know all the rules so as to avoid the faint possibility of having the car appropriated by the police.

There are many threads on this so you can gain all the info you need

Davexf

jdr

Not if he is here for more than 3 months without starting the matriculation process.

Bigger Jim

I'm with Liverpool Victoria Insurance. Have no problem with continental travel am fully covered and have been for a number of years.

I use the CSMA breakdown service and used to have to tell them when I was in Spain but as of last year they no longer want to know. I have a European cover number and just ring them in the event of a breakdown abroad.

Used to be a snowbird but now we prefer to spend Spring and Autumn in Spain as we find its too cold in the Winter and too hot in the Summer.

But I suggest that you treat information given on discussion forums as possibly flawed and check it out properly.

Jim

jdr

Most UK policies only cover for 3 months out of the UK, unless you pay extra. ;-)

Rick1

Hi,
No, we have a Holiday home in Murcia. So we would bring the car over by ferry and leave there. Hopefully use it when we come out and then take back in the Autumn. Many thanks for your reply.
Rick

Dxf

Hi JDR,

Why are you so negative? Rick1 said he was thinking of bringing the car over; he did not say he would be in Spain for 6 months.

I suggest my answer was correct in that he CAN do it legally, and if he reads some of the previous threads then he will not fall foul of the law, which was the point of my post.

Rick1 actually has it right - asking about it before coming over to Spain

Davexf

jdr

Not negative, just giving him the facts, for a start where would he insure it ?
UK probably wouldn`t insure it for that long, Spanish would give him the risk of Guardia impounding it till he proved to them whether it was legal here or not.

Dxf

Hi JDR.

Linea Directa will insure foriegn plated cars happily, so will Liberty Segurigos (who I recommend to friends with English plated cars).

And (depending upon who you believe) Rick1 can drive down here for a fortnights holiday - extend it up to 90 (or 180) days before having to return it to its country of origin.
Please be POSITIVE - he has asked the question BEFORE he comes over as he does not want to fall foul of the laws of Spain.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO BRING AN ENGLISH PLATED CAR HERE LEGALLY. It should be our mission to help people to be legal. I am on your side with cars over 180 days, not taxed, insured or mot'd. But we can & should help those who want to obey the laws.

Davexf

jdr

As I said before a UK car with Spanish insurance leaves it open to what the Guardia fancy.

Chiclanagir

How much does it cost these days to put a car onto Spanish plates?

Mitzyboy

Simply put, €6 - 900, depending on the status

snikpoh

Mitzy, that's a very bold answer! It can cost lots more depending on the value of the car and how quickly you do it having arrived here. (That is, within 30 days of getting padron reduces the tax bill etc. etc.).


I can't recall what it cost us for a 307 Peugeot but the tax was more than 1k euros to start with.