Uk cars
Hello All
We are driving over in October to live. We have a six month rent while looking for somewhere to buy. How long can we use our UK car for before we have to either re register it or buy a Spanish car? How easy is it to sell or part exchange a UK car there? All information gratefully received |
Re: Uk cars
A non resident can keep a car in Spain for a maximum of 6 months in any 12.
If you plan on becoming resident however then once you are the law states that you are not permitted to drive a UK regged car, period. |
Re: Uk cars
I would also check your insurance very carefully and remember you need to exchange driving licenses. Lots more on other threads.
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Re: Uk cars
Originally Posted by LARAINE 2020
(Post 12903547)
Hello All
We are driving over in October to live. We have a six month rent while looking for somewhere to buy. How long can we use our UK car for before we have to either re register it or buy a Spanish car? How easy is it to sell or part exchange a UK car there? All information gratefully received If you're coming out here and applying for residency I would be tempted to get a courier for your possessions, sell your car in the UK, fly over and buy a Spanish registered LHD on arrival. |
Re: Uk cars
Originally Posted by Notdunroamin
(Post 12903557)
A non resident can keep a car in Spain for a maximum of 6 months in any 12.
If you plan on becoming resident however then once you are the law states that you are not permitted to drive a UK regged car, period. Do you have a link? |
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Worth a look here
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-i...iving-in-spain I sold mine in the UK and bought here I think it is cheaper and less complicated and of course LH drive. |
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I took my UK car to Spain and used it until I took delivery of my Spanish car. Sold it to a dealer for same price as I would have expected had I sold it in UK.
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Originally Posted by missile
(Post 12904102)
.... Sold it to a dealer for same price as I would have expected had I sold it in UK.
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Originally Posted by spainrico
(Post 12903898)
Worth a look here
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-i...iving-in-spain I sold mine in the UK and bought here I think it is cheaper and less complicated and of course LH drive. |
Re: Uk cars
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12904110)
Which doesn't help much unless we know where your car fell on the scale between in 1976 Morris Marina and a Pagani Huayra. <- I would expect your experience to be true for both of these. :nod: For most of cars in between, it's perhaps less likely. :unsure:
OP did not give details of her car is either :wub: |
Re: Uk cars
Originally Posted by snikpoh
(Post 12904229)
... but that's all about being RESIDENT in Spain
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Re: Uk cars
Originally Posted by LARAINE 2020
(Post 12903547)
Hello All
We are driving over in October to live. We have a six month rent while looking for somewhere to buy. How long can we use our UK car for before we have to either re register it or buy a Spanish car? How easy is it to sell or part exchange a UK car there? All information gratefully received |
Re: Uk cars
Originally Posted by missile
(Post 12904254)
Why are you so rude?
OP did not give details of her car is either .... To the OP's question, most RHD cars are likely to be traded in at a lower value because there isn't going to be much demand for them. The exceptions would be a "fully depreciated" car, say over 10 years old, or with high mileage, where it's value is mostly parts and scrap steel, or collectible older and/or niche cars, which was the point I was trying to make in my previous post. Perhaps your experience is consistent with one of these scenarious, or contrary? If the OP wants to drive to Spain they could sell their car in the UK and buy an LHD one in the UK to take to drive to Spain - they are quite widely available, either from an LHD specialist or someone who has come (back) to the UK and needs to get rid of it. ..... You can filter a search on autotrader.co.uk to give you LHD cars fors sale - there are several hundred of them available across the UK. |
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That is only your "opinion" presumably based on your experience in your local.
OP did not state where she was moving too(?) In my experience and in my local there is a demand for good UK registered cars. :welcome: |
Re: Uk cars
Originally Posted by snikpoh
(Post 12903828)
Why do you say 6 months? The government sites say longer than that provided it is legal in the country in which it is registered. And, of course, the ownere remains TRULY non-resident.
Do you have a link? https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-cont...L0182-20130701 Article 3 Which 'government sites' are you referring to? One additional point: if you leave the UK intending to take up residency elsewhere then you effectively invalidate any UK insurance you have for the vehicle. You don't have to take my word for that, you can phone your insurer and ask them. |
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