Registering a UK car in Spain, non-resident owner
Hi all, hope you can help. I am non-resident, own a house in Benitachell and for the last few years have kept a 10 year old, UK registered Jaguar here, taking it back every summer for an MOT and then bringing it back down in September. This has worked fine so far but came very close to going wrong this year as I was stuck in the UK because of Covid and the MOT is getting imminent. So I have to decide what to do to avoid similar problems in the future.
Option 1 is selling the car back in the UK (it is right hand drive) and buying a similar car here in Spain. However, the car is worth little in cash back in the UK due to age and 100,000 miles on the clock. A similar car here in Spain would appear to cost at least €10,000 or more and probably not be in as good a condition. So that isn't a particularly appealing option.
Option 2. Buying a smaller Spanish registered car. Even small old cars seem to be quite expensive so that doesn't appeal much either.
Option 3 is registering the car here in Spain but I've been told the costs might be considerable. Does anyone know the likely costs and the process?
Thanks in anticipation.
Mike