moving to campo verde in november - Page 2

hi have been off work till today and this is the only place I get my emails. will definitely see you over there .

good luck

yvonne

Hi have just found this forum.  We moved to Campoverde last year & we also have retired and play golf.  It would be great to meet up.  I will try & send a private message with our details.  Maggie

Hi my husband and I moved out here in Campoverde in June this year and we also drove out with our dog! We are in the process of part exchanging our car for a new one but were told that it cost around 900Euro to change to Spanish plates and you can drive on UK plates for six months. We like living in Campoverde it's a nice friendly place. Good luck Pearl

Hi pearl thanks. This post was from last year.lol. we drive over in a van with a company with all our stuff but bought a car once we were here. We too enjoy it here. 😀

Oh well better late than never!!! Lol

Hi, can I ask which company you used as we are also looking to come over with our 2 dogs and belongings but prefer someone else to do the driving. Thanks, Marian

Hi marian I can't remember the name of the company but it was in Whiteparish just outside of Salisbury. The guy was called Paul Roberts he is a friend on facebook if you search my friends. Hope this helps and when I remember the company name I will re contact you to let you know. 

Thank you so much, really appreciate that. 

Expats give themselves a lot of grief over bringing their old cars over and a few things should be considered.

If you are going to bring the car over you have 6 months to get on Spanish plates, before technically illegal and car could be seized if spotted.

Insurance will be more

Difficult when you want to sell - so savings made on keeping them, will end up costing you anyway, as if you can sell, will be at a greatly reduced amount.

Safety - steering wheel on the wrong side. Don't scoff at this one, i've seen a few have an accident based on this alone. You can't always see to overtake, you can't always see around tight bends as clearly - there's a few things you need to be careful of.

Costs - will depend on the value of the car, though ballpark to switch over €200-€300 as long as you have owned the car for 6 months or more, otherwise you may be liable for further taxes.

My thoughts - if you have a cheap runaround which is not worth a fortune to begin with, then may be worth keeping - anything else, would get rid of in the UK first as likely to become a pain when you want to get rid of it.

Hi 

We are hoping to buy in Campi verde when we find right place 

Can anyone tell me if there are Senior care companies operating in the area ? Is there a need for care and support ? 

I am thinking of relocating and starting a business 

I have over 30 years experience and have worked for social services as well as running my own company 

We visited and fell in love 

My husband is a carpenter maintenance with many years experience and a craftsman he would also need work 

Any views would be appreciated 

Caron