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Frances r wrote on Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:37pm:
We thinking of keeping a car in spain , Santa pola for when we come over as often as we can , not sure which is the best way to do this , have a uk reg and keep on site near airport, or have a Spanish reg and keep near the airport. Any advice pleare
If you keep a uk car in spain you will have to drive it back to uk every year for mot .its a no brainer buy spanish reg
Frances r wrote on Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:51pm:
Thanks that’s good to know , I been reading on google and was unsure if you could leave a uk one or not .
A UK car cannot be kept for over 6 months and has to be road legal in UK to use in Spain, how can you Mot à car if it is not in UK, an ITV is not accepted. Buy a car in Spain, one with left hand drive, it is dangerous to use a RHD car and get an annual car parking contract, we have used ascars for 15 years, never had any issue
Posted: Wed Nov 2, 2022 4:44pm
Chezste wrote on Wed Nov 2, 2022 9:46am:
I have a cheap but amazingly reliable spanish car for sale, private message if interested
Hi there I’ve just seen your post about a car for sale. Sorry to cut in but if it’s still available I could be interested? Please message me .
thanks
Hi, we have just driven our 15year old well looked after uk reg car to Spain recently after deciding hire cars are too expensive in the long term. We used Car Registrations Spain to do all the paperwork to convert it to Spanish registration. I would recommend them very highly they kept us informed during every step of the process, very helpful and efficient. We are non residents.
Posted: Wed Nov 2, 2022 6:16pm
Sunnytorr wrote on Wed Nov 2, 2022 6:10pm:
Hi, we have just driven our 15year old well looked after uk reg car to Spain recently after deciding hire cars are too expensive in the long term. We used Car Registrations Spain to do all the paperwork to convert it to Spanish registration. I would recommend them very highly they kept us informe...
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...d during every step of the process, very helpful and efficient. We are non residents.
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Posted: Wed Nov 2, 2022 8:49pm
valerie70767 wrote on Wed Nov 2, 2022 6:16pm:
That interesting another way of doing it , is it expensive to do this .
Posted: Thu Nov 3, 2022 6:58am
Super helpful member
Frances r wrote on Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:51pm:
Thanks that’s good to know , I been reading on google and was unsure if you could leave a uk one or not .
Instead of reading items on Google why not switch to the N332 website? It is for English speaking people and deals with anything to do with driving in Spain. It is run in collaboration with officers of the Guardia Civil and has an English version of the Spanish equivalent of the Highway Code on it.
valerie70767 wrote on Wed Nov 2, 2022 4:44pm:
Hi there I’ve just seen your post about a car for sale. Sorry to cut in but if it’s still available I could be interested? Please message me .
thanks
Hello, I’m unable to private message, can you message me please
Posted: Thu Nov 3, 2022 4:20pm
PedroB wrote on Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:43pm:
We have a holiday home in Spain and visit as much as we can. We bought a Spanish car and leave it with Eco parking. It cost us 250€ / year with unlimited drop offs and pick ups from outside departures in the minibus. Then 2 minutes to where car is kept. Great service. I don’t think you can le...
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...ave a UK reg car in Spain.
Just spoke with Eco Parking at Alicante Airport, you can leave a UK registered car with them. In his words they don't mind whether its a spanish car or not. Neither do they mind if it's LHD or RHD
Colin3920 wrote on Thu Nov 3, 2022 4:20pm:
Just spoke with Eco Parking at Alicante Airport, you can leave a UK registered car with them. In his words they don't mind whether its a spanish car or not. Neither do they mind if it's LHD or RHD
Eco will happily take it. What I meant was that if you leave a UK in Spain then it would need to go back to the UK once a year for its MOT. Not sure about insurance either.
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