Re Register uk cars in spain
Does anyone know how this works and can advise me i have a uk reg car and the mot is due april 21st i don't want to drive back to the uk just for an mot as i am only allowed 90 days in Spain on my insurance so will have to get spanish insurnse
It’s possible for non-residents to register a vehicle under Spain’s ‘tourist registration’ scheme ( matrícula turística). It must have been bought outright with foreign currency or, if you paid for it in euros, you must provide proof that it was bought outside Spain. The vehicle will be issued with tourist plates, which cost €68 and must be renewed annually for a similar fee. They can be renewed indefinitely provided you don’t work in Spain.
If you’re a non-EU national, you must make a sworn statement ( declaración jurada) that you don’t reside in Spain for more than six months a year and the vehicle may be used only by you and your immediate family and must be ‘sealed’ ( precintado) by customs during periods of absence from Spain.
Spanish road tax must be paid on all cars kept in Spain on tourist plates. Most car dealers will handle the registration and renewal of tourist plates, as will a gestor, who should charge around €50 to complete the paperwork.
When a non-resident with a vehicle on tourist plates becomes a resident, he has three months from the date of receipt of his residence card to change to standard plates. Anyone who illegally drives a vehicle on tourist plates can be fined up to €3,000 and the vehicle can be confiscated.
This article is an extract from Living and Working in Spain.