Traveling over and what to do next.

Thank you Pete will get my partner to get in touch with him we haven't bought yet so might have to think of something else do you have any suggestion? Thanks Caz.

Thanks Pete lots to think about then will speak to the man you suggested 1st see what he suggest to do too as we really wanted to do the full journey if you get what I mean . Caz.

If your vehicle was not originally delivered within the EU, it won't have a certificate of conformity. This need not be a problem. It may be possible to have an engineer's report produced, to confirm that the car meets normal EU standards. From memory, this costs about 200 Euros. 

We had a RHD (Japanese) Mercedes, but chose not to matriculate it on to Spanish plates. We found the RHD to be a bit of a pain.

We now have a LHD Honda (from the USA) which we will have matriculated.

Richard Easterbrook can facilitate the matriculation and advise on the engineer's report.

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Thank you for the advice we spoke to the company who we are buying it from yesterday he seems to think it wouldn't be a problem either as other customers have done what we want to do without any problems. But will get my partner to speak to the person you have mentioned because I haven't got a clue when it comes to the ins and outs of cars he he. Thanks again kelvin.

You are welcome.

One other thing .... we chose not to matriculate our Mercedes because it was RHD and a big big. It was nearly 5.2 metres long, and it was too bulky for some car parks here, especially the underground car parks. It was also awkward with toll roads/car park barriers if driving alone. 

When we bought it from the importer, there were El Grand cars there to look at. They were very nice (I applaud your choice) but they looked pretty big as well. Might be worth checking the dimensions. 

Best wishes.

Thanks  for the info now that has certainly gone over my head will pass the message on to my partner cause I haven't got a clue he he we went again yesterday to show our daughter them and also like the Toyota grand hiace  they have everything we asked for in the el grande too and driving position was a lot better for my partner. Did you drive from England to Spain then?

Yes.

We drove the Mercedes via Portsmouth/Bilbao.

Then a Luton van, same route.

After 4 months, we brought the Mercedes back (Santander/Portsmouth).

We will return with the Honda in a few weeks.

Thanks Kelvin we are thinking of doing the Eurostar stopping of at disney with the little girl the no rush thru France. This is why we want something comfy and roomy.