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Bringing a car to leave in Spain

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:33pm

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Sarah18

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Location: Los Dolses

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I wonder if anyone could direct me to some advice please?

We have just bought a holiday apartment here and we’re wondering about bringing our 10y old car from the UK to leave here as a runabout. We weren’t sure about several things:

Can we continue to drive it on our paper UK driving licenses?

Does it need to be registered here and can this happen if our main residence is still in the UK?

What other documentation and procedures need to be completed?

All advice will be gratefully received!

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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 2:32pm

Relyat

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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 2:32pm

If you are not resident here the you may keep it here for a maximum of six months, after that time it must either leave Spain or be registered (Matriculated) here. For the duration of those six months it must have a valid UK MoT, road tax and insurance.

If you wish to register the car here then yes, that can be done even if your main residence is in the UK.

In your circumstances you do not need to change your licence for a Spanish one.

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:46pm

Sarah18

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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:46pm

Thank you so much that is really helpful,I will have a look at the links.

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:47pm

Owen

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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:47pm

I believe you can leave car here as long as it has valid mot and insurance but cannot drive it more than six months each year or you would have to become resident this would mean taking it back to UK each year to re

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