Hi All
I have just bought a holiday home in las filipinas and will need a car ! My question is, is it feasible to buy a car in England ( I prefer a RHD) and bring it over here have it registered here to be able to leave it at my house or is it too expensive and it would be easier to buy one here (used car) TIA
Gary
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:52am
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salfordite wrote on Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:44am:
Hi All
I have just bought a holiday home in las filipinas and will need a car ! My question is, is it feasible to buy a car in England ( I prefer a RHD) and bring it over here have it registered here to be able to leave it at my house or is it too expensive and it would be easier to buy one here (used c...
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...ar) TIA
Gary
In January, last year we bought our Spanish car. We leave it at Alicante airport when we don’t use it at a cost of 299 euros a year and we use the Alicante Car parking company. Never had any problems with the garage I purchased the car from and also the parking company. My personal thoughts are that I made the correct decision and bought an 8 yr old car but everybody to their own.
Kind Regards
Jim
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:55pm
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With respect, driving a RHD car in Europe isn’t necessarily a good idea. I appreciate that you are currently more comfortable in a RHD, but driving an LHD doesn’t take that much getting used to and is a great deal safer!
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:11pm
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Perfectly feasible.
But not really worth it unless you have a car that you particularly want with you in Spain.
Assume 1000 Euros to switch headlights and re-register a low value (low CO2) UK car.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:55pm
Stephanie86 wrote on Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:55pm:
With respect, driving a RHD car in Europe isn’t necessarily a good idea. I appreciate that you are currently more comfortable in a RHD, but driving an LHD doesn’t take that much getting used to and is a great deal safer!
Ok it looks like a car over here then !! Thanks
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:56pm
Jimmy Mack wrote on Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:52am:
In January, last year we bought our Spanish car. We leave it at Alicante airport when we don’t use it at a cost of 299 euros a year and we use the Alicante Car parking company. Never had any problems with the garage I purchased the car from and also the parking company. My personal thoughts are...
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... that I made the correct decision and bought an 8 yr old car but everybody to their own.
Kind Regards
Jim
Ok thanks for that I will probably buy over here then
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