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Posted: Mon Sep 6, 2021 2:26pm
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rds123

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I am Spanish resident, Question if buy a uk registered motorhome and store it in the uk and use it from there, as the owner will I have put on Spanish plates.

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Posted: Mon Sep 6, 2021 8:27pm

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Posted: Mon Sep 6, 2021 8:27pm

rds123 wrote on Mon Sep 6, 2021 2:26pm:

I am Spanish resident, Question if buy a uk registered motorhome and store it in the uk and use it from there, as the owner will I have put on Spanish plates.

An interesting question. Vehicles that you own should be registered in your country of residence. However, many UK residents own Spanish registered vehicles that are kept in Spain for their use while on holiday.

If you can sort out the insurance (non resident, driving with a Spanish licence) and provide a UK address for the registration then I can't see a problem as long as you don't intend driving outside the UK. 

I suspect you would have problems driving the vehicle in Spain, as a Spanish resident, with a Spanish licence. You would be required to matriculate it onto Spanish plates and I suspect that a RHD motorhome would be difficult, if not impossible.

One solution would be for someone else (UK resident) to own the motor home and for you be the named driver on the insurance with a letter giving you permission to drive the vehicle. Do you have any relatives resident in the UK?

rds123

Posted: Tue Sep 7, 2021 5:54pm

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Posted: Tue Sep 7, 2021 5:54pm

PeterPan wrote on Mon Sep 6, 2021 8:27pm:

An interesting question. Vehicles that you own should be registered in your country of residence. However, many UK residents own Spanish registered vehicles that are kept in Spain for their use while on holiday.

If you can sort out the insurance (non resident, driving with a Spanish licence) and provide a UK address for the registration then I can't see a problem as long as you don't intend driving outside the UK. ...

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I suspect you would have problems driving the vehicle in Spain, as a Spanish resident, with a Spanish licence. You would be required to matriculate it onto Spanish plates and I suspect that a RHD motorhome would be difficult, if not impossible.

One solution would be for someone else (UK resident) to own the motor home and for you be the named driver on the insurance with a letter giving you permission to drive the vehicle. Do you have any relatives resident in the UK?

Thank you the last bit your right I’ll put in my son’s name me named driver.

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Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 1:00am

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Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 1:00am

For info'. From N226 FB account - https://www.facebook.com/DrivingSpain/

N332Have you ever read the following statement?;"You are not allowed to drive a foreign-registered car if you have a Spanish driving license."We would like to explain you the following;With a Spanish licence, it is allowed to drive foreign registered vehicles, unless you are the owner. In this case unless you have started the vehicle registration process, the Police will fine you and and the vehicle coud be impounded. The Spanish licence is an official document which proves that you are resident, so according to the law on special taxes you must register all your vehicles in the country where you are resident.Summarizing, the Spanish licence is internationally recognised, so you won´t have problems to use it all over the world, BUT remember that once you get your residency, apart from changing your licence, you will have to begin the process to register all your vehicles in the country. "

rds123

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:09pm

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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:09pm

Having spoken to my solicitor he quoted with a Spanish driving license you drive any registered car in any country and tha includes uk vehicle and motorhomes.

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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:43pm

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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:43pm

rds123 wrote on Sat Sep 11, 2021 6:09pm:

Having spoken to my solicitor he quoted with a Spanish driving license you drive any registered car in any country and tha includes uk vehicle and motorhomes.

He is correct, as long as you are not the owner.

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