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Posted: Wed Dec 1, 2021 8:49am

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Posted: Wed Dec 1, 2021 8:49am

Paul wrote on Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:41pm:

I own a UK car in the UK and a Spanish car in Spain, I only have a Spanish license as I have Spanish residency, both are road legal and insured in their respective countries, I wasn't asked whether I'm resident in either country when I took out insurance, am I breaking the law?

Providing your UK insurer is happy with your licence & residency situation, you are OK to drive your UK car in the UK only. This is similar to non residents in Spain having a Spanish registered car or use at their holiday home.

With Spanish residency & Spanish licence you can drive your street legal Spanish car throughout the EU and the UK.

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Posted: Wed Dec 1, 2021 8:51am

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Willlyn2021 wrote on Wed Dec 1, 2021 8:25am:

As far as I have been advised: if you are resident in Spain then you are not allowed to drive ANY foreign plated vehicle in your name in Spain. It's just cost me €900 fines in Benitatxell to find this out.

If i can’t exchange my uk licenses after December I will get rid of my Spanish car I can do without it.

I’ll still have my uk license so I will drive my partner uk registered motorhome in the uk and Europe.

Paul

Posted: Wed Dec 1, 2021 9:54am

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Posted: Wed Dec 1, 2021 9:54am

Willlyn2021 wrote on Wed Dec 1, 2021 8:25am:

As far as I have been advised: if you are resident in Spain then you are not allowed to drive ANY foreign plated vehicle in your name in Spain. It's just cost me €900 fines in Benitatxell to find this out.

I'm currently in England driving a UK registered car, taxed, insured and road legal but my license is Spanish, I was under the impression I could drive here on my Spanish license for 3 months. My Spanish car us at the Airport.

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