Car Deliver Spain/UK/Spain

Hi, I am just trying to get an idea for a friend of cost of having their car shipped down for their holidays, then back again!

UK reg car. Med size saloon. (Mondeo) London to Malaga. 

I am aware there are lots of transport co's out there, but just trying to get a ball park figure before I start wading into getting 101 quotes!

Many thanks. 

(Will be coming down Sept/Oct, returning 3 months later - They are aware they can only drive the car on UK plates as a non-resident for max 90 days in a year.) 

NB One UK co quoted 550GBP One way. Does this sound right? 

I cannot believe that shipping a car against rental,  cannot be cost effective.

Hi, I am just trying to get an idea for a friend of cost of having their car shipped down for their holidays, then back again!

UK reg car. Med size saloon. (Mondeo) London to Malaga. 

I am aware there are lots of transport co's out there, but just trying to get a ball park figure before I start wading into getting 101 quotes!

Many thanks. 

(Will be coming down Sept/Oct, returning 3 months later - They are aware they can only drive the car on UK plates as a non-resident for max 90 days in a year.) 

NB One UK co quoted 550GBP One way. Does this sound right? 

This your friend could do for themselves, Ford Focus (Shorter then Mondeo) rental from Malaga airport last day Sept..3 months..Last day Dec, £2582.21 = @1.20 3098.65€. plus ex's

Of course they could find a local Fred in the shed type rental in Malaga probably half that or less, who might even do a good longish term deal.

Also there are people who do this sort of thing for a living, ( Drive and Deliver cars that is) I had one guy who delivered boats to Spain, Greece etc, then caught a cheap flight home, as it's not until Sep worth the look around.

£550 one way sounds about right when you know what is involved, and maybe they might do it cheaper then twice that price for a return trip.

I have never rented a car in Spain but I just googled  "3 months car hire Malaga"   One result showed that a rental had ben obtained through a major rental company in Malaga airport for 135 euros a month, so 405 euros for 3 months. That was in 2012 so allow for some increase or maybe decrease with crisis ! 

As I said I have no personal expereience.

Quote " i have just booked for 135 euro/month a ford fiesta through  *******.es, its great offer i believe! you can pick up it at Malaga airport and take back there also! "

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Susan, I just called the hire company, the one which the person in 2012 said they rented from.

That company now will only rent for 28 days at a time. The rental for 28 days would be 326 euros for a Fiesta ot similar, . So,  978 euros for 3 x 28 days, and no extras. 

As I said,  probably a lot cheaper than shipping a car from UK, which would entail probably extras, e.g. insurance , breakdown cover etc and the inconvenience of a right hand drive.

But I dare say if one shopped-around,  they could get a better deal than that, and certainly better  than 3098.65€   !!!

This message was last edited by johnzx on 16/06/2014.

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IMHO I think it would be a little cheaper to hire a car here especially if you shop around but you do need to be aware of the 'extras' that are charged which are not always declarred (full tank policies and wheel insurance etc).. I am sure there is plenty of posts regarding such practices.on the forums if you care to do a search. To pay for someone to bring the car over and or drive it back, taking into account the costs, for ferries, fuel and tolls, it would be a similar figure to paying for someone to put in on their transport vehicle. Personally I would avoid to bring over a foreign car unless the idea was to keep it here pemanently and to pay to changeover to spanish registration. Good Luck.

I bet you wish you never asked the question now, either that or hope Susan Spain doesn't get read as Susans Pain.

My next door neighbour had his car shipped over. One way only with a company called Winns. £549 and he had to collect it from Alicante.

Yes Mariedav indeed. I'm sure Susan was more than able to explore the car hire possibilities If that's what her friends had wanted.

I can also confirm that £550 is the going rate for delivery to Costa del Sol areas as well. I have a few friends that have done this over the years. If you are going to bring your car it's a no brainer really, as Andy said, with fuel, ferries and tolls you can't drive here cheaper.

I would just add, there are plenty of  stories of lost money and even cars (some on this site if you search) Just make sure you use a bone fide company that uses it's own staff and transporters preferably with tracker devices fitted.I would also want all risk insurance while the vehicle is in thier care. It might also be a good idea to pay by credit card if you can as you may have some recourse there if things go wrong.