TAKING YOUR CAR TO SPAIN

With the will of God Im hoping to drive my car to Spain next month ,she is a W reg Freelander and I realise she may not be coming back to the UK with me.

I have already found out that I will have to get an insurance company that will cover me out there ,any suggestions?

Also,I am told I will have to re-register her at some time,can anyone offer any advice on this ,how to go about it,when,where cost etc.?

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The green card you have with your current insurance company will cover for while in Spain, but you'll need to check with them exactly how long you are covered.

You are supposed to register the car after 6 months (I think) but we see hundreds of UK reg cars around and they've been here for years (not that we condone this practice!).

I notice from your signature your comment about TVs.  Your UK TV will work if you connect it through a Spanish video player.  It's the sounds that is the problem but the video player solves it.  If you are connecting up to SKY then your UK TV will be fine.

Justin

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Merehead,

If you are going to re register your car on Spanish plates do it within 60 days of getting your padron,it used to be 30 but they have extended it.

If you dont you will have to pay import tax!! this used to be based on 12% of the value of the car,they have changed it slightly now as it now works on co2 ommisions instead.

Justin is right you can keep your car on Uk plates for six months but you will get stung for the tax if you wait.

I use Linea Directa(direct line) and when i first came here insured a RHD landrover with them,if you have been insured with direct line in the UK they just swap your policy straight over no hassle at all.

I have had to use their services in the past and they paid out no problem.

Regards

Georgia

This message was last edited by georgia on 2/14/2008.

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Merehead - where are you moving to?

On another forum people who have moved out to Oreheula Costa are having trouble gettin on the Padron.  The ayunmiento there will not register anyone until they have Residencia and without a Padron they cannot apply for Residencia

The joys of attempting to live in Spain.

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