29 Mar 2014 7:15 PM:

Thanks a lot Mariedav.  That's a bit of a weight off my mind!  However, I do know what you mean about people who leave a foreign car permanently in Spain and have been getting away with it for years.  I appreciate your advice about the ferry ticket but quite often we don't book our return passage till a week or two beforehand.  Thanks again.

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29 Mar 2014 5:25 PM:

Thanks Mariedav.  I was always aware of the six month rule for non residents and always made sure we did not overstay.  So just to confirm are you saying the situation for non residents has not changed following the latest legislation?

 

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29 Mar 2014 9:21 AM:

Hi, first time poster here!  Can we clarify the new regs for foreign cars please? I drive to Spain every year in the Spring and drive back to UK in the Autumn. In between times we fly back and forth.  The car is never in use in  Spain for more than a month at a time and is never there in total for more than six months.  Whilst we are in UK the car is off the road in a locked garage.  Do I need to replate my car?  If I do then surely my insrance, MOT and Car Tax would be invalidated.  So would I also have to insure, test and tax my car in Spain? If I do replate my car what happens when I leave Spain - simply replace the plate with my UK one?  And what about next year.  Could I just screw the spoanish plate back on and take it off again when I leave.  Too many grey areas!  All comments will be apprecdiated.  Thanks.

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