Registering a van

never heard that one before !! try looking round the many expat forums herein spain i'm sure this question must've come upbefore.

Good luck

Liz Fox wrote:   You can't change a van over to a Spanish vehicle.  We are the same as you and can't afford to replace our with a Spanish van because they cost so much.  The only vehicle that you can change to a Spanish vehicle is a "turismo" ie car.

I don't think that is correct.   I have been informed that it is only RHD vans that can't be registered on to Spanish plates.   LHD vans like my Belgian Opel Vivaro registered on UK plates are fine.

This rule is totally logical, as driving a van with the steering wheel on the wrong side can be very difficult at certain junctions, as I have found out using my LHD van in the UK.   On one particular local junction, I have to climb onto the passenger seat to see backwards out of the window and when the road is clear, jump back, release the handbrake, engage gear and pull out quickly before a car comes.  The seatbelt is re-fastened between 3rd and 4th gear.

I'll be glad when I have moved to Spain so I can relax on the roads !!!!!

Jon

you can register a van in spain as long as its lhd and as a european certificate of comformity.you need to find your local (historia d  automobile ) and they will do it for you

As said before, yes you can register a LHD van here in Spain. The 30 day rule has now increased to 60 days. This means once you have signed on to a padron (convivencia) you have 60 days to register the vehicle without paying emission (import) tax. Go over this and you must pay.

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