05 Mar 2014 9:36 AM:
Hi Mike and Helen
We replied to the previous thread on a PM( a long and complicated story) as we had a UK plated car at Roda last year which was due to come back this year until an accident in the UK has halted those plans. If a UK car then you can only to have it in Spain for 6 months before you need to re register( though some people don't seem to bother, we would not risk it) cost approx 1000-1200euros for a Ford Focus. We re insured to Spanish insurance as our UK insurance only covered us for 90days, this was a similar cost as the UK insurance and also automatically includes breakdown cover. Road Tax is added to your council tax for your property and paid annually about 100-120euros for our town hall(San Javier) but I think all town halls set different amounts. Storage for the year at the airport depending on supplier is approx 300euros. ITV is every 2 years for newer cars and annually for older - you take the car to the testing station and stay with it while they do the test.
If you buy a Spanish car they are significantly more expensive than a UK car. If second hand car you need to check there are no debts with it and that the old owner does all the paperwork correctly. I think all the costs mentioned above are similar.
Hope that helps - this has been our research and if we got anything wrong please let us know as this may effect what we do for this year!!!
Community thread:
Leavaing a Car in Spain
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