05 Feb 2010 11:45 AM:

Hi Tigress

 I am presently moving my 10 year old right-hand drive VW Polo estate from British number plates onto Spanish. Whilst I have not completed the process a couple of tips which might be helpful to keep the cost down. These may only apply to VW vehicles?

Buy left hand dipping headlamps in the UK as they seem to be much cheaper than in Spain. I ordered them one day from a VW dealer and they turned up the next day and cost £140 for the two. They then took a couple of hours to fit and my local tyre dealer checked their setting for free.

Check the main website of the car manufacturer. VW have a web page where you can apply for the certificate of conformity. You need the chassis number and some straightforward contact information and it can then be requested online. About a week later it turned up and there was no charge.

Once I've completed the whole process I will post details of my experience and costs but the article from Register Car Spain, which I'd not seen before, seems pretty comprehensive and accurate.

I have heard of some pretty horrific stories about the cost of using a Gestor and I hope that carefully following the correct procedure will save quite a bit of money.

Regards

Richard

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