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anyone know of insurance company that will insure english registered vehicle
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It is illegal for legitimate Spanish insurance companies to register foreign plated vehicles.
You will probably find some dodgy broker on the coast who will arrange it through a Gibraltar based company but this is not recommended.
Bear in mind that the vehicle must be road legal in its country of origin and that an expired or otherwise invalid MoT certificate will render any insurance null and void.
You will probably find some dodgy broker on the coast who will arrange it through a Gibraltar based company but this is not recommended.
Bear in mind that the vehicle must be road legal in its country of origin and that an expired or otherwise invalid MoT certificate will render any insurance null and void.
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Read this before bringing your UK car to Spain.
http://www.andalucia.com/living/vehicle ... plates.htm
http://www.andalucia.com/living/vehicle ... plates.htm
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Motor Insurance
SecInsure will insure UK registered vehicles fully comprehensive or third party only no matter what the age of the vehicle. Go to www.secinsure.com and complete their online quotation form. I used them to insure my car.
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Niki
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MOT Certificate
Hi Beachcomber
I think you will find that when a UK MOT certificate expires you can go to your nearest ITV centre and they will do all the relevant checks and if the car passes they will then issue you with a document saying that the car is road worthy. Your are then still covered for your UK reg vehicle by your insurer.
Niki
I think you will find that when a UK MOT certificate expires you can go to your nearest ITV centre and they will do all the relevant checks and if the car passes they will then issue you with a document saying that the car is road worthy. Your are then still covered for your UK reg vehicle by your insurer.
Niki
Re: MOT Certificate
It is not possible to tax the car in the UK with a Spanish ITV.Niki Harrison wrote:Hi Beachcomber
I think you will find that when a UK MOT certificate expires you can go to your nearest ITV centre and they will do all the relevant checks and if the car passes they will then issue you with a document saying that the car is road worthy. Your are then still covered for your UK reg vehicle by your insurer.
Niki
I have heard that ITV stations on the Costa Blanca will no longer do this test on an English Reg car.
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A Spanish ITV on a foreign registered car has no validity whatsoever other than proving that it was roadworthy (according to Spanish standards) at the time of the inspection. It does not take the place of a UK MoT, does not make the vehicle road legal in its country of origin neither is it valid for insurance purposes.
I would strongly urge you all to listen to what Beachcomer has to say. He is absolutley right.
A UK reg car cannot be used for more than 183 days of the year in Spain, in a ny one year.
Once the MoT is out of date you are no longer insured and as for companies here insuring UK reg cars, again he is right, they will but woe betide you should you have to file a claim without a valid MoT. The claim will not be met.
Before thinking of going down that route I spoke to the broker who said all would be well. They even said a Spanish ITV cert would be fine. The ITV will not give you a proper cert if the car is not on Spanish plates. They will give you a cert of roadworthiness which will be useless in the event of a claim. After talking to the broker I e-mailed the company and asked them to confirm what he had said. They did not even do me the courtesy of repying.
If you're long terming, get Spanish plates!!
Don't join the 100s of illegal UK reg cars which run the gauntlet every day!
A UK reg car cannot be used for more than 183 days of the year in Spain, in a ny one year.
Once the MoT is out of date you are no longer insured and as for companies here insuring UK reg cars, again he is right, they will but woe betide you should you have to file a claim without a valid MoT. The claim will not be met.
Before thinking of going down that route I spoke to the broker who said all would be well. They even said a Spanish ITV cert would be fine. The ITV will not give you a proper cert if the car is not on Spanish plates. They will give you a cert of roadworthiness which will be useless in the event of a claim. After talking to the broker I e-mailed the company and asked them to confirm what he had said. They did not even do me the courtesy of repying.
If you're long terming, get Spanish plates!!
Don't join the 100s of illegal UK reg cars which run the gauntlet every day!
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