many thanks for the info to be honest i dont seem to be any further with the process. what is a digital certificate of a clave, we dont have DNIs only nie so can we still get digital certificates??

Hi Im looking at getting a motorbike and was hoping someone would know if there is a website were any fines or any unpaid annual "sellos" could be identified using only the vehicles registration. Years ago you could pop into traffico and get a quick answer however as everyone knows these d...

Hi there are thousand 125cc for sale on the costa just check out FB marketplace. You can get a very decent Jap Bike for €600, why bother importing the pain in getting a euro certificate and changing the headlights for an ITV pass its such a head ache and god help you that after all that if fails imm...

Hi Ive bought bikes cars and scooters privately many times but to be honest not for a while. In the good old days you could go into traffico and they would explain and help. HOWEVER all traffico seem to be doing these days is changing driving licenses from uk to spanish. You now ALWAYS need a CITA a...

thanks for the advice just need a number for whatsapp as its the main type of communication that kids use these days with regards to homework.

Hi All We need another mobile line as well as our two contracted mobiles for one of our children however we need it only for calls. Im looking for a recommendation as most companies are offering monthly payment schemes with data and all im looking for is the old fashion PAYG top up every 3 or six mo...

Thanks Wollie, much appreciated, some of the links from the article are broken however it certainly is a great basic introduction of the system. I was completely unaware that there is an obligation for the seller to inform Traffico independently regardless of the buyers transfer documents and for th...

Hi All, Im looking at buying a Maxi Scooter to have as a run around the village and for trips up the mountains. I've used Gestors when buying from car dealers but I have many years ago have bought a Scooter privately and did all the paperwork via traffico and paid the tax at the hacienda (tax office...

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This may not be the case but if the owner of the car is registered disabled the annual car tax is waived for the vehicle registered in that persons name. also as stated who ever was the owner on the 1st jan is liable for the tax, if you are that worried just set up a direct debit for this one year a...

Hi all, I ordered an item from Amazon Espana via my wife's Amazon account and paid as part of larger order of various other items for the family. The confirmation email that the item was being sent from China (a specialist motorbike item), to my wifes email address along with all the other individua...

Dont forget if you are gonna be spanish to never mention the civil war, be extremely frightened of Guardia Civil and Policia National/Local, accept that Gibraltar is spainsh and is a tax haven (ignoring the tax have the spanish use in Andorra and their colonies of cueta and manila, always have an un...

Hi thanks for your thoughts its very therapeutic to share my experience other than to mu wife. It was a guardia civil not a police offer and as they had not started their shift i asked because i could not believe how he was speaking to me and of course because of this actions. i did not really follo...

Hi all I dont want to bore anyone too much with a very distressing day I had today, but can anyone tell me are Guardia and policia obliged to identify themselves if they are in plan clothes or have not started their shift. I was involved in an incident where a speeding car almost caused an accident ...

Thanks everyone for the advice. I cant wait for the summer and to explore the north better.

cheers for the website link. Im very surprised how regulated Spain "still" is. I can understand the rules with regards to Fire and sleeping on the beach but as a person that lives in a town in at "natural park" I know that the first thing that they like to do is erect fences and ...

cheers for the comments costakid. I know you are not allowed to sleep on the beach over night and because of gypsy they are strict with caravans and tents (although motor homes seem ok). the arthritis means i wont be riding forever, and i camped in pamplona in the early 90s and ran on the first day....

I heard its completely illegal to say ride a motor bike across country and at night put up a tent and crash out until morning. Ive been told especilially in Andalusian is not allowed except on specific fiesta days or san juan on the beach. As a single biker i wanted to take a trip up north however e...

BTW we are still waiting for our Spanish Driving licences. we applied in November the UK ones expired in December and the months just keep on going.

Hi everyone can anyone recommend the best sat box for intelsat 907 and the BBC ITV channels ideally one that will obviosly support biss code/keys but also the astra 19 ccam as well. Ive just been informed that the ccam for one year is sold on ebay for €10 a year which is great as i now need several ...