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  I'm stuck in Spain during lockdown but my MoT is due soon. What do I do? 12 Jan 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm currently in Spain and not allowed to leave Valencia province. My MOT is due on March 7th and I don't know whether I will be able to return to the...
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  I am in Spain but need an IDP if we leave the EU without a deal - how can I get one? 3 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am in Spain and return to UK after 29 March. If we crash out with no deal how do I get an IDP? I will drive through France and think I need a separate...
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  Do I have to pay a speeding fine from our holiday in Spain? 11 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  We have been sent a letter with photos from Ministerio Del Interior Leon Spain about a speeding fine we seem to have incurred whilst driving in Menorca....
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  Expat information 12 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 BMW X5 4.4 petrol LHD, bought and registered by its first owner, an English ex-pat, in France. We bought in England in 2006 whence it was...
• Visco 5000 5W-40 14 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  My local garage, (in Spain) have used this in my last service/oil change, in February, ( at a horrendous cost too! ). My vehicle is a Skoda Fabia 1.9tdi 100 BHP. (yr 2002) Can any of you knowledgable chaps tell me if this is a fully synthetic oil and is it suitable for extended service
• Driving in Spain 28 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Just returned from spending the best part of month on a touring holiday in Spain. Thanks to all of those who gave advice before I went. Had a very very nice time. Very uneventful - didn't get peeped at once and no near misses! Driving in the cities (Barcelona, tarragona, Girona) was not too bad
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  Nervous, breakdowns 23 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have seen in your section previously a recommendation for European breakdown cover. I am driving down to Spain for a month and would like to get cover....
• Best 4x4 for under £22000ish 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I live in Spain and want a 4x4. As the heading says, i am wondering what 1 to go for. I am leaning towards the Mitsubishi Monterey Sport, for its size, space and cost. I do actually need a 4x4 for some of the roads (even tarmaced ones) and for the safety aspects (spanish drivers! I am thinking
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  How do ex-pats living in Spain get away with using their UK-registered cars on Spanish roads? 4 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  This is a subject that really irks me. I spend a lot of time in the Canary Islands and mainland Spain. It is not an uncommon sight to see UK-registered...
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  How best should I hire a car for driving in Spain and France? 19 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am hiring a car through Ryanair in May for 10 days for driving in Spain and France. There is a large excess payable should one be involved with a claim....
• Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCI or Citroen C3 1.4 VTR+ - Which Car To Drive To Spain In????? 31 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all, Im having a bit of a dilemma,  Me and the better half are driving to spain next week (and back), Plus touring france for a bit, a combined mileage of 3000 miles. We have 2 cars a brand new C3 1.4VTR+ and a 09 reg Fiesta 1.6TDCI and im wondering which one to take
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  Is this a scam? 11 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Been offered a great private deal on a used Porsche currently in Murcia, Spain. Logistics to be handled by http://www.scjtranslog.com/ who claim to specialise...
• LHD Motor? 11 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I am moving to Spain soon & want to buy a LHD car. I am working on the theory that a LHD will be cheaper here & i will get more as a trade in for my current car, a Volvo S40 2.0T, 1998. I want to get a decent LWB 4X4 for little as (im)possible. So my questions are; Am i right in my thinking
• The Man who would ban motorcycles 3 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Michael Meacher, guardian of the environment and enemy of the motorcycle, was caught out by the Sunday Times. Journalists phoned his home to query his holiday trip to Spain, in view of the fact that his department is urging tourists to stay in the UK to support the countryside's economy
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  Why do hire companies charge so much if you bring the car back with no fuel? 7 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I hired a Fiesta in Spain. I received a full tank of petrol and was told to return the car empty. I was charged 87.17 Euros for the petrol that in Spain...
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  Tracing my farther's old car - where do I start? 25 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to find out if there is a possibility of knowing where my father’s, once-owned, Morris Oxford Series VI Farina 1971 whereabouts might be nowadays,...
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  Which economical car for should we buy for local driving and occasional long trips to Spain? 20 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I are looking for a car with about £20,000 cash to spend, now retired and having had cars supplied to us like Volvo, Lexus and BMW 5 series...
• Honda Evoblade, Motorcycle - Register,Tax, MOT 11 May 2016 (Forum)
  I have a motorbike that was first registered in the UK in 2003, In 2005 I moved to Spain and took the motorcycle with me, to comply with Spanish Law the motorbike was re-registered in Spain and given spanish plates, ie Import tax paid, V5 handed over to the spanish Gestoria, and now have all
• Hyundai Terracan 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Huge car, huge cabin, 25000? 8000km (ex demo) should i buy it or not?? Do I "need" the 4x4 use, maybe (probably not, although roads in Spain are pink fluffy dice in some places). Quite fancy it as the drivers in Spain leave something to be desired and the 2 kids, well I quite like 'em
• Insuring UK car in Spain 15 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  My little brother has, perhaps naively, taken his A3 to Madrid, where he has recently moved. I feel justified in pointing out that he has done this without...