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• 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...
• Off to Spain this summer? A couple of reminders. 22 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Beware that summer is a great season for collecting fines from errant motorists, and Spain and the UK not only allow licence exchanges (recently reintroduced) but also exchange driver data so that fines can be pursued. There are fixed and mobile cameras aplenty, and even traffic police
• Volkswagen Beetle (1998 - ) - I will reward a genius who solves this one!! 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  OK I AM REEEEALLY stumped as to what to do....can anybody solve this-- I bought a car in Spain, English plated, left hand drive, VW Beetle 2000 for cash. The garage took my passport, driving license copies etc.. and claimed to be sending off to the DVLA to get it all put in my name. THEY DIDNT
• Sheep shearer in Spain needs advice 8 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I shear sheep all over the Basque Country and need a new vehicle: Needs to have room in back for a lot of equipment (metal frame, wooden boards, toolbox...
• Money given to good drivers! 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Move to Puigcerda in north east Spain. They're going to reward good drivers by sharing out the money from traffic fines! Lovely! From "The Daily Telegraph": http://tinyurl.com/yadz2to
• Spanish limit being reduced to 50 mph 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Just saw an article on yahoo news about it. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080729/tpl-spain-energy-oil-inflation-politics-9eb7866.html Any views?
• Metamorphosis? 26 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Turning to the Telegraph and looking for our leader's column, I find this:- Honest John's Agony column (Filed: 21/06/2004) Your questions answered by the dealer S you can trust. Has HJ a doppelganger or is his column really written by a comittee? Roger in Spain
• Driving to Majorca 23 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I am planning to drive to Majorca in summer 2009 and would welcome any suggestions as to best routes, stop overs, Ferries etc. My plan is to drive there and stay over on route and return by Ferry from Spain to the UK. Thanks in advance! CMP
• Importing a new Discovery or M-B ML 14 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Does anybody have any advice on a good importer for either of these cars? A friend is looking to buy a new one and has heard of good deals especially Discoverys from Spain. thanks PB.
• Mahindra coming to the UK 2020 14 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Mahindra have announced they plan to expand out of Italy and Spain in the next 18 months and enter the UK by 2020. Dacia take note I don’t expect Suzuki UK nor the importers behind Ssangyong UK to be happy about this
• Carjet-recommendations? 25 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  I'm looking at car hire firms for a trip to Spain in June, and Carjet are offering a 5-door Clio with AC for a weekly charge of £85, which sounds like good value. Have any Backroomers dealt with this firm? Any feedback gratefully recieved. P.
• seat leon cupra R - leather seats are they standard 5 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  I am buying new seat leon cupra R in spain and i am wondering if it comes with leather seats as standard, the garage i am dealing with say they are a extra option
• Foreign car hire terms 19 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm looking at hiring a car when I'm abroad in Spain. I'm into the small print. I know what CDW means, what what about these? Excess on groups MBMR, EBMR, EDMR, EVMR, CDMR,CDMD, CWMR, CVMR
• Nissan Primera IV - Converting rhd car headlamps to lhd dipping 17 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I want to take my RHD Primera to Spain, how do I convert the headlamps to LHD dipping. I do not want to just buy stick on adaptors.
• Hiring a car at Faro 23 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Anybody hired there recently ? Any recommendations or companies to avoid. The internet choice is just massive so guidance from the backroom needed I will probably be heading along into Spain as well so need some guidance on possible insurance problems if I cross the border in a Portugese car.
• Fiat Palio 19 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Just returned from India where they have flooded the country with Fiat Palio's. (Fiat's third world car). I believe that they are sold in Spain and other South European countries. Anyone knows how good they are? They seem to be really good value but some people say the interior plastics
• Liverpool to Rome - the options 29 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  to take. The original plan was to boat it to Spain (Santander to be precise) and drive from there, to Italy. Dad does the same on his Motorbike but goes around Spain instead of Italy. My question is what about going from Calais. Easier? Any comments regarding anything to do with the trip are more than
• Peugeot 206 CC 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Last week we covered 450 kilometres in a Hertz baby Peugeot Cabriole in southern Spain. As others may be heading for such parts in the near future, I thought I?d share my experiences. (Cost was Euro 190 for Tuesday 10.00 to Friday 10.00 including zero excess insurance.) I enjoyed the excellent