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Originally Posted by mrypg9
Thanks for the information - the car is brand new - expecting delivery within the next two weeks ,on a European insurance policy valid for residence anywhere in the EU and it won't need an MOT for three years. In any case, it's a 4x4 so we'll most likely trade it in for a convertible once in Spain and settled. We need it to transport a few personal things and our large dog from here to Spain. Our furniture etc will arrive via Pickfords!
Will definitely register, as I did here in Prague, but...what's a NIE?
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An NIE is what you need here to do absolutely anything. Its a tax identifier. You need it to open a bank account, when you are sent a factura, to get electricity, a phone. You get it from your local police station normally, same place as your residence certificate.
Just a word of caution. If you have a brand new 4 x 4 RHD on UK plates and you bring it to Spain you are going to lose a fortune, and as you haven't owned it for 6 months you will also have to pay import registration "tax" to matriculate it. People aren't interested in buying RHD cars here, and you can trade it in but you will get a fraction of its worth. Just a thought.