car dilema

[skd360]

Hi everyone
i am doing this post on behalf of my sister who is not a pc person
my sister was in the process of moving to murcia and took there car uk reg down to murcia when they had to come home quickly by plane and left the car there
since then her husband has died and the mot and tax has run out
now we have to get the car back and we havn't got a clue how to do this ?
can we get a spanish mot and then apply for uk tax ?
or if not can we put it in a lorry ? and pay someone ? or does anyone know of any companys that do this that are reliable and cheap

any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
steve

[snikpoh]

Originally Posted by skd360

Hi everyone
i am doing this post on behalf of my sister who is not a pc person
my sister was in the process of moving to murcia and took there car uk reg down to murcia when they had to come home quickly by plane and left the car there
since then her husband has died and the mot and tax has run out
now we have to get the car back and we havn't got a clue how to do this ?
can we get a spanish mot and then apply for uk tax ?
or if not can we put it in a lorry ? and pay someone ? or does anyone know of any companys that do this that are reliable and cheap

any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
steve

The correct thing to do would be to put it on the back of a lorry (or in one) and have them bring it back.


However, you might find someone who would drive it back and just 'take a chance'.

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[skd360]

cheers guys
i will try and get a quote from the links and any other ideas will be gratefully received
we did think about just driving it back but that would be illegal and dont want to break the law

thanks in advance
steve

[mrypg9]

Can you not make an appointment with a UK MOT testing station garage before driving to the UK? Your ITV certificate will not be recognised in the UK.

Although you will no doubt be told otherwise, driving without MOT or Road Tax will not automatically invalidate your insurance (Road Traffic Act 1988). After all, you need to produce proof of insurance and valid MOT certificate when applying for Road Tax.

We used to own an MOT testing station in the UK and it is my understanding that you will not be fined if you are driving to an appointment for a test and have proof of this.

Most UK police officers do not behave like the Stasi or similar authoritarian police forces and I'm sure would be understanding if you explained the situation.

[baldilocks]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

Can you not make an appointment with a UK MOT testing station garage before driving to the UK? Your ITV certificate will not be recognised in the UK.

Although you will no doubt be told otherwise, driving without MOT or Road Tax will not automatically invalidate your insurance (Road Traffic Act 1988). After all, you need to produce proof of insurance and valid MOT certificate when applying for Road Tax.

We used to own an MOT testing station in the UK and it is my understanding that you will not be fined if you are driving to an appointment for a test and have proof of this.

Most UK police officers do not behave like the Stasi or similar authoritarian police forces and I'm sure would be understanding if you explained the situation.

While UK police might well react that way, the Guardia Civil and the Gendarmerie may well take a different view. The vehicle, as it stands, is not allowed on the roads in Spain for which it must be legal on the roads in UK and the limited case of legality such as "en-route to the DoT test" is not really a valid argument.

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by baldilocks

While UK police might well react that way, the Guardia Civil and the Gendarmerie may well take a different view. The vehicle, as it stands, is not allowed on the roads in Spain for which it must be legal on the roads in UK and the limited case of legality such as "en-route to the DoT test" is not really a valid argument.

If I were in the OP's position, I would take the chance.
I understand though that others wouldn't.
I have twice stupidly committed traffic offences here - once I forgot to put my lights on when leaving Carrefour car park, another time I parked somewhere I shouldn't.
Each time the police politely pointed out my offence and wished me on my way with a 'Buenas Dias'.
A case of age and gender, perhaps?

[baldilocks]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

If I were in the OP's position, I would take the chance.
I understand though that others wouldn't.
I have twice stupidly committed traffic offences here - once I forgot to put my lights on when leaving Carrefour car park, another time I parked somewhere I shouldn't.
Each time the police politely pointed out my offence and wished me on my way with a 'Buenas Dias'.
A case of age and gender, perhaps?

or maybe you scared them!

[Hepa]

Why not go by ferry?

[Muddy]

I don't know the answer. But I'm assuming that if they took a car to Spain then they probably have a Spanish address. I assume you need that to obtain an ITV?

Then shouldn't it be possible to get it legal for the drive home if you were happy to do that or transporting it is way to costly etc!
Or do you have to register a car in Spain before you can get it ITV'd?

Seems stupid for a car that maybe only just run out of MOT/Tax is impossible to sort it out and drive it out of the country!
Wish you well with sorting it out.