Illegal UK plated cars

[Abyss-Rover]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

Does everyone have the required medical certificate to accompany their UK licence if using it in Spain as required by a 2009 law?

You have my attention..... Can you give a link to information about this, please.

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by Abyss-Rover

You have my attention..... Can you give a link to information about this, please.

Google' requirements for driving on UK licence when resident in Spain'?

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by mrypg9

Google' requirements for driving on UK licence when resident in Spain'?

or look at the first link on the 4th post on the 'useful links' sticky

[Abyss-Rover]

It might be me but I can't find any reference in any official sites, regarding a "medical certificate to accompany their UK licence if using it in Spain as required by a 2009 law"


Just found this.... But it doesn't come from an official UK government website. In fact, their terms of use state:

This Helpsheet Website is not affiliated to any government or official organisation. It is intended to be used as a source of informal help and advice. However, the authors are not legal specialists and are providing their interpretation of Spanish legal issues and laws. Before acting on any of the advice and/or content within this website, you should contact a legal specialist for expert legal advice.

http://www.drivermedicaltest.es/

[jimenato]

Originally Posted by jojo

Yeah, yeah, yeah and you know I know someone who's car was stolen and the insurance company wouldnt pay out cos it was on UK plates

Jo xxx

An insurance company accepted a premium for theft on a British plated car and then didn't pay out because it was British plated?

I call bull.

[Abyss-Rover]

Originally Posted by jimenato

An insurance company accepted a premium for theft on a British plated car and then didn't pay out because it was British plated?

I call bull.

I do believe that some expat insurance specialists make serious mistakes. I had a policy for a power boat, with Knights Insurance Brokers (Mallorca). After getting the policy details wrong, many times, it eventually turned out that the trailer was not insured and could not be insure with the boat unless I took out a different insurance policy. Even though Knights insisted that I was fully covered.

I'm glad I didn't find this out, after an accident or a problem with the police. I'm sure that anything carried on the "Uninsured" trailer, would also be uninsured.

So I was paying to insure something that wasn't insured. Even after this was confirmed, by the insurance company, They refused to refund the policy fee, even though I could not use the boat, without the correct insurance, for almost a complete year.

I can't say about other expat insurance specialists but I would be very weary now!

[mrypg9]

The rules are that up to the age of 45 you have to have one every 10 years, and 45 -70 every 5 years, over 70 every year. these certificates can only be obtained from specified doctors.

I'm about to swap my licence and undergo the medical which includes a test of your reflexes and co-ordination and an eye test.

[overeasy]

Depends on the mood of the Guardia civil. There are many of them who do not like to trouble expats, there are others who really love to turn the screws. Mostly they turn a blind eye showing good will.
The rules are simple but also contradictory...welcome to Spain.
On the one hand under Spanish traffic laws you can only keep a Uk registered vehicle on the Spanish road for 6 months. but because there is no way of knowing how long the vehicle has actually been in Spain this law is rarely enforced.
Conversely, under EU law any EU vehicle may be in Any EU country for any length of time, withou sanction so long as it is legally on the road, taxed insured, etc.

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by jimenato

An insurance company accepted a premium for theft on a British plated car and then didn't pay out because it was British plated?

I call bull.

As I said, many people don't seem to understand precisely why their claims fail...We dealt with many damaged vehicles which were subject to insurance claims and some people seemed to expect insurance would cover everything, no questions asked.


When I first bought a UK-plated car in Prague I was told I wouldn't be able to insure it as I was non-UK resident and that UK insurers would only issue policies for limited periods of time.
Pure bullexcremento!! There are a couple of UK companies that will do this via reputable insurers. The only drawback is that such policies are fairly expensive.

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by overeasy

Conversely, under EU law any EU vehicle may be in Any EU country for any length of time, withou sanction so long as it is legally on the road, taxed insured, etc.

Can you cite the source for this within the relevant EU law??

There are variations relating to such issues ...no uniform policy common to all EU member states.

It is a mistake to assume that all laws are the same across all EU member states.
Some are, some aren't. Most EU Directives allow latitude for national sensibilities.