ITV

Geordiemark wrote on Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:26am:

Does anyone know if you can use a car with expired ITV to drive to a pre booked test like you can for a MOT in the UK?

Reason for asking is I’ve been looking at a Spanish registered car in the UK but the ITV had just expired. Thinking if you can, drive it down through France and book a test at the first station you get too once you’ve crossed the border. Seller says he will get an MOT done in UK first so we k...

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...now everything is OK. 

Thanks in adva

DarioMartin wrote on Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:28am:

If the car is Spanish registered, you won’t be able to get an M.O.T on it anyway - it’s like trying to get an ITV here in Spain on a UK registered car.  A garage can check it and say it meets M.O.T standards, but any paperwork they issue is worthless.

If you were driving 10 km down the road straight from your home in Spain to a pre-booked ITV, you might get away with it … but driving a Spanish reg car with no ITV from UK? Well … if the fates are kind and the gods smile upon you, you might make it - but remember that in the event of needing...

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... to make an insurance claim, your insurance will automatically be invalidated by driving a vehicle with an expired ITV.

Karlian wrote on Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:20pm:

Anyone know how long it takes to apply for NIE. Once your Power of Attorney has been notarised in uk.

We seem to struggle to get it through for property contract date of 6th May.

Karlian wrote on Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:20pm:

Anyone know how long it takes to apply for NIE. Once your Power of Attorney has been notarised in uk.

We seem to struggle to get it through for property contract date of 6th May.