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Getting an MOT

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:41pm
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Camilla

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Please can anyone advise where we can get our Spanish car MOT'd with an English speaking garage as I believe its a 2 step process.  

Many thanks

shane19759

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:43pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:43pm

It's an ITV and it's carried out at your local ITV test centre, unfortunately you are in Spain so they are Spanish test centres with Spanish staff

DarioMartin

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:31pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:31pm

Camilla wrote on Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:41pm:

Please can anyone advise where we can get our Spanish car MOT'd with an English speaking garage as I believe its a 2 step process.  

Many thanks

The only place around that has any English speaking staff is ITV La Hoya outside Lorca - they advertise heavily on Spectrum FM

Camilla

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:53pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:53pm

DarioMartin wrote on Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:31pm:

The only place around that has any English speaking staff is ITV La Hoya outside Lorca - they advertise heavily on Spectrum FM

Thanks very much

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Sveinb

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:21am

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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:21am

Camilla wrote on Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:41pm:

Please can anyone advise where we can get our Spanish car MOT'd with an English speaking garage as I believe its a 2 step process.  

Many thanks

Your nearest is Vera. Signposted on the E15. If you don't want to, ask your local garage to do it for you. Have a pre-itv, and ask if they will do it. We have used Sorroche at Uleila, great service, nice to deal with, good English. In fact, he is at itv now with our motorhome. 

Camilla

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:37am

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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:37am

Sveinb wrote on Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:21am:

Your nearest is Vera. Signposted on the E15. If you don't want to, ask your local garage to do it for you. Have a pre-itv, and ask if they will do it. We have used Sorroche at Uleila, great service, nice to deal with, good English. In fact, he is at itv now with our motorhome. 

perfect, thanks

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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:09am

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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:09am

DarioMartin wrote on Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:31pm:

The only place around that has any English speaking staff is ITV La Hoya outside Lorca - they advertise heavily on Spectrum FM

Agree with Dario, bit of a treck as it takes about 45 minutes from Zurgena as it is junction 623 on the A7. You can usually get an appointment same day or day after. You just need your car details and TIE as proof of 🆔, takes about 30 minutes. The office speak English and you take the car through yourself or one of the mechanics will take it through for you. 

With it being a bit of a journey, get your car serviced and checked before you go so you can nearly guarantee it will pass first time.

Good luck,

Paul.

Camilla

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:30am

Camilla

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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:30am

pah1547 wrote on Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:09am:

Agree with Dario, bit of a treck as it takes about 45 minutes from Zurgena as it is junction 623 on the A7. You can usually get an appointment same day or day after. You just need your car details and TIE as proof of 🆔, takes about 30 minutes. The office speak English and you take the car thro...

...ugh yourself or one of the mechanics will take it through for you. 

With it being a bit of a journey, get your car serviced and checked before you go so you can nearly guarantee it will pass first time.

Good luck,

Paul.

thank you so much

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