Couple of questions! Moving to Spain soon and need a van to take my gear over. Heard a rumour vans over a certain size must be converted to left hand drive after 6 months.! Can anyone shed any light on this? Also need to know approx. cost of getting the van registered there. Thanks in advance for any help. Jay.

Hi Jay,

Don’t know about changing over to left hand drive. I know it’s not required for cars but it may well be different for vans.

The price of re-registering a vehicle depends on a number of factors, including engine size, fuel type, age and estimated current value. If you use an agent to do the re-registering they will have a guide issued by the authorities and will be able to give you a quote.

I used an agent in San Pedro de Alcantara, Malaga, to do the whole thing for me. He only charged 90? to do the paperwork. The re-registration cost 1,100? for a 2 litre diesel Citroen Picasso which is 5 years old. Still worked out cheaper that selling the car in the UK and buying another one here.

Be careful, there are many agents who are charging a lot more for their services. Ask to see the charge in the official handbook so you know what you are actually paying them for their time. A friend paid more than 700? just for the agent.

Good luck.

If the van is a RHD panel van that has no rear view windows, it cannot be re-registered. If it is a Berlingo, Vito ect with windows it could be. Also if it is LHD it can be.