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05/11/2009 at 7:57am
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want to purchase a caravan owned by a spainish resident, can someone explain how we go about this. Want to store it in spain and have it towed to our site nearby. Thanks for any help


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05/11/2009 at 8:50am
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Hi Ebay sometimes as caravans in spain for sale

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05/11/2009 at 12:18pm
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Not sure what you want help with. I guess you give him the money & haul it away. If you talk to your bank they can arrange transfer of funds for you. The spanish resident will probably be able to put you in touch with a haulier if it's a large residential or some one to to it if appropriate.

Doubtless someone will put me right but I am not aware of any registration requirements. Again the current owner must be able to advise.

I understand that casravans in spain do need inspecting for gas safety.

 



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05/11/2009 at 12:30pm
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Do you mean a touring caravan that is towed on the road? In Spain & most other European countries(but not the UK)Caravans are registered with numberplates, same as cars so you are fairly safe provided you know the procedure.

A good bet could be to google for 'Brits in Spain' type forums & ask on there.

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05/11/2009 at 1:04pm
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i would have thought you give them the money hook it up to your car put your rear number plate on the back ofcaravan .if stopped you just say i,m english. of course remove all trace of the spanish bits. thats if its a tourer.

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05/11/2009 at 2:37pm
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Quote: Originally posted by vwalan on 05/11/2009
i would have thought you give them the money hook it up to your car put your rear number plate on the back ofcaravan .if stopped you just say i,m english. of course remove all trace of the spanish bits. thats if its a tourer.



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Quote: Originally posted by vwalan on 05/11/2009
i would have thought you give them the money hook it up to your car put your rear number plate on the back ofcaravan .if stopped you just say i,m english. of course remove all trace of the spanish bits. thats if its a tourer.



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05/11/2009 at 2:39pm
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thanks for all the messages, its the "registration of the caravan bit" that Im not too sure about. Im told Spain register the caravan like we register a car. What happens when we purchase a caravan in spain that's registered ?


05/11/2009 at 3:01pm
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Out of interest I Googled "touring caravans in Spain" and came up with THIS THREAD ON A FORUM.
Seems that you have to be careful to abide by the Spanish law and ensure you get the logbook and other paperwork for the caravan, as you are liable to end up in court apparently! It must be the same or similar to buying a car, as caravans there have their own logbook and relevant paperwork too.
No doubt there are other bits of info if you Google a bit more.

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05/11/2009 at 7:06pm
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Once you have legal title to the caravan then you can treat it as a UK caravan, remove the Spanish numberplate & put your UK plate on.

The procedure for buying the caravan must be carried out according to the law in Spain. This could require the current owner to de-register the caravan at the local vehicle registration office.

Do you know the sellers & can you speak Spanish? you need to be very careful that your lack of knowledge of Spanish law does not cause you to end up with a stolen caravan.

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06/11/2009 at 7:05pm
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There is a guy runs a CL type site down near Malaga he also buys and sells caravans. A very helpful guy who may well be able to help you. You can contact him on "finca delapiedra at yahoo.co.uk"


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06/11/2009 at 8:26pm
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hi , really we need more info, do you livein spain. do you run english plated car. have you an english address .is your car and driving licence english. if you live uk have uk car,licence,insurance, put it on your uk car plate n use bullsh*t to baffle the brains. if you live in spain have spanish car ,insurance,licence.no address in uk. then you must follow the spanish way. i dont think i,m using legal terms here or infer any legal practices. cheers alan.

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06/11/2009 at 9:41pm
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Quote: Originally posted by vwalan on 06/11/2009
hi , really we need more info, do you livein spain. do you run english plated car. have you an english address .is your car and driving licence english. if you live uk have uk car,licence,insurance, put it on your uk car plate n use bullsh*t to baffle the brains. if you live in spain have spanish car ,insurance,licence.no address in uk. then you must follow the spanish way. i dont think i,m using legal terms here or infer any legal practices. cheers alan.


Just common sense.


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A touring caravan owned by a Spanish resident has to be registered & carry a numberplate. If the caravan is being sold it will have to be 'logged out' by the owner to transfer title to the new owner. There wil be a procedure that has to be followed.

If you can't be bothered with all that & just hand over a wad of €s for a caravan that could be stolen, then as suggested, just put your UK numberplate on the caravan & leave Spain by the shortest route.

As the previous poster says, just common sense.

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