PaddyW

Can I add another twist to this saga. I am in a similar position but I have a French registered car and I want to take it to Spain. The same principles about a UK resident not being able to drive a foreign registered vehicle in the UK apply to me. I am having difficulty insuring it for all the reasons already quoted. I therefore have a car which I cannot legally drive. I enquired about registering it in the UK and then being able to insure it. I could then drive it and use it in Spain for 90 days under my UK insurance. The Uk Government website says that there are certain requirements which must be met before registration must be complete. We require: - Original European Certificate of Conformity (with 51 or 52 numbered items) - Garage evidence that the vehicle meets the United Kingdom national requirements (UK specification headlights, dual marked speedometer, suitable rear fog-light(s)) - This completed application form - £100 payment My French car would not meet the left-dipping headlights criteria plus the speedometer is not dual marked. I assume that most non UK cars would be in the same predicament. I cannot see how I could register the car in the UK because of these two problems. Has anyone encountered these problems in the past and come up with a solution? Grateful for any advice or clarification. PaddyW