A couple from the UK, who hired a vehicle to visit a sick son in Spain, have incurred over 2.000 euros in speeding fines. The demand for the money was received at their UK address. The problem occurred when they lent the vehicle to a friend who did not respect the speed limits.Please take note that if you consider loaning your vehicle to a third party, that you will be responsible for any fines or accidents perpetrated by the person you may have trusted to drive your vehicle. You will only be exempt from the responsibility of accidents if the person driving is mentioned on your insurance certificate.
You will no longer be able to leave your British registered vehicle parked in a public place when you leave the country. Nonresident property owners are under the illusion that they can drive their British registered cars on visits to Spain. Unless you have a garage or private parking in a gated community, you are at risk of losing your vehicle. Contrary to the belief of property owners, numerous urbanization's do not necessarily have private parking. The police do not contact owners of foreign plated cars before they are confiscated. A vehicle will be considered as abandoned, after it has been stationed in the same place for longer than one month. If the vehicle is not been reclaimed within thirty days, it is likely to be crushed
Costa Advice Bureau would also like to bring to your attention the law relating to nonresident vehicles. THE LAW STATES THAT RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT ALIKE WILL NO LONGER BE PERMITTED TO DRIVE A FOREIGN PLATED CAR IN SPAIN; But genuine holidaymakers ARE entitled to drive a non-Spanish vehicle. The police will be stopping vehicles to assure that the law is being adhered to. Property owners driving a foreign plated vehicle, could be fined and possibly have their car impounded.
