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I will be spending six months a year living in Spain and need a car to travel there and back in and would like to know if I am better buying a LHD British registered car or to purchase one that is Spanish...

Should we sell our Spanish Volkswagen Golf in Spain or bring it to the UK with us?

We are returning to the UK from Spain. We have a 2009 Spanish-registered LHD Golf 1.4 TDI Sport with 80,000 kilometres on the clock. What do you recommend? Sell it in Spain, or keep and trade it in when...

How long can a UK-registered car be kept in Spain without leaving the country?

A friend of mine has moved to Spain for the summer. He generously invited me to join him for a week and we were discussing his car. It's British registered and fully legal in England. He reckons that he...

Car hire in Spain - any suggestions?

We need to hire a car in Spain next week. From you correspondence do you have a feel for the company least likely to rip us off on spurious damage etc?

Did you know that traffic lights in France are linked to radar to stop you speeding?

I recently saw something I have never seen before: an honest approach to dealing with speeding that is motivated by road safety rather than revenue collection. Driving in France along a straight stretch...

Where can I get an update CD for my Spanish Lexus' satnav?

I just tried your suggestion of www.satnav-updates.com but they don't do CDs for Lexus. Mine is a GS450H 2007 SE-L model (LHD, Spanish reg), with 2006-07 software. Any other suggestions?

How are speed-activated traffic lights installed when used in Spain?

Would speed activated traffic lights at the approach to a village centre need to be installed on both sides of the road? (I believe they are used in Spain but do not go there). Some local people here have...

Please warn your readers about hire car companies in Spain overcharging for returning cars with no fuel.

I booked a hire car in Majorca in June though a broker paying in full in advance. The terms and conditions on the voucher (there are also terms and conditions on the broker’s web site so plenty to wade...

Can you recommend a 4x4 for use in snow, and can we buy a car and register it in Spain?

I hope you can give me some advice. I've never been attracted to 4x4s, but living in Scotland and having two severe winters in a row has persuaded me that when I swop my present car I should consider one....

How do ex-pats living in Spain get away with using their UK-registered cars on Spanish roads?

This is a subject that really irks me. I spend a lot of time in the Canary Islands and mainland Spain. It is not an uncommon sight to see UK-registered vehicles being driven openly on Spanish roads. Some...