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Portuguese registered car

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:02pm
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JF101

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Location: Tavira

Joined: 11 Mar 2020

Hi 

We are currently in the UK, but relocating in the Summer.  We are looking to buy a large (estate or big SUV) that is Portuguese registered.  We would be looking to get the vehicle to the UK prior to our departure.  So if anyone has a large car for sale that they wanted to use to drive back to the UK (with expenses covered) please let us know.  

Dorothy

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:04am

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:04am

You are trying to find a needle in a haystack for sure. There’s a time limit for any   Portuguese vehicle being in the UK ,on top of that there’s Brexit rules , plus  these 2  Lockdowns and subsequent restrictions. Is there not a company that exists in the UK & Portugal that you could Hire a SUV or suchlike ?     Portuguese vehicles will be easier to buy once you’re here because the Lockdowns have ruined the lives of many and a SUV shall most likely be downsized . Do Not bring a UK Reg vehicle with the intention of Registering it here , you will regret it’s complex nightmare procedures .

Take a deep breath and find another Plan. D.x

JF101

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:36am

JF101

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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:36am

Dorothy wrote on Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:04am:

You are trying to find a needle in a haystack for sure. There’s a time limit for any   Portuguese vehicle being in the UK ,on top of that there’s Brexit rules , plus  these 2  Lockdowns and subsequent restrictions. Is there not a company that exists in the UK & Portugal tha...

...t you could Hire a SUV or suchlike ?     Portuguese vehicles will be easier to buy once you’re here because the Lockdowns have ruined the lives of many and a SUV shall most likely be downsized . Do Not bring a UK Reg vehicle with the intention of Registering it here , you will regret it’s complex nightmare procedures .

Take a deep breath and find another Plan. D.x

Thanks for your help - we’ve actually been lucky enough to find a Portuguese registered car in the uk so that’s made it all a lot easier! 

littleyellowenterprise

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 4:37pm

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Location: Paderne

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Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 4:37pm

JF101 wrote on Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:36am:

Thanks for your help - we’ve actually been lucky enough to find a Portuguese registered car in the uk so that’s made it all a lot easier! 

I know this was over a year ago, well done for finding a PT car in the UK.
I'm in the same situation, I am looking to complete on a house in the next few months, subject to the local Camara sorting the licencing issues and would like to buy a PT reg car or even a van in the UK to drive back out.
How did you go about it?
Was it more by luck or do you know of a secret stash hidden somewhere in the UK.
I've contacted a few of the LHD dealers in the UK and they have plenty of Spanish, French and Bulgarian registered cars but not Portuguese.
Andy

JF101

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 7:57pm

JF101

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Location: Tavira

Joined: 11 Mar 2020

Posted: Thu May 5, 2022 7:57pm

We were just lucky - there were only 3 Portuguese cars in the whole of the UK that we found and luckily we made one worked for us.  It’s just a case of checking the LHD places; we got ours through the LHD centre.  Maybe with travel opening up a bit more there might be some people coming back to the UK with cars to sell.  Fingers crossed for you! 

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