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Can I keep my car on UK plates while studying in New Zealand?
Yes, you can, for a while. (Not long enough to get a degree, though.) From Number Plates on the NZTA site:
Overseas visitor registration plates – on vehicles brought in by visitors. So long as the ...
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Registering a car in Lithuania without being a resident
Got an answer from Regitra today: Temporary/transit plates (red letters on white background) can be assigned to anyone, including persons who cannot provide a proof of residence or regular abode in ...
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Purchasing a UK-registered car outside of the UK
While it's true that legally if you move to the UK, you are not able to drive a non-UK car there, in practice this is not enforced (for people who just moved to the UK - for long term residents it's ...
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Relocating to France with EU-registered car
Once you are deemed to be a resident, you're not allowed to drive a car registered abroad (except if the owner of the car is also present), otherwise it would be too easy to circumvent all the other ...
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Can a foreigner register a car in Baja California (Norte)?
I haven't read/seen a source for this yet, but a lawyer friend of a friend has told us the following:
I cannot own/register a car in Mexico without a Mexico driver license.
I can drive a Mexican ...
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Extended trip to Spain with a UK vehicle
You've got bigger problems than the vehicle. As an EU citizen, making an extended stay in Spain:
after three months in Spain, you are considered resident (Spanish-only, I'm afraid). You must apply to ...
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Bringing my parents car to Denmark
There is a process, a form to complete, and a payment (DKK 400), with comprehensive all the information found at SKAT.dk
Application for permission to drive a foreign-registered motor vehicle in ...
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Buy/Register car in Mexico
I was waiting to see if anyone with actual facts to offer would answer this, but since not I'll offer an opinion that may be a little light on facts. As in the US, in Mexico vehicle registration and ...
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How can I smog check my car on Vancouver Island to renew my California Vehicle Registration?
According to this California government web site,
4.4 My renewal notice says my vehicle needs a Smog Check but the vehicle is located out of state and will not be back for many months.
It's too ...
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Driving/Importing a Gibraltar-registered car in the UK
This UK govt page describes the steps to be taken to import a vehicle into the UK. Here's the text from that page:
How to import a vehicle
You must complete certain steps as soon as you bring a ...
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Motorcycle registered but not inspected in Massachusetts
I believe the RMV can see that your motorcycle is not inspected. If you log into the web portal, you can see information about your inspection status, so they can see it too.
From what's said here
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Moving to work to UK, can I drive my dad's EU-registered car in there for a while legally?
No. If you become resident in the UK, you must register (and pay tax on) your vehicle within two weeks.
The police are very strict on this as there's a big problem with people registering cars in ...
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Is it neccessary for doctoral students to register car in a different EU country to their home country?
You're going to be a resident of France, and as such you will have one month to re-register a car with foreign plates which you take with you.
http://www.frenchpropertylinks.com/essential/registering-...
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Driving my expat parents' car in the UK
This UK Government webpage and a slew of other SE answers confirm that as a UK resident, you cannot enter the UK with an EU vehicle. EU (and perhaps other) cars can be brought into the UK by tourists ...
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Can you buy a car in Spain as a non-resident?
You will need to be a resident in Spain, as you will need to provide you foreign resident number alongside your passport.
Link to the official documentation at gob.es :
https://sede.dgt.gob.es/...
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Can a foreigner register a car in Baja California (Norte)?
There are 'expediters' in MX who can assist you with registration of the car in other US states, including providing you with a mailing address in that state with notice forwarding to your address in ...
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How should a car be registered to a UK company in order to drive it while working on the continent?
I've been trying to find a definite answer around this issue, but couldn't really, so anything below is mainly speculation, and assumes that by "the continent" you mean an EU state in mainland Europe. ...
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Extended trip to Spain with a UK vehicle
Peter Taylor is correct. However please note that, in Spain, both your car and caravan need to be registered. So, let's say you do import/register your car in Spain, you can't simply tow your UK ...
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Help! I'm buying a car registered in Slovakia for use in Spain and the Uk
If you are in the UK, and only want insurance for the UK and Spain, you can re-register the vehicle in the UK as an imported vehicle. It would then be issued with a "Q" prefix number plate.
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