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Drive Irish car in Spain, or buy Spanish car for year abroad?

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  • 29-09-2018 11:48am
    #1
    ecosullivan!
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    I have a car in Ireland and want to bring it to Spain to study for a full year. However my insurance company is saying the car can only be abroad for up to 180 days. Is there any way around this?
    The other option is to buy a car in Spain for the year. That way the wheel is on the right side etc. Is this very expensive? Hard to do as an Irish person? Hard to insure?
    I am 23, so renting seems too expensive for the year.
    Any advice?


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Is your car worth much? Do you have comprehensive cover.

    Your insurer can limit your cover abroad after certain time, but they have to provide you with obligatory third party cover without any time limitations.
    So your third party cover is going to be valid anyway, no matter how long your car will stay there.

    Your insurer could cancel your policy if they deem you non-resident in Ireland, but as you're going as a student, that's also not going to be the case, as students who study abroad are treated as resident at home (in Ireland in your case).


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,387 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    OP, take a look at this recent thread on the same topic....

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057913452


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