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@phill6144 Hi Phil. We are going through this right now. My short answer to you is - unless you are really attached to the car just don't bother. By all means drive down in it so you can use it until you get your residency, then take it back and sell it. We chose to bring ours as replacing it here would have cost much more than the costs involved BUT it's pretty much a nightmare. If you join ACP they will help you for a fee of about 500 euro. So, if love and money don't figure - choose the easy option!

@northernlites

Thank you so much for your advice, greatly appreciated. Hope you enjoy your new adventure. Take care Phil.

Hi @phill6144, Welcome.

If you have no emotional attachment to this car, I think it's best to sell it and buy a new or second-hand one in Portugal. It's less trouble for you.

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(Posts #3, #7, ...)

Another option is to get a cheap but reliable UK car (assume you are from UK) and you can use it for up 6 months in EU, obviously Insure/MOT/tax so legal then either flog to someone going back to UK or scarp it officially so you can return V5 as "exported". Scrap as in recycle place like (link to map).

@JohnnyPT

Thanks for the advice and the links, all very helpful.

Many thanks Jonny.

Take care

Phil.