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Bradshawhal Member

Member since 14 December 2020

BradshawhalMember18 June 2021 10:20:13

I am shortly going to be moving to Portugal as a NHR. I am a UK Citizen and already have Portuguese residency. I do NOT yet have a Portuguese driving license. I will be coming to Portugal to get the apartment ready and I want to drive in Portugal for less than 3 Months. Car hire is really expensive. As I said I have a UK driving license. If I were to buy a car to use just for the 3 months and then sell it. What do I do about tax and insurance on the car? All advice welcome

Jean Denise Contributor

Member since 06 October 2020

Jean DeniseContributor18 June 2021 14:54:13

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Hi why would you want to sell your car? Would it not be easier to keep it so you would have a car for each time you came over to Portugal

Bradshawhal Member

Member since 14 December 2020

BradshawhalMember18 June 2021 15:01:58

I agree there is no need to sell the car I could keep the car. But all I was asking was is it possibly for me to buy a car, tax it and insure it using My UK license? Thanks

Jean Denise Contributor

Member since 06 October 2020

Jean DeniseContributor18 June 2021 15:12:25

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When we bought our truck we didn鈥檛 need our driving licence to buy the truck only our passports we bought it in 2019, we also bought a car last year we showed our passport & English driving licence no problems

Jean Denise Contributor

Member since 06 October 2020

Jean DeniseContributor18 June 2021 15:13:56

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We insured our vehicles via our bank in Portugal so honestly can鈥檛 see you having a problem

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