{"id":3298,"date":"2025-05-14T15:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:51:50","slug":"steps-to-get-vehicle-insurance-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/steps-to-get-vehicle-insurance-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to get vehicle insurance in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Steps to get vehicle insurance in Spain &#8211; When the vehicle is being registered. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are registering your vehicle in Spain and your insurance is expiring you can &#8216;potentially&#8217; get vehicle insurance in Spain <strong>BEFORE the vehicle has been registered onto Spanish registration.<\/strong> This applies to UK, EU, and Non-EU vehicles <\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/steps-to-get-vehicle-insurance-in-spain\/#What_you_need_to_qualify\" >What you need to qualify<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/steps-to-get-vehicle-insurance-in-spain\/#Getting_Spanish_insurance_before_the_vehicle_is_registered\" >Getting Spanish insurance before the vehicle is registered<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/steps-to-get-vehicle-insurance-in-spain\/#Temporary_vehicle_insurance_Spain\" >Temporary vehicle insurance Spain.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/steps-to-get-vehicle-insurance-in-spain\/#Insurance_for_Non-Spanish_EU_UK_vehicles\" >Insurance for Non-Spanish EU \/ UK vehicles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, insurance can be arranged for the vehicle before you begin the typically lengthy registration process here when the vehicle is prepared to start registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_you_need_to_qualify\"><\/span>What you need to qualify<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your vehicle registration documents <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ID and proof of address <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NIE \/ Residency certificate <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note we must be dealing with the registration of the vehicle for you or we <strong>CANNOT <\/strong>get the insurance for your vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_Spanish_insurance_before_the_vehicle_is_registered\"><\/span>Getting Spanish insurance before the vehicle is registered <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The information on this page is for those who&#8217;s insurance is running out \/ expired but the vehicle needs to be registered in Spain. You may have found your own insurance company are not able to continue or even not able at all to insure the vehicle to drive in Spain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Failure to have the correct insurance the registration process can lead to legal issues down the line which is not good and can involve the vehicle been <a href=\"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/car-impounded-in-spain\/\">impounded<\/a> . To avoid any potential problems, it is advisable to get this sorted as soon as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Temporary_vehicle_insurance_Spain\"><\/span>Temporary vehicle insurance Spain. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that insurance for vehicles leaving Spain are not permitted. Only in the case that you are registering the vehicle in the country is it potentially a solution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Insurance_for_Non-Spanish_EU_UK_vehicles\"><\/span>Insurance for Non-Spanish EU \/ UK vehicles <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you vehicle is insured in the UK or another EU country. Check your policy covers you to drive in Spain and the duration of that insurance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check if the insurance is extendable in case it runs out <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potentially cover the vehicle if there is a gap between expiry and your vehicle being registered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also worthy to note that if your vehicle does not have a valid technical inspection or road tax in the country of origin then it can also be impounded. EU\/UK Getting vehicle insurance in Spain is definitely worth exploring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are registering your vehicle in Spain and your insurance is expiring you can &#8216;potentially&#8217; get vehicle insurance in Spain BEFORE the vehicle has been registered onto Spanish registration. This applies to UK, EU, and Non-EU vehicles In some cases, insurance can be arranged for the vehicle before you begin the typically lengthy registration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicleregistrationscostadelsol.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}