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stevebird
Joined 2004
Posts: 2

Renewing the road tax on my VW?

20 years ago

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Hi,
Is there anyone that can help me? I need to sort out the road tax on my German registered car.

I am currently staying in Barcelona. I have a German registered 8 year old VW Golf which is parked here. Unfortunately the road tax which is payable in Lorach, Germany expired a few weeks ago. So now my car has no road tax or registration and therefore no insurance! I need to resolve this situation immediately!

I used to work in Germany but not since June 2003. To retax the car in Germany I need to have an "address" in Germany. I dont have this. I used to live at the hotel where I worked in the Black Forest. As I no longer work there, the owners wont say that I live there. How do I sort this out?

Does anyone know someone in Germany that could say I was "living" there just whilst I renew the road tax on my car? I dont need to actually live there! It would only be for a week or two - once I have the tax I would change the address probably to Spain. I dont speak German and dont know how to sort this out, in Germany. If there is another way to correct this situation I would like to know how. At the moment I cant use my car! Also to actually drive from Spain to Germany with no road tax and therefore no insurance is not a good idea!

I could also try and import my car to Spain now, but I believe that I still need a receipt to say I've paid the registration tax in Germany! Any ideas or help from anyone would be very gratefully appreciated. I am English by the way.

With best wishes,

Steve B

http://www.stevebirdnet.com

[email protected]

tel: +34 666 521 301

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