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Hi. Could anyone tell me if there is a Spanish law that prohibits the export of "classic" cars please?

I'm sure that I read somewhere that such a law did exist at some point in the past but I would have thought that EU membership would have forced an end to it. Does it still exist?

I ask because I'm wondering why this DS would be so cheap;

http://ciudadvalencia.anundos.com/citro ... as-271802/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I mean it looks very tidy, the description makes it sound good, yet EU 5 000 is the price I would expect to pay for one needing quite a bit of work, even if a runner. Surely this would be a £10-20 000 car in the UK, even in LHD?

What am I missing here?

Cheers, LG.

I have done a google search for such a prohibitive law, and found nothing.
Cars, classic and otherwise, come into and leave Spain all the time.
Agree that such a prohibition unlikely under EU rules.

Can I suggest you contact this guy - he deals with all our tax affairs, and specialises in vehicle import/export paperwork...
Adam Rutter
Secure Solutions
email: securesolutions 2002 @ gmail dot com [omit spaces, etc]
+34 95 252 3925

No, there is no such law. You can export any vehicle.

Didn't know about that web before, I'm living 100kms away from Valencia.

Cheers Guys. There is obviously something very, very fishy about that site. I mean, did anyone notice some of the other cars on there? How about a nice looking AM DB6, EU11 000, or how about a BMW 507, a bit pricey, maybe, at EU15 000. Until you learn that 507s go for up to £1 500 000! (and DB6s for up to £200 000!)

I don't know what the scam is. Do they expect some sucker to send a deposit for a car that probably doesn't even exist?

Mind you, this probably does and also seems like quite a bargain;

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Added a pic in case the listing disappears.

Not perfect and missing some trim but still looks cheap.

LG.

I can't vouch for this one but a rather common form of scan is a low price making someone itching not to miss the deal of a lifetime. In the end, it always comes to a cost that needs to be covered, something with transport, exportation, whatever. Just a grand and you'll have the dream of your life for peanuts. And nothing in the end, of course.

I read about one where the scam artists went to such lengths as to create a fake website for a clinic and a Wiki page for the non-existing director professor who was described as the seller.

Do a quick Google image search for the picture, that's always good as a first step.