Spain and V5 certificate

[Gav61]

Hi......do you need to carry the original V5 when travelling in Spain?
Or will a copy suffice?

 

[Lenny HB]

Original, applies to all countries apart from the UK.

 

[Phill D]

I Always carry the original and a good colour photo copy.

 

[Gav61]

Cheers.....that's what I read but was worried that in worst case scenario.....van nicked and V5 inside?
Don't really want to carry it around all holiday.

 

[Phill D]

Cheers.....that's what I read but was worried that in worst case scenario.....van nicked and V5 inside?
Don't really want to carry it around all holiday.

Leave a copy at home.

A lost v5 will be a minor worry if your van is stolen while away outside UK.

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[Gav61]

Yep....

 

[JockandRita]

Hi......do you need to carry the original V5 when travelling in Spain?
Or will a copy suffice?

The original is legally required if pulled in and asked for by Plod, however, I do carry colour copies for any one that thinks they need a copy for some reason.
I do the same with the passports, the driving licences, the MOT certificate, prescriptions, and the wife's letter of authority to carry certain meds.
I don't mind the originals being inspected, but absolutely no one gets to keep hold of them. Instead they are welcome to a copy.
I had a right "ding dong" with a campsite receptionist near Lake Garda, who was determined that she was going to retain both our passports...............whereupon I was even more determined that she wasn't. I even told her to phone the Carabinieri if she was that determined.
She had a huge pile of passports from various countries, sat on a desk unattended, and there was no way that ours were joining the pile. She refused my colour copies, even though I offered the originals for her to check against the copies.
I won in the end. Absolutely "no one" removes nor retains our passports from our possession. Technically, they are the property of HM Goverment.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Soycd]

I'd also be carrying a bill of sale to prove you own the van.

 

[Lenny HB]

I keep a copy on Google drive always accessible with a phone/computer with Internet access if needed.

 

[nicholsong]

I'd also be carrying a bill of sale to prove you own the van.

I do. V5C specifically does not do that as stated on the face page.

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[Broadway]

The two of us have a a WhatsApp group where we keep photos of relevant documents, V5, driving licences, passports, mot, insurance cert. travel insurance contacts etc.