Going to be in Portugal 5 months this year, and have some questions

Hi Pat, Welcome.

Expats wishing to buy a car in Portugal need to legally live in the country and already have a fixed residence in Portugal. On the car document the owner's address is specified and this address must always be updated in the IMT:

https://servicos.imt-ip.pt/login.aspx?R … fault.aspx

Yiu will also need this information for your car insurance.

Best Regards

Johnny

Grateful if you could clarify what you mean by ' legally live in the country '  ?

I am legally resident in the UK.  And tax resident in UK.  And spend less than six months per annum in Portugal  ( albeit this period may well increase in future ).

However I own a house in Portugal ( for ten years ) and have an NIF number. 

I am in the process of purchasing a vehicle specifically with the intention to have a Portuguese plated car I can leave in my drive, and use as and when I am in Portugal.

I  have been advised so far that  this is perfectly legal.   I hope you agree.

@Daphattman

Hi Pat, My name is Lyn Gibson. I live South of Lisbon (between Faro and Lisbon on the West Coast) so I could rent you as room on a longer term basis.

Also, I have a second car (Suzuki Vitara - bronze in colour) which you could rent directly from me when you are there (I could add you onto my insurance).

So if you'd like to chat to me I am contactable on:

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Look forward to hearing from you.

Oh - I am from South Africa, (relocated to Portugal) but I also spend part of my year in the UK (which is where I am at present for Xmas) - but you can still reach me on my Portuguese number as I have it active whether in Portugal or UK.

Best wishes,

Lyn

Thanks, everyone, for your replies.

Is there a "rental" service, where I can be a resident?  I have read I can have a POA with a law firm and register my car using their address.  But of course, you really can't trust the internet with these things.  So any confirmation/denial would be useful.

Thanks!

Hi @almirantereis,

You are a UK citizen, with a visa (if post Brexit) that gives you a residence permit. You have NIF, you have residence in Portugal, even if it is not permanent whole year, and you are not tax resident in this country. Everything is ok with you

You can buy the car, just pay attention to your driving licence.

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … 70#5559421

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Best Regards