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Running a Car in Poland as a UK visitor - purchasing, registering and insuring it being a non-resident?


Karpaczboy 1 | -
1 Feb 2016 #1
I have a small flat in Poland, visiting six or seven times a year and with the intention of moving full time when I retire. I want to have use of a car when I am there and being on a limited budget have bought a cheap LHD Polish registered 1997 VW Golf through a dealer over here in the UK. I now want to register and insure it in Poland for use primarily in Poland. Can anyone advise on the best way to do this? I have heard I may need a temporary residents document to do this? Ideally I want to register and insure in my name in Poland, use the car for a few months in UK to make sure it is reliable and then drive it over to use in Poland. I understand once insured in Poland it can be used by friends and family who visit as it is the car and not the driver that is insured? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.
polishinvestor 1 | 361
1 Feb 2016 #2
You are going to have a fair amount of hassle. To register the car in your name, you may need temporary status I dont know for sure, but suspect so. But you will need to hand over the old registration plates to the local wydzial komunikaji where the registration will be done. So that means a visit to Poland. Normally when you buy a Polish car the insurance (thrid party) passes over to you, unless you declare you dont want it. Otherwise you have to go to the insurance company that has insured the car and get your details transferred onto the policy. Before you do all this, you need to check that the car has a valid Polish MOT because if it doesnt not, you wont be able to transfer ownership of the car let alone drive it to Poland (physically of course you can break the law and drive it but in case of an accident or spot check you will not be insured and also likely face a very large fine or possibly jail). If you have already bought the car you should have received the dowod rejestracyjny, karta pojazdu, insurance paperwork and an umowa or faktura/invoice (more likely if from a dealer) for the sale.


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