Registering UK trailer in Portugal

[canterix41]

I have a Indespension Roller Coaster trailer purchased in Scotland in 2006.
I want to register this trailer in Portugal.
Just wondering if anyone here in the forum have done this ?

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by canterix41

I have a Indespension Roller Coaster trailer purchased in Scotland in 2006.
I want to register this trailer in Portugal.
Just wondering if anyone here in the forum have done this ?

If the rules in Portugal are the same as Germany, you can’t.
I sold a boat on an 2008 SBS trailer to a German & he couldn’t even take it into Germany on his plates, he had to “borrow” my UK plates to get it into Germany. He took it to TUV for homologation certification & they refused. He ended up taking it to the Netherlands & selling it as a launching trailer for a marina.
UK trailers didn’t come with EU homologation until around 2012.
It all depends on how keen the Portuguese are.

[canterix41]

Thanks for the reply.
I did tow my boat from Edinburgh to Lisbon, just used the same number plate as my car on the trailer, I was lucky and did not get checked by authorities.
I will get in touch with the Portuguese authorities and lets see if I am lucky.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by canterix41

Thanks for the reply.
I did tow my boat from Edinburgh to Lisbon, just used the same number plate as my car on the trailer, I was lucky and did not get checked by authorities.
I will get in touch with the Portuguese authorities and lets see if I am lucky.

We’ve towed our RIB down to Portugal for the last couple of years with no problems. If you have a car with UK plates, I’d leave it as is.
You live in a nice area btw. We were in Setubal last spring.

[Bushrider]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

he couldn’t even take it into Germany on his plates, he had to “borrow” my UK plates to get it into Germany. He took it to TUV for homologation certification & they refused.

There are some "grey zones" for these number plates with limited validity.
They are meant for national use only but are accepted by many European countries .
If you asked here in Germany 3 authorities you will get 3 different answers .
I went through this a few times .
The same with registering UK trailers here .
The last trailer I bought in 2013 in the UK was from 2006 .
You can have trouble with TÜV but mostly because nobody wants to deal with it cause it's not quick and easy "standard" work .
If you find an interested engineer who is not afraid to go the extra mile you can still get the trailer registered .

[canterix41]

My car has a Portuguese number plate so by law the trailer should be registered.
I will try to sort it out, lets see if I am lucky, regards

[canterix41]

Thanks for the replies