George Iredale, Maintenance Services.

25/11/2017

I have very recently completed a Motorbike Matriculation, I used Castelo Branco IMT office and Covilha customs office.
Apparently I shoud have used Santarem IMT as its more local for me but hey ho it worked anyway.
For anyone interested the main issue for anyone bringing a Motorbike or Vehicle into Portugal is the Certificate of Conformity (coc), this little piece of paper if you can get hold of it is very important and will save you a lot of time and money.
The (coc) holds you Homologation number that proves your vehicle is within certain standards and should be ok to import into any European country incuding Portugal.
BE AWARE, there are crooks out there that will try to sell you a piece of paper saying it is the (coc) when in fact only a proper registered company or the manufacturer dealer can obtain the (coc) for you.
My advise would be, if you cant find this document then ring your car / bike dealer as they will most likely have someone who can obtain this for you (at a price).
Note: If you cannot obtain the (coc) you can still import your vehicle or Motorbike with original documents, also you will almost certainly need a Noise test for a Motorbike, and most likely an inspection of your car.

24/11/2017

Very useful link for anything to do with vehicles in Portugal

08/09/2017

Important for UK registered car owners here in PT, make a decision on what to do with your UK reg car before the MOT runs out, after that your stuck with it and there is NO WAY to Legally get round this apart from Matriculation.
Iv'e heard people say you can get a IPO here in Portugal, well you maybe can but unfortunately if you get stopped by the police and customs they may have something to say about it.
Remember Ladies and Gents, your car with no MOT drops massively in value.

17/03/2017

VAN from UK to Tomar in about 2 weeks, PM me if you need anything brought over.

05/01/2017

Hi All, I am driving to the UK in my van this Monday, 9th, I know this is short notice but if anyone wants anything transported then please send me a private message.
I can drop off in Northern Spain, France, Holland and the UK at an agreed price.
Cheers, George

20/12/2016

This company did an excellent job of my cards, did a quick design myself and completed everything online, they arrived within a few days.

05/04/2016

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03/04/2016

Hi all, I injured my ankle first thing on good Friday, just wanted to thanks all of my understanding customers, I've been delaying jobs since then without many complaints.
I'm still in lots of pain and struggling to walk, maybe another hospital visit as seems to be getting worse, anyway thanks all for your patience,. Cheers george

31/12/2015

Hi all, happy new year to all of my customers and friends, many thanks for your custom during 2015, I hope you all have a brilliant new years eve and a prosperous and happy 2016, all the best, cheers.

04/12/2015

Funny story from yesterday, a woman arrived at the garage saying there was a scraping noise from under her car, so I promptly got on my knees and had a look only to see a large roadworks bollard wedged underneath the car, I didn't laugh at all honest, even when she said it must have blown under there haha..