You will also hear of people getting family or friends in Italy to buy a car in their name. Officially, the car is only allowed to be in the country for up to 6 months, so they do run the risk of that if they have a run in with the police.
When browsing through expat forums in Italy, you will discover many people who leave their car at their Italian property, when they aren’t there, and only drive it back to the UK once a year for its MOT. You can either hire a car from the airport or drive down and back each time they visit. House buyers who only intend using their Italian home for holidays have the same two options. In order to buy a car in Italy you first need to be an Italian resident, so many people initially choose to drive their own car down from the UK. For example, the drive time from London to Florence is only around 16 hours. The road routes down through France and Switzerland are pleasant and fast and Italian regions have good road links. They then drive their old car back to the UK to be sold. Once they have applied for their Italian residency, they buy an Italian car. If you’re relocating, you need to register your car in Italy.
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