Owning a car for Holiday Home in Italy

[ATM]

Hello

I am currently in Italy at my grand parent's place. They are too old to drive now and therefore I have to rent a car when I come over. I am thinking of spending more time here this year and this got me thnking about cars - obviously! So if I was to buy a car in England with UK plates how do I go about insuring it etc? Is there any restriction on the amount of time the car can be out of the UK? I have drive my car here before and I think the insurance company then told me I had a 4 week limit but I cant really remember.

Or do I just buy an Italian car here and insure it here etc?

Thanks in advance

[JCW]

Buy the care there as you'll only have to matriculate an English plated car after six months and officially export it, so why go through that hassle?

[smifffymoto]

I used to have a car in Menorca but got rid as it worked out cheaper to hire a car once all bills and running costs were accounted for