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Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 11:36 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 9,487
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Child benefit and child tax credit

I think the UK government have done a marvellous job of divide and conquer. They set one demographic against another. Takes everyone's mind off the real issues.
It's the same with the 'baby boomer'...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 11:18 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 751
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: What Paperwork for a phone activated?

Thanks. Good to know a solicitors address will do.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 11:17 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 9,487
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Child benefit and child tax credit

You have a right to benefits if you qualify.
If you haven't paid in to the system (or enough) you have no rights to a pension.

You have a legal right to benefits - end of.

Same thing.

And...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 10:59 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 751
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: What Paperwork for a phone activated?

Thank you!
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 10:57 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 9,487
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Child benefit and child tax credit

Pensions and benefits are entitlements - they are both the same thing. You pay into the system, you get some form of protection.
Some people might need that protection earlier.
No one pays 25 years...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 7:53 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 9,487
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Child benefit and child tax credit

Just cutting in here because, on the first page at least, this thread was being very helpful - but surely if you have someone who has contributed to the UK system whilst living in the UK, and then...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 5:58 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 751
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: What Paperwork for a phone activated?

Do you mean passport and proof of address? Or is this going to be one of those situations where I need a proof of address of get a fiscal number and a fiscal number to get an address?
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 4:44 am
Replies: 11
Views: 751
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: What Paperwork for a phone activated?

I've just had a quick Google and apparently a tourist or resident can apply for a fiscal number at the local Finanacas office provided they present with a passport.
Sound right?

Just looking a...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 4:37 am
Replies: 11
Views: 751
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: What Paperwork for a phone activated?

Okay, what's a fiscal number and does it have to be a Pt bank account or a euro european one.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 17th 2014, 2:16 am
Replies: 11
Views: 751
Posted By Evelyn72

What Paperwork for a phone activated?

Okay, next question:

What paperwork do I need to get a phone line activated? I'm told there is a line in place but that you need certain paperwork - in particular a financas number ? That seems to...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 15th 2014, 7:19 am
Replies: 4
Views: 7,895
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Postal Rates in Portugal?

It certainly is!

You are clever - I've seen loads of threads were people are looking for that (you maybe should sell the link?)
And postage to Spain is cheaper than the rest of Europe too.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 14th 2014, 8:34 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 7,895
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Postal Rates in Portugal?

Hi,
I'm not in Portugal. I wanted to get an idea of costs before I got there.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 14th 2014, 5:55 am
Replies: 4
Views: 7,895
Posted By Evelyn72

Postal Rates in Portugal?

Try as I might I can't find a site that gives the postal tariffs in Portugal. I've tried the CTT site and the only link seems to lead to a dead page.
Does anyone have any idea where I could look?
Forum: Portugal
Jul 29th 2012, 3:32 am
Replies: 0
Views: 815
Posted By Evelyn72

English Speaking Advogado

Hello, does anyone know of an English speaking Advogado in the Coimbra region?
Forum: Portugal
Jul 2nd 2012, 6:38 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,955
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Route through France to Central PT

Thanks, Golfister. It looks like that was the route Michelin has come up with. I was stopping off somewhere first but the RAC or AA route was bizarre!
Really.

I still don't like the fact...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 2nd 2012, 3:45 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,955
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Route through France to Central PT

I've managed to get the Michelin planner to work. Had to press Fastest route rather than leave it on Michelin Recommeded!

Now. It might be me - but where are the junction numbers on the Michelin...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 2nd 2012, 3:09 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,955
Posted By Evelyn72

Route through France to Central PT

I think the internet is conspiring against me.

I'm looking for the easiest route, via toll roads, from France to central Portugal. The Michelin site just won't throw up any kind of map at all....
Forum: Portugal
Jun 27th 2012, 8:34 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,065
Posted By Evelyn72

Electricity Connection Cost

Is there anyone out there who has experienced getting electricity connected and the general idea of the cost involved?
I know it depends on distance/transformers etc, but any info would be of...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 16th 2011, 7:14 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,073
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Health Provision by the UK

Wonderful.

Even more so considering when I asked about continuing with NI contributions to maintain my full UK pension, I was told because I am self employed I would have to pay the highest rate. ...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 16th 2011, 6:56 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,073
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Health Provision by the UK

Well, at least I'm remembering something correctly!

Is it also true that after the 2 years (ish) if we need to return to the UK for treatment (because we can't afford it here) we wouldn't be able...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 16th 2011, 5:36 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,073
Posted By Evelyn72

Health Provision by the UK

I'm going back to earlier this year, but when I phoned the powers that be here in the UK, I was told that for my first 18 months (or thereabouts) of residency in PT my healthcare would be paid for by...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 16th 2011, 3:33 am
Replies: 14
Views: 18,202
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Best Route UK to Portugal?

It's livestock, Mike.
...and by the time I've finished I'll be able to set up my own courier business!!!
Forum: Portugal
Nov 15th 2011, 3:20 am
Replies: 9
Views: 3,054
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: 7.5 tonne Lorry - Insurance and Breakdown?

What's a Green Card when it relates to motor insurance abroad?

I don't know how folk can sleep at night either!
Forum: Portugal
Nov 15th 2011, 1:07 am
Replies: 9
Views: 3,054
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: 7.5 tonne Lorry - Insurance and Breakdown?

Ibex won't insure it even if I'm desperate so that's a dead end really.

Oops - posted at the same time as Mike!

Courier will only take some of the animals and will charge me about 4k for the...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 14th 2011, 6:13 am
Replies: 33
Views: 6,842
Posted By Evelyn72

Re: Iceland coming to the Algarve

Thanks.

To be honest, after I posted I started to suspect it might be the case.
In the UK we are 'supermarket' shoppers on the whole and I would guess things aren't quite the same for the...
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