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Forum: France
Feb 16th 2025, 4:55 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,339
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Postal delivery scam: Parcel that doesn't fit in the letterbox

Yep, I regularly get this kind of crap. I just block and move on. Our factrice always rings on the door if she has a parcel.
Forum: France
Feb 16th 2025, 4:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,981
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Is a 440V 30A feed insufficient for a 180 m2 house?

Just a quick update. I am the owner of a shiny new electric board. The whole system was re-done to code, with the phases now balanced. More importantly, we discovered that during the rebuilding of an...
Forum: USA
Jan 27th 2025, 1:28 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,283
Posted By TimFountain

Re: UK/US DL Issue

No. You cannot get a DL if you are not legally resident in the US. You will not have trouble obtaining insurance, but I'd rethink the whole idea, as it's going to be much cheaper and easier in the...
Forum: France
Jan 27th 2025, 1:18 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,981
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Is a 440V 30A feed insufficient for a 180 m2 house?

Thanks for the reply, this is exactly the same kind of cookier setup we have. 3 gas hobs, one electric hob and an electric over. I think we have got to the bottom of the problems. Our breaker was...
Forum: France
Dec 6th 2024, 8:07 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,201
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Question about prescriptions....

I ended up going to the big city... The doctor was good and spoke English. But it is a 90 km round trip....
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2024, 10:48 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,981
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Is a 440V 30A feed insufficient for a 180 m2 house?

Update - Enedis came and changed the breaker for free. The old was from 1963 and should not have passed inspection. New one is 2x the capacity and so far no trips... Apparently I need to get an...
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2024, 8:24 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,201
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Question about prescriptions....

I live in a very rural area. It's a 40km round trip to buy a loaf of bread.... There's no doctors nearby.... All the ones I have spoken to just say they are not taking new patients and appointments...
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2024, 8:22 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,201
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Question about prescriptions....

I live in a very rural area. Think 40km round trip to buy a loaf of bread.... I've never met a single person who spoke a word of English....
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2024, 11:29 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,201
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Question about prescriptions....

I have a recent blood test from my US doc. Of course it's in English so that'll be a problem....
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2024, 11:29 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,201
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Question about prescriptions....

Cannot book an appointment without being a patient, so unfortunately no option to book an appointment....
Forum: France
Nov 24th 2024, 2:12 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,201
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Question about prescriptions....

No, no specialist needed... It's generic BP and gout med. I've had this script for >10 years from my US doctor. I've got CPAM, Amelie, EHIC etc. All good on that front...
I've searched Doctorlib and...
Forum: France
Nov 23rd 2024, 8:28 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,201
Posted By TimFountain

Question about prescriptions....

We moved to a semi-rural area ~4 months ago, and so far we have been unable to find a doctor who is accepting new patients. We are on the list for the medical practice in the next village over but I...
Forum: France
Oct 14th 2024, 7:07 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,981
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Is a 440V 30A feed insufficient for a 180 m2 house?

My supply is split. On the board I have 2 breakers as I have both 440V AC 2-phase for the house and a separate supply of 380V 3-phase for the workshop, as the previous owner used to run his...
Forum: France
Oct 13th 2024, 1:44 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,981
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Is a 440V 30A feed insufficient for a 180 m2 house?

Not sure, but I can't figure out why that would matter as the breaker is on my consumer unit and is the one that's tripping.
Forum: France
Sep 8th 2024, 5:20 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,981
Posted By TimFountain

Is a 440V 30A feed insufficient for a 180 m2 house?

Our main breaker keeps tripping. It's a combo RCD and breaker, rated for 440V @ 30A. To my mind this is way too low. As we've added more electrical items we are seeing daily trips. A simple...
Forum: France
Jun 17th 2024, 2:30 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,672
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Car Insurance Recommendations

Just a quick update - Success! We had our US insurer email us a certificate that said we had 5 years with no claims and also a copy of the insurance documents. We had them officially translated and...
Forum: France
May 23rd 2024, 3:08 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,672
Posted By TimFountain

Car Insurance Recommendations

Hello,
Could I please get a recommendation for a car insurance? I am getting a complete run-around with our house insurer (Groupama). I thought this would be relatively easy but it is turning out to...
Forum: France
Feb 20th 2024, 8:04 am
Replies: 3
Views: 853
Posted By TimFountain

Re: British citizens - register to vote

Thank you! I was always more than a little peeved that my rights to vote in UK elections were withdrawn. I've now registered,
Forum: France
Aug 20th 2023, 3:21 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,697
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Why are French realtors so useless?

Not a castle, but there are a lot of outbuildings... I'm pretty sure no one wants old offcuts of wood, broken chairs, old cans of paint, children's outside playscapes (broken) and lots or dust,...
Forum: France
Aug 15th 2023, 6:04 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,697
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Why are French realtors so useless?

Quick update. We are here for a few weeks. We came for a 'vacation' and to prepare for the move. A vacation would be a stretch, as the previous owners had lived in the house for 55 years and had...
Forum: France
May 18th 2023, 6:21 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,697
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Why are French realtors so useless?

It isn't me who will be going to court. It's the owner of the meadow, who is very PO'd that their sale has been harpooned by the owner of the other field. The Marie fully supports the original access...
Forum: France
May 18th 2023, 6:13 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,981
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Importing car from US to France

Thank you all so much for the feedback. My wife really does love the car, it has low miles (<40k), we know it has been looked after and it is fully loaded so it might still make sense. I've been...
Forum: France
May 13th 2023, 9:51 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,981
Posted By TimFountain

Importing car from US to France

So my French wife really loves her 2016 Volvo V60 cross country. She has stated many times she wishes she could bring it with use when we move to France. I have been trying to wrap my brain around...
Forum: France
May 13th 2023, 9:38 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 8,697
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Why are French realtors so useless?

Just a quick update. The acte de vente has just been signed and we now own our slice of France. We did find a very proactive and helpful RE agent for this sale.

As a sidenote, I am discovering...
Forum: France
Apr 26th 2023, 5:17 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,301
Posted By TimFountain

Re: Driving license question

Dang, what a mess!
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