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Forum: USA

Oct 24th 2011, 5:55 am

Replies: 25

Money issue.

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Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Money issue.

Might not help much as your with Barclays but my wife and I have Citibank accounts both in the UK and US. Its simple to transfer money between accounts - the exchange rate is pretty impressive...

Forum: USA

Oct 14th 2011, 10:04 pm

Replies: 15

Advice for UK to Cali move

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Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Advice for UK to Cali move

Hi Ned,

It could be different as you don't need a Visa, but when I opted to have my SS number taken care of while in the UK, it was a right pain! The process actually didn't happen so on arrival...

Forum: USA

Sep 30th 2011, 5:22 am

Replies: 16

Expat Car Insurance

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Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Expat Car Insurance

Ha, thanks. Not sure why i'm an idiot though - if someone offers you 50% off insurance would you not take it?

Couldn't care less. The guy said there was some agreement / clause / whatever

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Forum: USA

Sep 30th 2011, 4:49 am

Replies: 16

Expat Car Insurance

Views: 3,500

Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Expat Car Insurance

Depends how much further away Safeway was ;)

In our case, one woman from Geico quoted us about $120/month to have me and my wife on the insurance with only my wife having a CA license and I would...

Forum: USA

Sep 29th 2011, 7:31 pm

Replies: 16

Expat Car Insurance

Views: 3,500

Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Expat Car Insurance

Well, if that's the case then they should offer scams like that more often. I was looking at having no insurance until I got my US license and Mercury wouldn't insure me either but Geico said yeah no...

Forum: USA

Sep 29th 2011, 7:07 pm

Replies: 16

Expat Car Insurance

Views: 3,500

Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Expat Car Insurance

We just went through the same thing. You can get insured no problem with your UK license (we used Geico) however you may not get the discounts as you need a state license for that. There is some form...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Sep 29th 2011, 6:44 am

Replies: 7

Glasgow to So Cal

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Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Glasgow to So Cal

We live in Laguna Niguel at the moment, see where the next few months take us.

Thanks all for the kind welcomes. I'll be checking out the good ol' US of A board and see if I can help out with the...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Sep 28th 2011, 6:18 pm

Replies: 7

Glasgow to So Cal

Views: 704

Posted By Rikki_v6

Glasgow to So Cal

Hi there,

Just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Rik and I moved to So Cal 4 weeks ago with my American wife. It was a very long hard slog to get here but it finally went through...

Forum: USA

Sep 28th 2011, 6:11 pm

Replies: 13

Do renters in California pay council / property tax?

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Posted By Rikki_v6

Re: Do renters in California pay council / property tax?

Hi,

As above you don't pay 'Council Tax' as such, however some rentals will have you paying for the things that Council Tax in the UK cover as a separate bill- such as water, waste disposal,...

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