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Forum: France
Feb 10th 2022, 5:27 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,612
Posted By cardi

Re: French car

This is the type of thread that comes round regularly,If the UK police and customs were petty enough to know or care about the minutiae of sub section legislation someone on here would have heard...
Forum: France
Nov 17th 2021, 9:20 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,370
Posted By cardi

Re: n26 bank

With Currency Fair or similar you can have your money held there in sterling,dollars, euros, whatever and convert it there on the day to send wherever you want. No direct debits but with a EU address...
Forum: France
Oct 4th 2021, 9:15 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,527
Posted By cardi

Re: Best way to receive British television

Am I being thick here. If just UK TV is wanted in Orne a simple 60cm dish and a digital receiver pointed at 28 degrees East will get you full UK Freesat plus much more than normal Freeview. You could...
Forum: France
Sep 10th 2021, 12:56 am
Replies: 18
Views: 3,516
Posted By cardi

Re: Bonfires - first world problems in rural France.

Don't involve the gendarmes. They are not user friendly and it could backfire on the whole commune.
Forum: France
Aug 23rd 2021, 7:20 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,338
Posted By cardi

Re: French inheritance tax on UK assets

If your niece and nephew are executors of your wills and do probate themselves they will just receive your UK property and can disregard anything from France. If the executor is a solicitor or...
Forum: France
Aug 20th 2021, 2:40 am
Replies: 64
Views: 8,286
Posted By cardi

Re: France visa entry for retirement advice sought...

So true.
We were told our property had been sold and to come from UK to sign the contracts. Went to estate agent's office we gave our names. he looked it up and Just said 'They changed their minds'...
Forum: France
Jul 29th 2021, 8:47 am
Replies: 18
Views: 47,169
Posted By cardi

Re: Certificate of entitlement from DVLA

I lost my French licence. DVLA says I must get a confirmation from France before they will (re)issue a UK licence.
France in the usual fonc way says I must apply for a replacement and says...
Forum: France
Jun 15th 2021, 2:40 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,641
Posted By cardi

Re: Finances - where to home my hard-earned!

With a Livret A from the post office you get a cash card (low withdrawal limit) and you can get your money out in branch everywhere in France. You can also set up your utility and tax direct debits...
Forum: France
Mar 13th 2021, 8:28 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 7,235
Posted By cardi

Re: 6pm Curfew

When typos and punctuation are the main topics perhaps this thread has run its course.
Forum: France
Dec 17th 2020, 6:43 am
Replies: 40
Views: 15,475
Posted By cardi

Re: no MOT car stuck in France

A non liability claim can be refused for many things. This includes fitting spotlights, remapping ignition, worn tyres or out of date MOT. If your company is a decent one it will not do this. Just be...
Forum: France
Dec 15th 2020, 11:29 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 15,475
Posted By cardi

Re: no MOT car stuck in France

This is an old question with many of the usual silly replies.
If the car has UK insurance (presuming UK registered address) then there is no insurance problem driving back to UK and no problem...
Forum: France
Oct 29th 2020, 11:58 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 9,355
Posted By cardi

Re: Questions Please

https://www.bricodepot.fr/

These are thr biggest and cheapest of the building suppliers. It is not quite like Screwfix but you can order online and pick up at the store.
Forum: France
Oct 27th 2020, 2:53 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,141
Posted By cardi

Re: Opening a French bank account

If access to cash and payment of bills is the most important you might find it worthwhile to open a Livret A account. Can be quick and easy. There is no residence requirement, you can have over...
Forum: France
Mar 25th 2020, 10:25 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,302
Posted By cardi

Re: UK MOT expires during lockdown

From 30th March for 12 months cars will be allowed a further 6 months after the MOT expiry date. Petty bureaucracy is on the back boiler for the moment.
Forum: France
Oct 21st 2019, 11:16 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,628
Posted By cardi

Re: Unemployment benefits in France

Is that the same as a UK pension? :p
Forum: France
Oct 18th 2019, 6:18 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,558
Posted By cardi

Re: alcoholic friend needs to return to UK

Enforcing a civil debt in another EU country is possible in theory but extremely convoluted and expensive for the lender. In your friend's case it would be unlikely to occur as he has nothing with...
Forum: France
Oct 5th 2019, 11:48 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,258
Posted By cardi

Re: money matters as a non resident

A bit more about the advantages of using a Livret A account.
You can pay bills and send money anywhere online by bank transfer and, usefully, the French authorities are not allowed to dip into a...
Forum: France
Oct 2nd 2019, 10:07 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,258
Posted By cardi

Re: money matters as a non resident

A cheap and simple way I use for banking in France is using a Livret A account from the post office. You get interest on the account, it is easy to open even for non residents. You can withdraw money...
Forum: France
Aug 21st 2019, 8:49 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,356
Posted By cardi

Re: Requesting French citizenship

Someone posted recently that the language test is now stricter than before.
Forum: France
Apr 4th 2019, 11:05 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,282
Posted By cardi

Re: Non UK resident parent with care, seeking child maintenance from UK based Fa

Disadvantages of a family-based child maintenance agreementFamily-based child maintenance agreements are not legally binding or enforceable. This means that a parent who stops paying can’t be...
Forum: France
Mar 25th 2019, 1:15 pm
Replies: 101
Views: 17,185
Posted By cardi

Re: UK EU driving license change to French EU driving license

It's OK for you lot. I have a French licence but I am back here now in Brexitland. Knowing the bunch of jokers running the show over here at the moment maybe I'd better buy a bike.
Forum: France
Apr 18th 2018, 11:49 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,307
Posted By cardi

Re: Something I should know but don't.

The small print is full of escape clauses. If the claim is small it may be OK depending on the insurance company but if any driver not specifically mentioned to the insurance company writes off your...
Forum: France
Apr 18th 2018, 8:12 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,307
Posted By cardi

Re: Something I should know but don't.

Legally the car is insured for 3rd party liability whoever is driving and with or without the owners permission. That is the extent of state agreement with the insurance industry.
Fully comp is...
Forum: France
Apr 9th 2018, 1:55 am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,083
Posted By cardi

Re: Holiday home in Poitou Charente - any info grateful!

A bit more than 30K will get you a basically liveable property with work to do which you can do yourself. Certain 'facade' work will need permission and will generate delivery of an H1 form which...
Forum: France
Apr 2nd 2018, 9:38 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,415
Posted By cardi

Re: DRiving in France

Indian licences are not among those which can be exchanged. After, preferably during, the 12 months you will be required to obtain a EU licence by taking the tests.
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