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Forum: Portugal
Mar 5th 2024, 8:53 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 738
Posted By macliam

Re: Advogado demanding payment for work not done ~ Thoughts ?

I'd agree. Contract law in Portugal is not always logical...... you could be sued for a loss of potential earnings.
Forum: Portugal
Mar 4th 2024, 5:01 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 739
Posted By macliam

Re: Call/SMS only eSIM

SWMBO uses Uzo PAYG day-to-day, just for voice and SMS. No problems..... used to be cheaper, but so did a lot of things..........
Forum: Portugal
Feb 28th 2024, 12:56 am
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By macliam

Re: EU UK Free Trade Agreement

Unfortunately, as with many of these things, it is just a matter of time. However, the populist exploiters of chaos are on the march everywhere - and things are likely to get worse with the help of...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 23rd 2024, 3:41 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,041
Posted By macliam

Re: Meo!!

Many a true word spoken in jest. Promises of guaranteed linespeeds and zero downtime.... after you sign a 2-year contract.
Forum: Portugal
Feb 20th 2024, 11:59 am
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By macliam

Re: EU UK Free Trade Agreement

Were this true, there would not be florists in the UK failing due to no longer being able to get fresh blooms imported, there would not have been a wholesale collapse of the fresh seafood export...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 18th 2024, 12:49 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 2,349
Posted By macliam

Re: CGT on Sale of Inherited Property

If you leave the club, you lose the benefits - and the UK rejected free movement, so denying any influx of capital from Portuguese expats in the UK.

I think you'll find it difficult to get the...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 18th 2024, 11:11 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,147
Posted By macliam

Re: ISV on imported cars is illegal: owners deserve at least partial reimburseme

In the UK, second-hand company vehicles fuelled the market for diesel against primarily petrol-based private cars, but it is likely to take a hit soon. Many companies supplied EVs as company cars due...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 17th 2024, 11:01 am
Replies: 57
Views: 2,349
Posted By macliam

Re: CGT on Sale of Inherited Property

I have to say that in this, as in so much else, the rules that apply in the UK are meaningless, Portuguese rules apply to taxation of Portuguese property and income. As in the UK, in matters of...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 16th 2024, 7:22 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,147
Posted By macliam

Re: ISV on imported cars is illegal: owners deserve at least partial reimburseme

The problem is that the situation regarding the EU and its influence on member states is widely misunderstood. There are basic ground rules which all members must agree, but apart from that, the way...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 16th 2024, 4:14 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,147
Posted By macliam

Re: ISV on imported cars is illegal: owners deserve at least partial reimburseme

The EU does not set taxation policies for member states, if they do not breach agreed EU guidelines - I thought everyone except Brexieers knew that!

You might be shocked to know that the EU...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 16th 2024, 3:40 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,147
Posted By macliam

Re: ISV on imported cars is illegal: owners deserve at least partial reimburseme

You can buy from wherever you like..... but Portugal will take its money when you come to rematriculate. Cars in Portugal cost more. Petrol in Portugal costs more. Moan if you like, but thems the...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 15th 2024, 11:31 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,041
Posted By macliam

Re: Meo!!

The issue I quoted with Voda may be only for the unlimited data SIM. A local friend used them and told me about this, I doubted it and asked in-store and they said the drop-off might not be...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 15th 2024, 10:57 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,041
Posted By macliam

Re: Meo!!

I ditched my useless MEO ADSL for unlimited NOS mobile PAYG a couple of years back..... then the NOS speed started to drop with no reason so I moved to Voda PAYG. As you say, slightly dearer, but...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 14th 2024, 12:25 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 1,601
Posted By macliam

Re: Britons abroad for more than 15 years can vote again!

Devolved government is devolved..... Westminster has limited authority to issue blanket laws.
Local government is also "different", non-British residents in the UK can vote in local, but not...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 12th 2024, 12:33 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,147
Posted By macliam

Re: ISV on imported cars is illegal: owners deserve at least partial reimburseme

Cars bought on stands have to carry a warranty.......... that costs money.

Private sales just get the most they can......
Forum: Portugal
Feb 11th 2024, 10:37 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 561
Posted By macliam

Re: Dash Cam

SWMBO tells me that, according to her GNR source, the rules on dashcams are under review.... but as of now THIS...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 7th 2024, 8:30 am
Replies: 50
Views: 2,550
Posted By macliam

Re: processionary caterpillars

I'm not quite sure what you expect them to do..... they are treating the trees under their control and monitoring the problem. Would you suggest that these "communists" should extend their reach to...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 6th 2024, 1:12 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
Posted By macliam

Re: uk expat communities.

How anyone who speaks English can claim Portuguese is "difficult" is beyond me. I learned French and Castillian before Portuguese and, once you get your head around the pronunciation, the rythm of...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 3rd 2024, 9:36 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 2,550
Posted By macliam

Re: processionary caterpillars

Oh please.... tell me the one where they escaped from a secret Chinese laboratory :popcorn:
Forum: Portugal
Feb 2nd 2024, 10:50 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 2,550
Posted By macliam

Re: processionary caterpillars

Just take a shotgun.

Barstewards don't come back..... more than twice :eek:
Forum: Portugal
Feb 1st 2024, 8:35 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
Posted By macliam

Re: uk expat communities.

All seems fair to me. Of course, the idea that you'll get to a level where nobody suspects you're foreign is the root of madness...... I saw a brilliant clip of one of these online "learn to speak...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 1st 2024, 4:06 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
Posted By macliam

Re: uk expat communities.

I hope this is written in jest, it's hard to tell with written comments.

The reason for learning the language of a country in which you reside is because much of the culture of that country...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 31st 2024, 3:59 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
Posted By macliam

Re: uk expat communities.

I think the thing is to get your head into the space that you are moving to a new place where everything is different. That way, you may get surprised by the similarities, rather than complain about...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 31st 2024, 3:01 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
Posted By macliam

Re: uk expat communities.

You'll find expats all over Portugal - though obviously the Algarve and Lisbon are likely to be favourite. Of course, not all expats are British, but all expats are learning the tricks of living in a...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 18th 2024, 3:28 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 1,601
Posted By macliam

Re: Britons abroad for more than 15 years can vote again!

But if you pay UK tax on a pension, you don't pay it in your "new" country..... no? So, in the end, it's quits....

If your children were to emigrate, would you expect to vote in their new home...
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