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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 8th 2026, 6:26 am
Replies: 7
Views: 648
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Earnings and pensions when returning to the UK from Switzerland

Ok, I can't offer any direct advice specifically on things in canton ZH (I was domiciled in GE) but ... my Pillar II provider people were ZH based; I managed to drill down to a useful direct line of...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 6th 2026, 11:10 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 648
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Earnings and pensions when returning to the UK from Switzerland

Income from Pillar I will be taxed wherever you are resident at the time of claim, the Swiss will not look to tax it if you are elsewhere.

And yes to the other two having to be taken in full if...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 6th 2026, 6:10 am
Replies: 7
Views: 648
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Earnings and pensions when returning to the UK from Switzerland

Maybe shift this to the generic Europe forum. as there is no dedicated Swiss sub-forum.

However, you seem to have found the three pillars, so that's a good start.

Pillar I : Will pay out...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 5th 2026, 10:04 pm
Replies: 2,356
Views: 261,021
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Home and garden projects

Ah, right, I hadn't considered that aspect.

I don't suppose I could wing it by stepping on a cat's tail at the appropriate moment either.
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 5th 2026, 5:43 am
Replies: 2,356
Views: 261,021
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Home and garden projects

I'm ok for Stanley knives thanks, but if you're looking to trade, how many cubic metres of rigid foam might cover one khukuri?

It doesn't have to be antique though, I have a pigeon in my sights.
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 5th 2026, 4:34 am
Replies: 2,356
Views: 261,021
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Home and garden projects

#RigidFoamAmMe

I have absolutely loads of the stuff, one never knows when it might come in handy etc

Reasonably well equipped on the knife front too :eek:
Forum: Europe
Apr 20th 2026, 5:59 am
Replies: 34
Views: 24,487
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Hybrid/electric vehicles in the EU.

Sales of electric cars soared 51% in continental Europe (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/electric-car-ev-sales-mainland-europe-petrol-prices-iran-war) last month, amid a rise in...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 8th 2026, 5:11 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,201
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Useful VPN access

Thanks for that.

I'm already sorted for everything except BBC, I'll maybe have a go with their trial.
Forum: Portugal
Mar 8th 2026, 1:45 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,201
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Useful VPN access

Bill, a question please, do you use it to access iPlayer, and if so does it work ok?

I just had a look, the lifetime subscription is now USD 200.00 :eek: but there is 24 months for USD 68.39

Am...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 7th 2026, 8:51 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,201
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Useful VPN access

Yup, understood, I used satellite TV when back in CH, hacked into a few news agency upstreaming channels, often very illuminating.

The Sky thing I mentioned is a totally legit UK based company -...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 7th 2026, 8:33 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,201
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Useful VPN access

Understand your hyper-cautiousness, maybe try Express vs Nord side by side on trial bases if available? I know that Nord do a trial, not sure on Express.

I get the bulk of my UK stuff (sadly...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 7th 2026, 7:52 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,201
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Useful VPN access

I'm a Nord subscriber, not purely for UK TV purposes, as I wish to access other geoblocked sites as well as doing some other stuff elsewhere.

I have various free VPNs as add-ons to other products...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 25th 2026, 5:59 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,687
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: UK Frozen Pensions

I hear you, it's maybe a bit tedious to set up, but it's a one off once established and up and running it's much easier to interact with all things gov.uk based.

I think that I did mine 100%...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 25th 2026, 5:30 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,687
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: UK Frozen Pensions

Have you got a UK Government Gateway account?

I found that that's a key that unlocks tons of stuff.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 25th 2026, 4:15 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,687
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: UK Frozen Pensions

It's maybe possible as a one off, but they do not like it at all and will ask you to use bank statements to verify.
...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 31st 2026, 1:58 am
Replies: 10
Views: 757
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: schengen travel on PT ID card?

In theory it should work fine; I've flown Schiphol-Alicante and returned Valencia-Schiphol using just my Belgian ID card ... though I did have my UK passport with me, but didn't need to produce it at...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Nov 19th 2025, 1:43 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,526
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Bruges

Bruges is "stepping it up" it would seem.

€5 tourist tax for cruise and tourist group visitors in Bruges...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Nov 10th 2025, 4:14 am
Replies: 1
Views: 273
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

UK dispatches anti-drone team to Belgium

UK dispatches anti-drone team to Belgium...
Forum: Spain
Nov 8th 2025, 5:56 am
Replies: 123
Views: 18,397
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Proof of Life Certificate

This is a very good spot ET, thanks for the raising of awareness ;)

I just checked on my joint account (here in Belgium), which is neither 'et / ou' ( 'and / or') it's MySurnameHyphenOHSurname.
...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Nov 5th 2025, 2:43 am
Replies: 0
Views: 360
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Belgium: an alternative authentication app now available.

The original Itsme authentication app was (and still is) a private concern formed from a collective of Belgian banks.

I've seen it (MyGov.be) pop up as a new authentication option for some...
Forum: Spain
Oct 31st 2025, 10:23 pm
Replies: 123
Views: 18,397
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Proof of Life Certificate

:lol: Ok, maybe it was wishful thinking on my part, moon on a stick kind of thing.

For my last UK proof of life certificate, I had mentioned it to my pharmacist who said that although she'd never...
Forum: Spain
Oct 31st 2025, 5:56 am
Replies: 123
Views: 18,397
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Proof of Life Certificate

I knew I'd seen it somewhere ...
A couple of days ago I received a letter from AVS (Swiss equivalent of UK DWP):


;)

Brilliant! Why can't the Brits hook the DWP 'puters up to 'other systems'...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 21st 2025, 4:40 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,526
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Bruges

Yes, we will be needing photos :nod:

The film In Bruges slipped past me, I've just found it on Netflix - Brendan Gleeson :thumbup: - so I'll try getting that in over the weekend.
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Jul 19th 2025, 9:03 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,411
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Belgian eID for non residents

Yay, a result, well done.

The tax stuff might seem a bit daunting at first, but it's really not that bad - assuming that it's the 'standard' form.

The people behind the tax machine at FOD are...
Forum: France
Jul 2nd 2025, 6:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,089
Posted By BuckinghamshireBoy

Re: Importing a UK vehicle to France post Brexit

And you have karma, asking a similar question ;)
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