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Forum: Portugal
Sep 4th 2020, 3:27 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,614
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Estimating an electric car import tax.

there is so much we don't know to have any kind of a meaningful conversation... There are dozens of factors to consider, like your portuguese language level, how well are you connected (i.e. local...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 3rd 2020, 6:01 am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,614
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Estimating an electric car import tax.

​Hey oliinla! (https://britishexpats.com/forum/members/oliinla-295648/)

No, we've concluded that it is much easier for our family to get back home to Scotland than getting plate numbers in the...
Forum: Portugal
May 29th 2019, 7:10 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,275
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Solar Power

There is no such thing as a stupid question, but the realistic answer is no. There is no viable solution to put 500W of solar panels in the cellar behind the window.
Forum: Portugal
May 3rd 2019, 8:11 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,275
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Solar Power

For this climate, I'd strongly recommend a heating pump combined with underfloor heating. There is plenty of free heat in this country, your job is to collect it and direct into the house.

Even if...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 24th 2019, 9:04 am
Replies: 2
Views: 440
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Removal company in Algarve?

Thank you very much, Sr. Inglês do Lagos! Will contact them today.
Forum: Portugal
Apr 23rd 2019, 8:42 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 440
Posted By AndyPT

Removal company in Algarve?

Hey guys!

We move our home from Silves to Milano, could you please advise a removal company?
Forum: Portugal
Jan 28th 2019, 11:31 am
Replies: 4
Views: 739
Posted By AndyPT

Re: SEF documents for spouse of Brit (moving to PORTUGAL)

The funny thing SEF page above does not say is they will ask you to bring a "fresh" marriage certificate, less than 6 months old.
Forum: Italy
Jan 24th 2019, 9:50 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,152
Posted By AndyPT

Re: How long would it take to reconnect water and electricity to a country house

Thank you, Jake, for your advice. The house has a disconnected mains water supply and our agent has promised to help us with the reconnection. We shall see...
Forum: Italy
Jan 19th 2019, 7:41 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,152
Posted By AndyPT

Re: How long would it take to reconnect water and electricity to a country house

Guys, thank you for your valuable input.

Kind of answering my question:

Of course, a prescription is not a real-life experience, but still, it is something.

They call it "Take over"...
Forum: Italy
Jan 16th 2019, 4:27 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,152
Posted By AndyPT

Re: How long would it take to reconnect water and electricity to a country house

Well, we're only coming to see the house the next Monday, so I don't know any details yet. The house had been connected previously, though for how long it has been disconnected I don't know (yet),...
Forum: Italy
Jan 16th 2019, 3:40 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,152
Posted By AndyPT

How long would it take to reconnect water and electricity to a country house

Dear forum inhabitants!

We're about to buy a house in Abruzzo and we found that most of them are currently disconnected from mains. The ad says:

The question is - how long this "just" would...
Forum: Italy
Jan 13th 2019, 8:27 am
Replies: 82
Views: 25,096
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Driving a UK registered car

'o nonno, thank you very much, it is the most detailed description I have seen so far
Forum: Italy
Jan 12th 2019, 8:23 am
Replies: 82
Views: 25,096
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Driving a UK registered car

ononno, my congratulations on the job well done!

Would you mind to share a bit more details about what does this sum consist of? Or at least how strongly it depends on engine volume or hp or co2?
Forum: Italy
Jan 11th 2019, 9:35 am
Replies: 82
Views: 25,096
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Driving a UK registered car

But would it be legal to drive the car with EU plates once you've started the process? (assuming everything else like the MOT, tax, and insurance is OK)
Forum: Italy
Jan 11th 2019, 8:54 am
Replies: 82
Views: 25,096
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Driving a UK registered car

Thank you very much for all the replies.

The good thing is - our car is electric, so maybe they would be less hostile towards someone who tries to bring in a non-polluting vehicle.

The bad...
Forum: Italy
Jan 10th 2019, 5:00 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 787
Posted By AndyPT

Do buyers pay real estate agent fees?

So we're looking for a cheap country house for about 40 000 EUR. We've found one and then I've been told, that

Now, 8 of 40 is 20% or 1/5 which seems a bit steep to me. Could you tell me please,...
Forum: Italy
Jan 10th 2019, 3:56 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 25,096
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Driving a UK registered car

How difficult would it be to get Italian plates anyway? Is there any real-world example or FAQ somewhere? I've read some online, but it seems they all contradict each other.
Forum: Portugal
Jan 8th 2019, 7:55 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,162
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Is this a scam?

How long ago did you buy it? If less, than two months - you could get a refund through eBay alone. If more - just grab a PayPal transaction ID on eBay, find the transaction on PayPal by this ID and...
Forum: France
Jan 7th 2019, 8:06 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,091
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Still waiting for French driving licence

Helen, would you mind to share with us how it all went?

A year to just receive an instruction to send? So what if the actual DL would have expired by then?
Forum: Italy
Jan 7th 2019, 4:04 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,479
Posted By AndyPT

Re: New law on citizenship

TEN years!!! For some reason, I thought it was five...

Thank you guys for the prompt replies, now I see we should think twice.
Forum: Italy
Jan 7th 2019, 1:47 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,479
Posted By AndyPT

Re: New law on citizenship

We're thinking to move our home to Italy, but we would definitely like to have a possibility to obtain Italian passports eventually without renouncing ours.

Could you tell me please, is there any...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 9th 2018, 2:00 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 7,307
Posted By AndyPT

Re: beware speed cameras Lagoa EN125

This map shows the Lagoas radar in the wrong place. The real spot is just after the intersection with N124 (heading towards Lagoa of course), not before.
Forum: Portugal
Oct 1st 2018, 1:22 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,106
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Calling SEF 808

thank you @mfesharne (https://britishexpats.com/forum/members/mfesharne-205016/), I'll try!
Forum: Portugal
Oct 1st 2018, 6:50 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,106
Posted By AndyPT

Calling SEF 808

Hey guys!

Has anyone had any luck calling SEF's 808 phone numbers lately?

The thing is, I'm calling them for two months now - no alive human being whatsoever. I wrote them a bunch of emails -...
Aug 26th 2018, 6:05 pm
Replies: 5,714
Views: 536,726
Posted By AndyPT

Re: Post The Latest Picture You Have Taken

With the heat and all, we've moved a part of our kitchen outside :)

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/britishexpats.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_1535_09e1ef16daaa970fccdf5f3fc5b426dc764c7777.jpg
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