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Forum: Portugal
Apr 2nd 2026, 2:37 am
Replies: 15
Views: 911
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Que horas sao?

Sundial :thumbsup:
Forum: Portugal
Mar 7th 2026, 6:21 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,201
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Useful VPN access

I used PIA and found it to be not up to the job- Since then I have used NordVPN which were pretty good and now using SurfShark which is also good. I think pretty much all of them lost access to BBC...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 9th 2026, 1:10 am
Replies: 49
Views: 3,982
Posted By 1Steve

Re: storm

If anyone is interested the Spanish Meteorological Agency have a really good weather simulation available for free. I have used it for many years and it is pretty accurate for forecasts up to about...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 2nd 2026, 9:18 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,982
Posted By 1Steve

Re: storm

You need to have a word with the Spanish press as most of them refer to litres/m2. :p I always thought of inches rain until living there where they converted me to litres/m2. Now I am slowly...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 2nd 2026, 8:17 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,982
Posted By 1Steve

Re: storm

Below is the rainfall from a Weather Station near Porto, Pacos de Ferreira. I lived in Spain and one year, 2007, the Rio Girona burst it's banks after 440 litres/m2 in 6 hours. Cars were swept away,...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 1st 2026, 3:47 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,829
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Electricity prices for 2026

The guy keeps updating the simulator regularly with new prices as and when they become available.
In my experience, a few years ago, I switched to GALP as they had an offer that was cheap compared...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 31st 2025, 10:32 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,829
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Electricity prices for 2026

Happy New Year to all.

Further to my earlier post as from today it is now possible to switch your tariff, simples, bi-horario, tri-horario as often as you want. It is no longer once every 12...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 24th 2025, 5:49 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,829
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Electricity prices for 2026

Be careful with electricity prices especially from GALP. They are quoting prices that do not include the TAR values. TAR are the prices charged to maintain the electricity network. You have to add...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 15th 2025, 9:54 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,733
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Amigo telecom in Portugal

DIGI mobile contracts don't have any loyalty period so I can cancel anytime. if you contract Fiber then it's 3 months loyalty.
Forum: Portugal
Nov 15th 2025, 8:43 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,733
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Amigo telecom in Portugal

You must live out in the sticks then as DIGI has its own network that covers about 95% of Portugal in 4g but only about 5% in 5g.
Forum: Portugal
Nov 15th 2025, 6:39 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,733
Posted By 1Steve

Re: Amigo telecom in Portugal

Have a look at DIGI, I switched to them about Jan or Feb, they have a few different plans and they don't tie you down with long contracts. Very happy with the service,
Forum: Portugal
Oct 23rd 2025, 2:27 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,478
Posted By 1Steve

Re: UK Pension income question

You have missed the point I was making. Portugal is perfectly entitled to tax its residents on overseas income and that includes taxing the uk tax-free portion of any lump sum, I never said...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 22nd 2025, 7:35 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,478
Posted By 1Steve

Re: UK Pension income question

As I already said I am no expert and my thinking is based on the article I posted a link to above. Portugal creates financial rules for Portuguese financial products and not for financial products of...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 22nd 2025, 6:30 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,478
Posted By 1Steve

Re: UK Pension income question

Well I am not an expert and do not know the answer to your question but for me a pension is an investment encouraged by governments to get people to save for retirement. HMRC gives tax incentives to...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 22nd 2025, 5:34 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,478
Posted By 1Steve

Re: UK Pension income question

Seems a bit strange but they are supposedly financial experts :lol:
From what I remember I paid into a private pension for several years in the 90's and the money I paid in was from my wages that...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 21st 2025, 7:55 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,478
Posted By 1Steve

Re: UK Pension income question

For Info.

https://mcs.pt/nhr-pensions-portugals-latest-tax-ruling-adds-uncertainty-for-expats/
Forum: Portugal
Sep 15th 2025, 6:07 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,110
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IUC Payments

Huh? I paid IUC last December and if my car don't make it to 12th December this year I don't pay any more...only 1 payment for 12 months. OK I have said enough, everyone can believe what they want to...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 15th 2025, 5:11 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,110
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IUC Payments

Ok lets take an example, under the current system I paid my 12 months road tax 12th December 2024. My car goes on fire tomorrow and is written off. I do not pay IUC for this year. However if my car...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 15th 2025, 4:47 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,110
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IUC Payments

That will be the new system in 2026, up till now you pay for 12 months from the registration date of your car so that you can legally driver on Portugal's roads for 12 months. Same as UK, you pay...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 14th 2025, 8:57 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,110
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IUC Payments

The new tax changes are that all cars will pay their tax in February for year 2026, payment can be split into 2 payments if the tax is over 100 euros. So if your car was registered in January then...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 14th 2025, 8:04 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,110
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IUC Payments

It should be but it is not unless people power makes them give in. I haven't seen any campaigns to get this sorted cos it seems to be being brought in under the radar and nobody really understands....
Forum: Portugal
Sep 14th 2025, 4:53 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,110
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IUC Payments

Not sure what you mean? Under the old system I paid in December and that covered me for 12 months and then I paid again in December for the following 12 months.
Now I pay in the middle of December...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 13th 2025, 6:10 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,110
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IUC Payments

Yep! I am one of the lucky ones, My IUC is due middle of December so I pay the full amount for only 2 weeks and then I have to pay again in February for something I already paid. That should be...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 7th 2025, 10:39 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 3,820
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IRS Declaração - Currency Conversion

yeah I should have been taxed at a flat 10% but it is actually a lot higher. I got a reply from them saying to resubmit but there is no date on the section where I declare the pension so pretty...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 7th 2025, 10:15 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 3,820
Posted By 1Steve

Re: IRS Declaração - Currency Conversion

Simple arithmetic, I took the end of year rate and applied it to my amounts and it was accurate
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