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Forum: France
Dec 12th 2013, 7:12 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,107
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Birth Certificates

Glad that has been sorted. We have had to order one or two birth certificates (online) mainly because there are two versions in the UK, the long and the short. The longer version I think is a copy...
Forum: France
Nov 27th 2013, 7:16 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,655
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Moving to Tours

Hi floradeli
I live 40 minutes away from Tours but visit regularly and my daughter is at lycée in Chambray les Tours. It is a nice city with lots going on. My children are now aged 11-17 so where...
Forum: France
Oct 17th 2013, 7:53 am
Replies: 91
Views: 11,212
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Marks & Spencer UK site refuse to sell to France!

I was rather annoyed as I thought the French site had a much more limited range but I then found if I entered the product code (from a label or provided by a store) the item popped up as if by magic...
Forum: France
Oct 15th 2013, 7:07 am
Replies: 91
Views: 11,212
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Marks & Spencer UK site refuse to sell to France!

When I am in the UK I always visit M&S as I am a devotee of their lingere! I posted a query on their website a few months ago and was astonished when, literally minutes later, a customer services...
Forum: France
Oct 10th 2013, 11:31 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,845
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Cancer treatment

Grannybunz, I feel the same. As I have posted on here before, my husband, who was 41 at the time, was found to have a small tumour on his kidney. They promptly whipped out the kidney, the tumour...
Forum: France
Sep 24th 2013, 8:19 am
Replies: 7
Views: 778
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Salle des bains delivery

I am happy to be corrected but my driving licence (UK) states that I can, amongst other things, tow a trailer - but it is over 30 years since I passed my test. :eek: I think the automatic...
Forum: France
Jul 24th 2013, 8:11 am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,016
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Vat Number for France

I am surprised that you have been told that you need to be VAT registered in France/Germany, presumably you are entirely based in the UK?
We are TVA registered here in France, all I can say is that...
Forum: France
Jul 1st 2013, 12:17 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,938
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Short term car insurance

It depends on what type of car you have, your age, driving record, occupation, etc etc etc so it is hard to say if that is reasonable! (I was an insurance clerk in a previous life :thumbdown:) You...
Forum: France
Jun 29th 2013, 9:37 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 827
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: demenagement costs

Super U do.
Forum: France
Jun 25th 2013, 5:23 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,524
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Is the french health system really that good?????

Hi jvc
I think it was the feeling of isolation that made things even more difficult, we had only been here six months. My husband had not been ill at all, the tumor was found by chance. That is why...
Forum: France
Jun 24th 2013, 4:37 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,524
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Is the french health system really that good?????

I am certainly not anti-NHS, far from it but without boring you with the details, I can tell you that my husband was subjected to very thorough tests, the abcess was discovered on the pipe between...
Forum: France
Jun 24th 2013, 7:43 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,524
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Is the french health system really that good?????

Sorry to hear about your illness, both my husband and myself have been hospitalised since we have been here.
For my husband, he began urinating blood and although the cause was just an abscess,...
Forum: France
Jun 22nd 2013, 6:35 am
Replies: 30
Views: 8,031
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: mobile phones -UK / France

I asked my son about the "free" internet package, his friend has one and in our area the connection is not good. Having said that ours is Orange and has phases of disconnecting, so maybe it is the...
Forum: France
Jun 21st 2013, 7:46 am
Replies: 30
Views: 8,031
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: mobile phones -UK / France

Ah, Cyrian, that is interesting. I am such novice - if I get stuck I ask my teenage children ;) I looked at the 18-20 € a month contracts which would involve buying a phone, even at a discount it...
Forum: France
Jun 20th 2013, 7:19 am
Replies: 30
Views: 8,031
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: mobile phones -UK / France

Hi, yes I know about the free.fr deal, I think you can add internet if/when you want for 3€...my daughters friends use it and she will switch once her contract ends. I am not too bothered by internet...
Forum: France
Jun 19th 2013, 3:31 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 8,031
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: mobile phones -UK / France

If looks like my Asda sim has expired:thumbdown: the website says it should be activated every 3 months. I can't get through on their helpline so I guess I will have to abandon that one:-)
We have...
Forum: France
Jun 19th 2013, 11:26 am
Replies: 30
Views: 8,031
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: mobile phones -UK / France

Thanks for your replies, really helpful. We do have other phones in the house so I'll try swapping the sims. We have tried PAYG in France for the children but the use-it-or-lose-it snag made it way...
Forum: France
Jun 19th 2013, 6:43 am
Replies: 30
Views: 8,031
Posted By L'Acajou

mobile phones -UK / France

I need advice on mobile phones.
I bought a Motorola tactile phone last year in Asda and have a pay-as-you-go sim. The idea is to top it up when I am in the UK and I think that works, hopefully no...
Forum: France
Jun 7th 2013, 7:55 am
Replies: 31
Views: 8,731
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: English speaking work near Calais

Hi Claire333

Like many regulars on this site, I read your first post and rolled my eyes. We see posts like this (and much more abstract) on a weekly basis. Please don't take the criticisms...
Forum: France
Jun 3rd 2013, 3:24 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 7,478
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: French girl scared to go back to TOURS FRANCE

I have given up parking in Tours centre, since they started digging up the roads for the tram! I park at St Pierre des Corps and take a bus, it is far less stressful :thumbup:

Sue
Forum: France
May 30th 2013, 2:50 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 7,478
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: French girl scared to go back to TOURS FRANCE

Well I didn't know that! I will definitely be heading into Tours for that one!
Thanks :thumbsup:
Forum: France
May 28th 2013, 7:09 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,085
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Money transfers home

That is interesting - hubby is keen to pay off business loans early, ironically so that we will be free from the bank and any potential pressure - we will certainly make doubly sure that we won't be...
Forum: France
May 27th 2013, 3:33 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,085
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Money transfers home

Last week I transferred just 100 euros to our HSBC account in the UK. Got a statement from Credit Agricole this morning and simply cannot believe what they have charged - 41,70 €. :eek:We will of...
Forum: France
May 24th 2013, 6:54 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,488
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Pregnant in Paris

Congrats to the OP! I had my four babies in the UK, the last one was a water birth and I'm glad it was! I hadn't planned it that way but I went to the delivery suite and the midwife told me the pool...
Forum: France
May 10th 2013, 5:40 am
Replies: 15
Views: 8,298
Posted By L'Acajou

Re: Is France such a bad place to live?

cjm, I totally agree with what you said, it is difficult to put into words the almost intangible about living in France but your day was a great illustration!
We have sat on those long wooden...
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