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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 5th 2009, 8:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 596
Posted By miss piggy

Re: New Car Buying in UK

Don't know your company but we were very happy with the car we bought in December through www.carsandfinance.com .We gave a £500 deposit & then no more money until I had the keys /papers in my hands...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 5th 2009, 8:31 am
Replies: 9
Views: 857
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Taking a dog to the UK from Perth

I used www.animaltravel.com.au to bring our 2 dogs & cat back from Sydney & they were absolutely fabulous & cheaper than Jetpets/Dogtainers etc.

I know they are Sydney based but I have a memory on...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 5th 2009, 7:27 am
Replies: 3
Views: 614
Posted By miss piggy

Wotton under edge

Well -we've been back 5 months now & have still failed to find anywhere to live here in the South West.Currently living with relatives in Bath but desperate to find our own place. Nothing much on the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 29th 2008, 4:00 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,576
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Oxfordshire ?

Posidrive - when will you be coming back ? I am already in the UK & will be looking at houses over the next couple of weeks so can give you a heads up on anything that looks likely to be dog friendly...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 29th 2008, 3:11 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,507
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Flu Jabs

FYI : In today's Daily Telegraph (UK version) front page article on new 'killer' strain of flu sweeping across Britain which they are calling the Australian flu as it is the same virus that 'caused...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 29th 2008, 12:13 am
Replies: 1
Views: 568
Posted By miss piggy

UK car insurance

One thing we have found is how ridiculously expensive car insurance is here - & also how it is nigh on impossible to secure car insurance, at any cost, for my 18 and a half year old son, despite the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 28th 2008, 11:35 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 754
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Moving back. Do I take the car?

Cars are really cheap here in the UK at the moment I really wouldn't put yourself through the hassle & inconvenience of bringing one all the way over. There are great deals to be had on both new &...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 28th 2008, 11:20 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,576
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Oxfordshire ?

We also have dogs (2 - & one of them a large hairy GSD a breed I fear landlords may be prejudiced against). How hard did you find it to negotiate something with dogs in the area (my OH rather fancies...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 28th 2008, 6:34 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,576
Posted By miss piggy

Oxfordshire ?

Now back in the UK in temporary accommodation & beginning to think that Bristol /the Cotswolds maybe a bit too far out of London if my OH ends up commuting. Looks increasingly likely he may be based...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 28th 2008, 5:06 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,507
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Flu Jabs

Dependent on medical advice I would definitely get it done asap if you can.Maybe worth checking with a UK GP exactly what 'cocktail' of vaccination is currently being used in the UK , & just ask in...
Forum: USA
Dec 28th 2008, 10:01 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,164
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Car Purchase websites UK

I'm surprised to be thought of as a secret scammer (think my posting history would indicate that I'm not !) but just thought that people returning to the UK might be genuinely interested to hear of...
Forum: USA
Dec 27th 2008, 9:16 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,164
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Car Purchase websites UK

Now driving around in a new car purchased at a vast discount from the company www.carsandfinance.com

Was really dubious about using them but can not fault either their service or their prices. We...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 27th 2008, 8:55 am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,935
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Shipping Boxes Sydney to UK

We ended up taking a huge amount on the plane - over 150 kg between my son & I .

Also -anyone who has sports kit to take can take it as an extra free of charge (depending on the sport) - my OH...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Dec 27th 2008, 8:44 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,644
Posted By miss piggy

Re: A Doggie Puzzle

Genuinely can't remember exact figure - we tweaked it so much over the last few months. It was many thousands though.However Animal Travel were no more expensive than JetPets/Dogtainers & did a...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Dec 26th 2008, 7:45 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,644
Posted By miss piggy

Re: A Doggie Puzzle

My 2 have just made the trip from Oz to UK & despite all my worries (age & ill health of both dogs) they arrived bright eyed & bushytailed,jumped out of the delivery van in Gloucestershire & settled...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 3rd 2008, 6:09 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 720
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Baggage Allowance

Another little win I came across today - on BA you can get an extra allowance for sporting kit.Thus my son's vast cricket bag, packed to the gunnels with pads/bats etc is allowed on without...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 2nd 2008, 10:57 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,587
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Teenager returning to do GCSE's - help?!

Can't comment on the US system but my daughter moved to the UK in September to start her A levels (she was half way through Year 11 here in NSW so effectively went 'back' half a year). She is at a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 1st 2008, 2:27 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,122
Posted By miss piggy

Re: HELP PLEASE with UK bureaucracy !

Sorry to sound so confused - this whole move thing is really getting to me & I am going round in circles panicking with one week to go before I get on the plane!

I hope you are right & that I am...
Forum: USA
Dec 1st 2008, 1:57 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 954
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Motor Insurance - problems

Flea-maybe this is what I should do ? I too have had bank statements mailed to my in-laws house so could produce those. Have you managed to keep your Aussie licence ? I need to do this as I will be...
Forum: USA
Dec 1st 2008, 7:25 am
Replies: 10
Views: 954
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Motor Insurance - problems

Thought of doing this but they want proof of residence for the last 3 years - can't give this as I've been overseas !
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 1st 2008, 7:23 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,122
Posted By miss piggy

HELP PLEASE with UK bureaucracy !

Has anyone got any good advice about smoothing the logistics of moving back ? The UK seems to have become ridiculously bureaucratic in our absence & I am finding the red tape is driving me mad !...
Forum: USA
Dec 1st 2008, 6:56 am
Replies: 10
Views: 954
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Motor Insurance - problems

A few companies have said the same about the UK licence-ie that once another country has issued their licence the UK one is invalidated. I had absolutely no idea about this. When I went to check the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 30th 2008, 9:10 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 554
Posted By miss piggy

Re: How to research 'top schools' for specific interests?

I thoroughly recommend The Good Schools Guide - which you can get either in hard copy or on line www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk

We used this extensively when researching a school for my daughter& I...
Forum: USA
Nov 30th 2008, 8:57 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 954
Posted By miss piggy

Motor Insurance - problems

Anyone got any good advice - we're having real problems getting this sorted out in time for our move back to the UK. Problems relating to licences, claims history & no claims bonus transfer.
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 28th 2008, 11:54 am
Replies: 4
Views: 720
Posted By miss piggy

Re: Baggage Allowance

Also worth checking the individual airlines - by dint of simply moving from a Qantas flight to a BA flight we effectively doubled our luggage allowance. I am using frequent flyer points to get home &...
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