Driving to Italy
Just driven down. No longer cheap petrol in Switzerland - fill up in France.
Even Italian petrol is appreciably cheaper than Switzerland
(There was no petrol available in Mulhouse for some reason)
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IMU Tax
Don't forget the first payment is due by 16th June
Sat, 05/14/2022 - 06:35
DRIVING TO ITALY FOR CHRISTMAS
You've got until Saturday to enter France, before the entry ban for UK citizens comes into place.
Thu, 12/16/2021 - 04:33
European PET Passport.
Anyone had experience of getting a European Pet Passport for a dog in Italy (or possibly France, when we drive down)
Thu, 08/26/2021 - 05:40
As a Brit with a holiday home in Northern Italy, its been over a year since I have been able to visit it. Last time was in February 2020, when the highlight was a meal out with Italian friends in a crowded restaurant in Bergamo! Luckily, no ill
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 04:55
IMU etc Due Soon
just a quick reminder to those not living in Italy, that the IMU etc on your Italian property requires paying this month.
Tue, 12/01/2020 - 14:48
Travelling through France - UK Quarantine
Looks like people travelling through France to the UK could well be soon required to quarantine themselves for 2 weeks on their entry into the UK.
Fri, 08/07/2020 - 03:27
Are there companies in Italy that just change kitchen units doors and worksurfaces, rather than a complete replacement of the units?
Thu, 12/05/2019 - 17:37
My house has a semi-underground store room that was nice and cool during the recent very hot weather - the dog and I spent a lot of time in it - me reading and him asleep on the floor.Floor is just old concrete slab - lots of dust, and the walls a
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:50
Car Driving to [and in] Italy on a UK Licence- post Brexit IF No Deal reached. I am driving down in March, and have had to plan for a 'No Deal' Brexit, just in case.If No Deal - all UK Driving Licence holders
Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:34
Comments posted
US driving licence:-
https://it.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/transportation-driving/
Buying a car? I have heard that some get an Italian to buy a car and insure it, then use it themselves.. (obviously you pay for all costs)
Any response yet?
Dont know about Tony 114, but the Pontarlier route is one we use when we take the dog with us - good hotels where dogs are more than welcome (ie. They can go inside restaurants if it's too wet/cold to eat on terraces) in Bapaume, Beze and Sion
It's an easy route, with plenty of motorway driving and the drive above lake Geneva is great for views. Also, the drive up the Simplon Pass is one of the most scenic.
Problem is the autoroute charges make it more expensive than the Mulhouse route.
Vignette-
we enter Switzerland near Mulhouse, but pop over the border onto the German autobahn and get the vignette at the German services at Bad Bellingham.
"Simples"
She57
Which route are you taking? - I see Switzerland's borders are locked up pretty tight
You may need to check out whether you'll be stung for import taxes
Google gives details of firms that do this.
But what happens if you have an overnight stay in France on the way back?
Think that might not be "travelling through "
Clueless in Italy.
The problem I foresee is the test requirements before you get back into the UK. Current understanding of the rules for Green countries, (and Italy and France will probably be the stricter Amber rating), is:-
"People arriving in the UK from "green list" countries will need to take a pre-departure test in that country"
That obviously means getting a re-entry test in France because you will be entering UK from there. A recipe for disaster and bankruptcy if its anything like the charges Calais vets levied for giving required treatment to dogs returning to UK.
I just worry that driving back will be so fraught with unknowns.
I think your problem on deciding what the going rate is, is that you are not there to haggle the price down.
Is there anyone local that could do some "asking around" for you?
Good luck