Driving to Italy
Just driven down. No longer cheap petrol in Switzerland - fill up in France.
Even Italian petrol is appreciably cheaper than Switzerland
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IMU Tax
Don't forget the first payment is due by 16th June
DRIVING TO ITALY FOR CHRISTMAS
You've got until Saturday to enter France, before the entry ban for UK citizens comes into place.
European PET Passport.
Anyone had experience of getting a European Pet Passport for a dog in Italy (or possibly France, when we drive down)
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! Luckil
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.
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.
Are there companies in Italy that just change kitchen units doors and worksurfaces, rather than a complete replacement of the units?
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.
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.
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2 hrs after writing this my Comune newsletter informed me that my Bank, BNP, is closing/has closed my Branch - along with 299 others .
Don't know whether this will work, but .............
Can you get an Italian neighbour to buy a cheap pay as you go mobile for you?
Until you get to Italy, they will need to forward any messages to you, or they could send you the SIM card to you.
(I have an Italian bank account, so pay by Direct Debit - but SEN do send me me regular bills in the UK, so I know what is being paid)
Not sure what the problem with UK lighting in Italy is.
Suppose there could be a problem with earthing in really old installations, but that's the only possible problem that I can think of.
One suggestion though - I found it very difficult to find bayonet fitting light bulbs, so buy fittings with the screw fittings. (And takes LED bulbs with you as they use so much less power -- my place only has a 3kW supply, so having lots of non-LED bulbs on can take up a fair bit of the supply.)
I would say, however, that you will get a really good choice of light fittings in Italy
Good luck
Good question, probably applies to UK residents as well.
HOPEFULLY you will get an answer.
Well done Silvia - two responses so far, (plus this one), and both adverts.
Following on from Modicasa and Ugo's comments - it would appear you really only have two options for taking your fiance's name.
1. Marry him in Ireland
2. Change your surname to match his before you marry him in Italy.
Good luck
My Italian bank has emailed me today confirming payment made.
Hopefully I'll be over there before the next one in June.
I'm lucky, the Comune sends me the F24 by email, so I just sign it and email it to my Italian bank for payment.
Remember, (assuming you are from the UK) that if you are out if the UK for more than 6 months (continuous), you (in theory,) lose the right to NHS services when you return. And any travel insurance and car insurance is similarly time limited
Back in the early 2000's, I bought my house in Italy. We decided it was easier for me to be the sole purchaser, although both my wife and I attended the signing at the Notary's.
He was OK with her not being a purchaser, but asked that my wife countersign each page of the documentation to indicate her agreement with me being sole owner.