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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The route to Calais from Padua is about 800 miles.
Assuming you stay within legal speed limits, allowing for sensible stops each day, you'll average about 55 mph overall, so (including sensible stops) you'll be on the road for approx 15 hours.
If you stop overnight at anywhere like Bapaume before Calais, that will leave a 90 minute drive to Calais, and an acceptable drive on to W Midlands.
That leaves about 13+ hrs travelling, which means about 6hrs to 7hrs each day on the way from Padua.
Is that acceptable, or would an extra overnight make it a more pleasant journey?
(I know some will say "just blast through and do it as quickly as possible:, but you need to consider who is travelling (number and ages) and is driving shared etc etc)
What sort of route do you want?
Fast, scenic, cheap, how many overnight stops, how many hours driving a day? etc etc.
More info please.
Do you have a friend in Italy who can pay the bill, at any Italian Post Office, if you email them the signed F24 and transfer the cash to their bank account?
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Ugo
Grazie Mille
Thanks for that Ugo
However, what I am looking for is a bookshop that I can order a specific book, such as "The secret diary of Boris Johnson aged 13....yrs", for delivery to my English friend near Bergamo.
I can do it from England with Waterstones, who will post it from UK, BUT there is the distinct possibility that my friend would be asked, on delivery, for import taxes. (And the postage from UK would be more than the book)
If you want someone to sort out all the train tickets for a trip down Italy, Ffestiniog Travel sorted all mine out. They do charge, it cost me about £47 in fees for our return journey, but I feel it eas well worth it.
""Maybe the way I entered it--formatting for phone numbers is always a problem."
Did you post it without the 0039 prefix and without any gaps between the figures?
Worth reading - ......
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/italy/italy-one-euro-homes-…
Try Googling "1 euro houses Italy" Plenty of info
I think the big 'catch' is that the houses require major refurbishment, which must be completed in a set time frame, or the house reverts back to the Comune/town