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
It happens now and again http://www.italymag.co.uk/community/post/where-everybody
have you considered buying a 5' bed in the UK - there are great sales at present - and getting someone like coseperlacasa to ship it down for you. It would be worth finding out what the costs would be Or you could just get an Italian bed, [and throw the 5' metal frame away - or stand it on end out in the garden and grow roses over it]
There has been plenty of speculation in the UK Press - but Italy isn't mentioned. My money is on a [relatively] low cost honeymoon - perhaps the Scillies or Scotland. - or possibly East Africa
"..........unless of course you swells out there are multiple home owners." ............. or own a holiday home
The estate agent I bought the house through arranges the house insurance for me - I leave the approx amount with him in January/Feb, and he pays the insurance when it falls due in April - I pick up the certificate when I'm over next, plus the change ICI - I calculate it myself [takes about 5 minutes max - very simple calculation]. Google something like 'Calculate ICI' to find out how
Just about to renew insurance on my [small] place with Groupama Cost [no contents insurance - only building, liabilities etc ] - Euros 95
"would you advise getting off at Faido if you can see traffic ahead? So often you're in the traffic & it's too late to turn off?" It a bit like Sod's Law - if you get off, the motorway will run free, and if you stay on, it blocks up. I think I'd leave it until the junction after Faido [Quinto, I think] unless its very heavy traffic on the motorway [even if its still moving]
" .....You also save the E38.60 cost of the tunnel pass. ...." There isn't a tunnel pass - the swiss motorway pass [vignette] costs about E40 and is required on vehicles using the motorways [I think its a E100 on the spot fine if you don't have one] I forgot to say in my earlier post - if using the pass, and worried about jams on the approaches to the tunnels, you can get off at Faido going North [or earlier at Biasco] and Altdorf travelling South and follow the local road that parallels the motorway to the pass
" ........ pass is an option though I haven't ever had to use it. I'm told it's about 30 mins extra but the views are slightly better" Slightly!!! - a bit of an understatement Yes - it can add about 20 - 30 minutes, but if its queueing on the motorway its quicker than staying put. Its a useful 'break point' for the trip - coffee shop and excellent views at the top. I often use the pass, even if the Tunnel is free flowing
there are many route planners available on the Internet - and many of these give a time travelled at each 'point' on the route chosen, [as via michelin does] What I particularly like about via michelin is the fact you can amend the rout on the map with a right hand click as many times as you like - So you just put in [say] Dunkirk to Garda and then change bits [like the Basle Bye Pass bit] and it automatically reconfigures the route and the timings