Tesco and Eurotunnel[Copied from another Forum]If you shop at Tesco you'll probably be rewarded with Cash Vouchers. What you may not know is that you can exchange these for 3x their value with Eurotunnel.
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ITALIAN GENEALOGYI am researching my family tree [all UK based], and belong to a Genealogy Group here in the UK - its part of the U3A [an organisation for 'retired persons who want to do things rather than sit at home all d
Wed, 01/04/2017 - 05:24
Cancelling a Eurotunnel Booking I have had to cancel a return trip on Eurotunnel [Car + 2 + Dog], as I have to go into hospital for an op.The booking was 'non-refundable'.I rang them to cancel and they confirmed it was non-
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 08:00
IMU - Its still around I thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th June Paid it via my bank today - emailed them the F24
Fri, 06/13/2014 - 08:56
Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered. Apparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015. They are introducing a two month vignette for 40SF,
Sun, 09/01/2013 - 15:58
Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.One option is to fill up at the L'Eclerc superstores with their SP95 E10 petrol [its a petrol with some ethylene in - generally used in France - which is OK fo
Thu, 07/11/2013 - 04:25
For a change this year we drove down to Italy via Besancon [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]However - Besancon roads are in total chaos as they are digging them up to lay tram routes - this will take about 2 more yea
Wed, 07/10/2013 - 16:44
Can you help?I've just completed making a 'variation' of Limoncello. The only change is that I dispensed with the lemons, I and substituted Sloes that I picked here in the UK at the end of last year.
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:10
In today's GuardianRyanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings
Sat, 11/10/2012 - 09:07
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Be careful.
You may fall foul of import tariffs when transporting radiators to EU countries. Probably lots of paperwork to have done beforehand.
It's true - it was publicised before Brexit Day that we wouldn't be allowed, by the EU, to take meat or dairy products into the EU, so no meat or cheese sandwiches in the Channel Tunnel or ferries.
I was planning (hoping) that egg sandwiches would be OK. - Anyway, I'd eat them before entering the EU - if we ever get to drive down to Italy again.
Mind you, about 5 years ago, we were stopped at the Swiss border, coming from Germany, and the Border Guard asked if we had any meat products in the car
Watched the video - even the driver was laughing at how ridiculous it was. No wonder so many voted "Leave" in the Referendum
If your power supply isn't up to hedge trimming and lawn mowing, you could always get battery powered equipment.
At my place you can only run one of the following at a time;-
But, once you're used to it, it's easy to manage.
If you have a copy of your electricity bill, you can probably see what your property's Wattage is.
On mine it has two figures
"Potenza contrattualmente impegnata" (Contracted supply amount) 3kW .......and
"Potenza Disponsibile" (Max wattage than be drawn (for a short period, but not for long)) 3.3Kw
So you can see what you can operate on it
Good Luck
Any electrical equipment, lighting etc etc bought in the UK will work perfectly normally in Italy. The voltage is totally compatible
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The only problem I've ever encountered is that some uk electrical things like toasters,irons , kettles etc have high wattage ratings, and can take most, if not all, of the available wattage from the house supply. It depends on how much your supply is. It may effect the possibility of using a hedge trimmer. There will be a plate on the trimmer that says what power, in Watts, the trimmer draws
As an example, a 3kW kettle would use all the 3kW supply in my Italian house, and when my daughter and 3 friends stayed here and all got their hair curling tongs out, the trip switch blew!!!
Nothing from the Bank yet.
My Italian friend is trying to chase them up.
Hopefully they will transfer the account to a branch in a bigger town nearby.
(Everyone needs an Italian friend)
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.