I have been having a spring clean and I have some boxes of books that I am willing to give away free to anyone who would meet me close to my home to pick them up.
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We are having to travel to the UK by car in the next week. Does anybody know if we can buy the 2 breathalysers from one of the garages in Switzerland near the border? Or if not, do you know where we can buy them before we get into France?
Mon, 09/24/2012 - 07:19
Ok, so I have got the modified F24 form, and I have got the printout of my rendita cadastale from the comune, and I have done the calculations. But I am now stuck. What do I put in the following boxes - Sezione, cod. tributo and codice ente????
Sat, 06/09/2012 - 04:53
I have an old house, over 150 years old that I have owned for more than five years. I want to put it on the market but I need to know if I need a certicato agibilita or anything about the energy rating.
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 12:05
We are getting ready to put our house on the market, but I need some serious advice. The house is an old farmhouse, about 150 years old. I have owned it for more than five years and only renovated inside.
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 11:55
Could someone please tell me if I am entitled to have a reduction in my rubbish tax, and if I am, how do I go about it? We have a house outside a village which we use in the summer and an apartment which we use for the winter.
Sat, 09/03/2011 - 05:32
My husband has just reminded me that if you have a car that is over twenty years old you can get very cheap insurance and reduced road tax.
Thu, 10/07/2010 - 11:38
After many years of staying here in Italy, we have decided to make a grand pilgrimage to the UK this winter for Christmas, visiting new grandchildren etc.
Mon, 10/04/2010 - 06:27
Well it is THAT time of year again and I have to renew the car insurance. Up till now I have always used Direct Line because it was the cheapest, but to me it was always extortionate!
Fri, 10/01/2010 - 15:36
We have an Italian dog who is fully vaccinated, microchipped and got his pet passport. Normally, when we go to the Uk we leave him in kennels, but this autumn we intend to go to the UK for some time and are taking him with us.
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:22
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Yes, it would still be £5. I ordered several heavy items and they still only charged me £5. PS I dont think they send out sofas by post, but I did get jeans!
Please do quote the San Ginesio office as they have tried hard to be helpful all the way through, as is our comune. I think it helps that there have always been a lot of Brits in San Ginesio, but even so, if he understood the Regione Marche letter, then why didn't your office go along with it!! I wait to hear with interest how you get on!
I have found that the best way is to send a text to someone. It uses a tiny bit of credit, but not as much as a phone call, but it seems to be all the activity they need!
Thank you alan h you are a treasure! You have made my OH's day!
That suggestion to bypass Basel sounds like a great idea. We too have queued for hours to get into Switzerland. I know it sounds a silly question, but has anyone got the signs that we would need to follow to go the other way, i.e. out of Switzerland?
Thank you both. I will try that next year and see if I manage to get any whole, uneaten roses this time!
We have used Ibis and Novotel with our dog when we were travelling long distance, and they are always happy to accept dogs. Another good chain to look at is Best Western. We have used many of these hotels all across Italy, and all of them have accepted our dog in our room, no charge! Best of luck!
Yes I can confirm that. Up in the expensive seats you will get people in full eveing dress, but in the "middle" section most men wore a light coloured jacket and trousers, and women wore a dress or skirt and top. Where we live, many children are taken to performances as young as six or seven. Italian children ceratinly seem to have a lot of stamina because I struggled to stay awake when I went - not because of the performance, but because it was well past my bedtime!!
We are exactly the same. We live permanently in Italy, have an Italian mortgage and a UK pension paid in Sterling and then converted to Euros. This is great news for us, but we are not spending the extra as you never know what will happen next month!!
Big thank you to everyone for all the good information. We have had a great week and have tried out lots of suggestions. The rest we are saving until they come back again for 2 weeks in August! We are now off for a stonking Sunday lunch with plenty of pasta at our local restaurant, and then they fly back tomorrow.