I usually drive to Italy with my old style UK paper drivers licence with no photo. Back in early 2020 this was also good to show for car hire. Have the rules changed since Brexit? is an old style UK paper licence still valid for car hire? The
Just in case it might help anyone not already aware. My comune is discounting the costs of IMU by 37.5% for second home owners resident abroad who are in receipt of a recognized pension as proof of retired status.
Any recommendations on an Italian bank? I have used MPS for years and they are fine and I can manage stuff online but they seem expensive, I assume to pay for an extensive branch network.
Alan, you're right, I'm very near Livorno so not rich enough for Chiantishire! What burner did you get? I was just going to get an electric radiator in the place of my fireplace which is too big for my small apartment. Then i was going to use my central heating a bit more though I use large 35 kg bottled gas units which last and prices seem still okay. You're right of course on pellet prices.
I can't help. You could contact the Comune and ask them for the last known address of your relative, you'll need to obviously give detail such as name and date of birth. If you give them enough ti.e they might help. If they give you a last known address then you could see if the address is still there via Google and then when you visit. The other place for older records is the church for christenings and marriages. Good luck.
I must check up on my Comune as I have an open fireplace that I'm thinking of removing it as too messy and trouble. I suppose people can cut wood for use in a log burner though we all know that pellet burners are quite popular in Italy.
I lifted the below. I'm not sure why you would be cut off while being in credit. Anyhow, when the service ends people will either need to find a new supplier using something like SWITCHO or else an interim solution called PLACET will offer alternative suppliers and perhaps one will be selected if you don't choose yourself.
As for the credit, all i could find was an italian freecall number that doesn't work with a UK sim and they seem to have an email address for queries in Area Clienti. I used to use them but also switched to ENEL a while back.
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Lovely part of the world. Lucky you. Others are better qualified to give advice. My first thought would be to ensure that the land is murativa or has permission for building. Then you are right to think about a geometro.
If you are trying to buy at the last minute then you can print off a paper certificate to leave on the dashboard, just in case the sticker doesn't arrive in time. As Alan writes, the certificate has no expiry. We got it as we like to stay in Reims where it is required.
Alan h, did you get anywhere with the IMU discount? You don't have to be Italian listed on AIRE as the law was changed. There is just the pension condition which is unclear and a possible stumbling block.
Also there is a discount for the TARI rubbish tax which I just got approved but my commune will only apply it to 2024 charges.
The two DIY stores I use are LeRoyMerlin and OBI who have good internet sites so you can plan while out of Italy as well as a decent network of stores. They are typical DIY stores so not the place for building materials.
It's also good to use a local builders merchant. They are small operations and they won't have the same range but they will be better for building materials and advice.
Reading the extract from Maurice, the Italian extract can either be read that a pension needs to include some Italian pension contributions or perhaps just be a pensioner living in a qualifying state, which is where the Italy has a reciprocal agreement such as between the UK and Italy which just means that Italian and British national insurance contributions are transferred to be consolidated in a single pension.
My commune did not specify an Italian pension contributions element in the overall consolidated pension on its website as a condition of entitlement. This would be a blocker for me and many others. The text says it has to be a pension 'maturata in regime di convenzione internazionale', which might mean that part of the contributions in the final pension came from a period of working in Italy. I am still trying to get confirmation on my discount having done a declaration that I am a foreign based pensioner having never worked in Italy with UK only pension contributions.
What is clear is that the law was changed in 2022 to remove the AIRE requirement for entitlement as the EU ruled it discriminatory for non-Italian pension owners abroad. I wonder whether some communi are still using the original pre2022 law.
I've not worked in Italy so we shall see. I'll try and do some further digging but I fear Alan H's download from Modicasa above is correct, meaning no discount unless paid some national insurance in Italy.
Lucky you. If you are UK based than make sure you are with one of the mobile phone providers that don't pénalisé EU roaming.
For events just check on line with tourist offices as the holiday season starts to get under way with Easter. Easter Monday is a big holiday and the 25 April is liberation day so another national holiday.
There is no point telling you about sights as Tuscany had more guide books than you can shake a stick at. To get around to the usual Lucca, Pisa, Siena and Florence itself then download the Trenitalia app as it works in English and easy to use for times and tickets plus trains are good. Less obvious destinations are Bologna, Pistoia and Pontedera for the free Piaggio Vespa Museum near the station.
Just make sure that you allow time to just chill, to live Florence, find a local bar (cafe) and make it your regular for a cappuccino and un pezzo dolce.
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Alan, you're right, I'm very near Livorno so not rich enough for Chiantishire! What burner did you get? I was just going to get an electric radiator in the place of my fireplace which is too big for my small apartment. Then i was going to use my central heating a bit more though I use large 35 kg bottled gas units which last and prices seem still okay. You're right of course on pellet prices.
Thanks for your information.
I can't help. You could contact the Comune and ask them for the last known address of your relative, you'll need to obviously give detail such as name and date of birth. If you give them enough ti.e they might help. If they give you a last known address then you could see if the address is still there via Google and then when you visit. The other place for older records is the church for christenings and marriages. Good luck.
I must check up on my Comune as I have an open fireplace that I'm thinking of removing it as too messy and trouble. I suppose people can cut wood for use in a log burner though we all know that pellet burners are quite popular in Italy.
I lifted the below. I'm not sure why you would be cut off while being in credit. Anyhow, when the service ends people will either need to find a new supplier using something like SWITCHO or else an interim solution called PLACET will offer alternative suppliers and perhaps one will be selected if you don't choose yourself.
As for the credit, all i could find was an italian freecall number that doesn't work with a UK sim and they seem to have an email address for queries in Area Clienti. I used to use them but also switched to ENEL a while back.
PLACET Offers
PLACET offers are offers with fixed or variable price for the power supply, price structure and contractual conditions defined by the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment. Click on “Offer Detail” to discover more about PLACET offers.
Lovely part of the world. Lucky you. Others are better qualified to give advice. My first thought would be to ensure that the land is murativa or has permission for building. Then you are right to think about a geometro.
If you are trying to buy at the last minute then you can print off a paper certificate to leave on the dashboard, just in case the sticker doesn't arrive in time. As Alan writes, the certificate has no expiry. We got it as we like to stay in Reims where it is required.
Alan h, did you get anywhere with the IMU discount? You don't have to be Italian listed on AIRE as the law was changed. There is just the pension condition which is unclear and a possible stumbling block.
Also there is a discount for the TARI rubbish tax which I just got approved but my commune will only apply it to 2024 charges.
The two DIY stores I use are LeRoyMerlin and OBI who have good internet sites so you can plan while out of Italy as well as a decent network of stores. They are typical DIY stores so not the place for building materials.
It's also good to use a local builders merchant. They are small operations and they won't have the same range but they will be better for building materials and advice.
Reading the extract from Maurice, the Italian extract can either be read that a pension needs to include some Italian pension contributions or perhaps just be a pensioner living in a qualifying state, which is where the Italy has a reciprocal agreement such as between the UK and Italy which just means that Italian and British national insurance contributions are transferred to be consolidated in a single pension.
My commune did not specify an Italian pension contributions element in the overall consolidated pension on its website as a condition of entitlement. This would be a blocker for me and many others. The text says it has to be a pension 'maturata in regime di convenzione internazionale', which might mean that part of the contributions in the final pension came from a period of working in Italy. I am still trying to get confirmation on my discount having done a declaration that I am a foreign based pensioner having never worked in Italy with UK only pension contributions.
What is clear is that the law was changed in 2022 to remove the AIRE requirement for entitlement as the EU ruled it discriminatory for non-Italian pension owners abroad. I wonder whether some communi are still using the original pre2022 law.
I've not worked in Italy so we shall see. I'll try and do some further digging but I fear Alan H's download from Modicasa above is correct, meaning no discount unless paid some national insurance in Italy.
At least this is nothing to do with Brexit.
Lucky you. If you are UK based than make sure you are with one of the mobile phone providers that don't pénalisé EU roaming.
For events just check on line with tourist offices as the holiday season starts to get under way with Easter. Easter Monday is a big holiday and the 25 April is liberation day so another national holiday.
There is no point telling you about sights as Tuscany had more guide books than you can shake a stick at. To get around to the usual Lucca, Pisa, Siena and Florence itself then download the Trenitalia app as it works in English and easy to use for times and tickets plus trains are good. Less obvious destinations are Bologna, Pistoia and Pontedera for the free Piaggio Vespa Museum near the station.
Just make sure that you allow time to just chill, to live Florence, find a local bar (cafe) and make it your regular for a cappuccino and un pezzo dolce.
Lucky you.