Hi we are planning to drive down this summer.
In the old days we would take a trailer loaded with personal effects, mainly old used items of very little if any value.
Clueless in Italy's activity
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Cost of labour.
Hi everyone we are currently stuck in the UK with a long list of works required on our house (ruin) in Italy.
I am interested in getting some local help but would like a rough idea of the cost of labour.
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 07:09
Italian passport.
I am sorry if this has been covered before, but just looking for a brief idea. I understand that the process of obtaining an Italian passport can be arduous.
Tue, 11/10/2020 - 11:58
Northern Italy travel advice required.
Hi I have traveled regularly to Northern Italy by car, usually via Switzerland and the Gottard tunnel.
Wed, 10/07/2020 - 04:47
Hi.
I have arrived at my house I find some guests are already here.
I have Ghiri or edible dormouse.
Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:13
Firstly hope everyone is staying safe in these strange times.
I have an old rural property in the mountains of Piedmonte that I think needs a septic tank installed.(currently send to just be a pit).
Wed, 06/10/2020 - 06:30
Comments posted
Don't forget the second vignette for any trailer or caravan.
It also appears that you are allowed to travel through Switzerland if you are entering from a schegen country and traveling onto a schegen country and have followed the French entry requirements ( negative test within 72 hrs and. Declaration).
You should be fine.
Good luck and please update
The example they give on the website gives an example saying if driving back from Germany test in Germany, if you intend to stop in Belgium on the way back for several.... days test in Belgium. Personally I am taking the stance that driving back directly with an overnight stay is fine.
We will see
This is the extract from the UK gov site. It appears that you can take the test in Italy prior to traveling back.
I can concur with your comments calais vets as we had to use their services once when the Italian vet completed the wrong sections.
Expensive.
Where to take your test
You can choose to take a test:
Hi.
We are planning to go at the end of July provided Italy is not on the red list.
As far as I understand at the moment we would need to take a covid test within 3 days of our return to the UK.
I am planning to take my trailer but practically empty except for personal suitcases just to see how the customs crossings go.
As for winter driving it has never been a problem except for a self induced mistake when I took our rear wheel drive Mercedes estate (which was allergic to snow) off the clear main road onto a tiny unmade track with sheet ice! I wished I had practiced putting the chains on before that baptism of fire and looked to the satnav better.
Thanks I have got some local feedback, someone with experience is around 9 euros per hr. Their 20 year old son gets 50 per day there is a teenager who does chores (weeding etc) gets 6 per hour cash.
With the government's new testing required on returning to the UK this summer is looking unlikely so will definitely need help over there.
Thanks, the term ruin is a bit of an exaggeration.
We have been doing work for years on the property with a Geometra.
I am now looking to pay someone to clear part of the garden and move soil etc. Which I was doing myself but am unable to continue due to lock down.
So just wanted an idea of what it would cost to pay cash in hand due labour.
I was intending to pay cash in hand.
Hi.
We are located at about 600m in Piedmonte. Have planted a couple of lemon trees, both in the ground in sheltered spots.
All our local friends have recounted tales of various failures by relatives etc trying to grow them but all in pots, not in the ground.
We have covered them for the winter with agricultural fleece and a local friend has stopped by to cheat the worst of the heavy snow off.
This is the first winter and hopefully we will get back over there soon.
Covid dependant.
Regards and best of luck
Thank you very much.
That's a great help.