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TARI Tax 2024

Just had my TARI bill for 2024. I used the PagoPA website to pay it online

I had major problems with it not accepting my payment - it seemed to freeze after the card details were entered.

Sat, 09/07/2024 - 05:58

Travelling back from Lake Orta area in N Italy, we travelled to the Simplon Pass to reach our first overnight stop in Sion.

Imagine our delight to find that a landslide has closed the pass "for the foreseeable future"

Tue, 07/02/2024 - 02:07

Don't forget - IMU 1st payment due 16th June

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 06:18

Swiss Motorway Vignette - Online E-Purchase.

You can now buy a e-vignette online. All electronic, so no sticker issued. It work by using your car number plate.

Mon, 12/18/2023 - 04:17

We used to use Book Depository to get books for our friends at Christmas.

Book Depository now closed. Does anyone know of an (or EU) bookshop that will accept orders from the UK and deliver to an address?

Sat, 12/02/2023 - 07:37

Train travel from UK to Italy

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 13:42

Open Log Fires in Piemonte [and other areas]

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:36

DRIVING THROUGH FRANCE - LOW EMISSION ZONES.

Bought mine - less than £5 all in. Took about a week to arrive.

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 09:25

EU Entry Permit Required From 2024

Mon, 06/26/2023 - 04:08

IMU DISCOUNT FOR UK PENSIONERS

I am aware that some posters on this site have got the IMU discount for UK Pensioners with a holiday home in Italy, that is not rented out at all.

Mon, 06/19/2023 - 10:17

Comments posted

Wed, 02/14/2018 - 07:40

You could tryhttp://www.weddingcelebrantitaly.com/

Tue, 02/06/2018 - 16:23

"the form that is to be completed is all in and I really don’t understand it as my isn’t great.​"Can you find a local Teacher, [either school or '1to1'], and pay for a translation/help.

Tue, 02/06/2018 - 07:06

Do a quick google search on "redeeming italian postal bonds" and you will find details of how to do it from abroad[Ignore businesses touting for work on these forums]

Sun, 01/21/2018 - 11:42

Info from the internet states that in general;- [https://www.seat61.com/bike-by-train.htm]"Motorbikes are not carried on any regular European passenger trains at all, only on special car-carrying motorail trains which run on certain dates on a few key holiday routes......."​So I think you may not be able to put the Vespa on a train, as it would be classed as a motorbike

Sat, 01/06/2018 - 14:56

I’d suggest you look at Orta San Gulio [on Lake Orta, North-West of Milan]. A beautiful small lakeside town/village. Beautiful Church and the gardens by the Comune, where they do Civil weddings, have wonderful lake views – we’ve seen several weddings there, and they look stunning in these surroundings. In easy reach of Malpensa, Bergamo and Turin airports. Cooler than the south of Italy, and plenty of places to rentGoogle throws up;-Guardian newspaper article 20012 Local Newsletter Review on TripAdvisor about weddings thereAlso – Google “Lake Orta Weddings” for more details on wedding planners etcGood Luck

Mon, 01/01/2018 - 06:20

Looks like they are - this may help;-https://www.snooper.co.uk/blog/can-i-use-my-dash-cam-in-europe/

Sun, 12/10/2017 - 07:39

Calais, head north towards Dunkirk and take the A25 t0wards Lille, then go on to Luxembourg [fill up with Fuel in Luxembourg - cheaper than most of Europe - use the big services just before the border with France], on towards Metz. All toll free so far

Option 1 - Go towards Strasbourg on A4 and on to German autobahn [Toll on bit to Strasbourg] - then down to Switzerland and on to Gotthard Tunnel and into Italy [Swiss Vignette required] and eventually pay on motorways

Option 2 - Go on to Nancy on A31 and Mulhouse and on to German autobahn, and Gotthad Tunnel - no tolls in France

Option 3 - to avoid Gotthard Tunnel [or Gotthard Pass when not snowy] take option 2 as far as Remirement, then take the N57 to Besancon, and on into Switzerland, and round Lake Geneva and through the Simplon Pass [great drive up the Pass - Cafes etc at the summit] and less hold ups than Gotthard Tunnel] into Italy - only cost is Swiss Vignette

Option 4 - further east through Germany avoiding Swiss Tunnels- don't know these routes

Hope this helps

Fri, 11/17/2017 - 11:53

Your problem s that many s think the Brits are all money and luittle sense - some are of course, and prices reflect this when given.Talk to locals, and use local [recomended ] tradesmen.Last job on my house [couple of years ago] - done by friend of neighbour. Neighbour thought that quote from his own uncle was too high and got a verbal from his friend as well.Job entailed remove 3 internal unsafe glass panel doors to bedroom and replace with solid, plus making good., replace 3 external double glazed windows, replace double glazed patio doors and side panels, kitchen exterior double glazed door and make one external doorway into window [double glazed] with a new wall below. all widow frames etc in woodLeft him the keys - came back 6 weeks later - perfext job [neighbours wife had popped in and given it a proper clean after the men had finished their clean up!] - cost about 11,500.00Euros [cash of course]. never acyually met the builder at all - all done on trust. Thats how its done in Italy

Fri, 10/06/2017 - 15:06

Surely it depends on what type of life style you want?

Tue, 10/03/2017 - 06:10

You might find this useful;-http://www.conssydney.esteri.it/consolato_sydney/en/i-servizi/per-i-cittadini/notarile