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Driving to ItalyÌý

Just driven down.Ìý No longer cheap petrol in SwitzerlandÌý - fill up in France.Ìý

Even ½ûÂþÌìÌà petrol is appreciably cheaper than SwitzerlandÌý

(There was no petrol available in Mulhouse for some reason)

Wed, 09/14/2022 - 06:49

IMU Tax

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Don't forget the first payment is due by 16th June

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 06:35

DRIVING TO ITALY FOR CHRISTMAS

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You've got until Saturday to enter France, before the entry ban for UK citizens comes into place.

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 04:33

European PET Passport.

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Anyone had experience of getting a European Pet Passport for a dog in Italy (or possibly France, whenÌýwe drive down)

Thu, 08/26/2021 - 05:40

As a Brit with a holiday home in Northern Italy, its been over a year since I have been able to visit it.Ìý Last time was in February 2020, when the highlight was a meal out with ½ûÂþÌìÌà friends in a crowded restaurant in Bergamo!Ìý Luckily, no ill

Thu, 05/06/2021 - 04:55

IMU etc Due Soon

just a quick reminder to those not living in Italy,Ìý that the IMU etc on your ½ûÂþÌìÌà property requires payingÌýthis month.

Tue, 12/01/2020 - 14:48

Travelling through France - UK QuarantineÌý

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Looks like people travelling through France to the UK could well be soon required to quarantine themselves for 2 weeks on their entry into the UK.

Fri, 08/07/2020 - 03:27

Are there companies in Italy that just change kitchen units doors and worksurfaces, rather than a complete replacement of the units?

Thu, 12/05/2019 - 17:37

My house has a semi-underground store room that was nice and cool during the recent very hot weather - the dog and I spent a lot of time in it - me reading and him asleep on the floor.Floor is just old concrete slab - lots of dust, and the walls a

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:50

Car Driving to [and in] Italy on a UK Licence- post BrexitÌý IF No Deal reached.ÌýI am driving down in March, and have had to plan for a 'No Deal' Brexit, just in case.If No Deal - all UK Driving Licence holders

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:34

Comments posted

Tue, 07/26/2016 - 16:52

"What are the regulations regarding change?"Talk to a local Geometra, Architect or your Comune

Tue, 07/26/2016 - 11:15

I think the Notaio wil sort out what is required.

Fri, 07/22/2016 - 08:27

"...................... I also wanted cheque book, but they will not send one to London, they say I have to come and pick it up, ..............."You have to pick them up at my bank also.ÌýIts an interesting process at mine - no need to order as the cheque book doeasn't have my name on the cheques, only my account number.ÌýWhen you go in for a new book, they get out a blank cheque book and their John Bull Kiddies Printing Set, and hand stamp my account number on each cheque.Efficient or what?

Fri, 07/15/2016 - 03:53

Unless you are going tp live in Italy, I would suggest that the simplest thing to do is not apply for residency, but accept that as a non-resident you cannot have the property as Prima Casa.ÌýIn other words you will have to pay the IMUÌý tax.ÌýBut not Income Tax, which you could be liable for as a residentI think all [?] other property related taxes are not affected by whether you have residency, but you will have to pay more for the [basic] electricity supplied to your property.Ìý You also cannot buy a car if not rsident. [I know people say that you should be able to, but you cannot]Italy is so bureaucratic that applying for anything [inc residency] is a time wasting nightmare.

Thu, 07/07/2016 - 12:10

If all else fails, you could try asking a local Gepmetra or Architect for recommendations

Wed, 06/29/2016 - 12:12

Try;-ÌýÌýÌý

Sat, 06/18/2016 - 05:10

If you have an ½ûÂþÌìÌà Bank account - sign it and send/fax/email it to the bank with a request they pay it from your accountNo Bank? - sign it and send it to the Lawyer, ask him to pay it for youy and add the cost to his [probably already exorbitant] bill.ÌýÌýOr wait until August - pop into your Comune and ask them to help sort out a new F24 for the amount plus the fine.Ìý If you do that, ask them for Decembers F24 as well - you can then pay both at the same time.ÌýIf paying via your bank or Laywer - ask the LawyerÌýto send youÌýthe December F24, so you can pay it in August, and get it out of the way

Mon, 06/06/2016 - 04:07

I think the lack of responses indicates that aprt from walking and seaside - there's not a lot for teenagers to do there.Don't forget also that there will [I believe] be restrictions applied this year on the number of people lallowed to access the area

Tue, 05/24/2016 - 07:20

"I am going to drive to pescara from England and was just wondering how much do you think it will cost with petrol and tolls, ...."I use Via MichelinÌýas my first choice route planner.ÌýFor the journey of Calais to Pescara via Sion, it gives the following;-

  • DistanceÌýÌýÌýÌý 1054 miles
  • TimeÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 18.4 hrs - 14.5hrs on motorwaysÌý [but that depends on how fast you drive]
  • TollsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Road tolls £80 + Swiss road Tax £28
  • PetrolÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý £165 - but again it depends on how and what you drive

If I was doing the journey with 2 dogs and no other driver, I'd say 4 overnight stops [possibly 3, but it depends on how far you have to drive in the UK]Add to that the cost of Eurotunnel - say £250 return in peak season [half that one-way]Hotels - say £100/nightÌýHope that helps

Sun, 05/22/2016 - 11:57

If you are lucky [and if a chipped tooth cap qualifies].....................The NHS leaflet "Health Advice for Travellers"ÌýÌýÌýhttps://www.uclh.nhs.uk/PandV/PIL/Patient%20information%20leaflets/Health%20Advice%20for%20Travellers.pdfÌýÌýÌýstates [for Italy] that most dentists are Private, and you would need to use a"national health service hospital or a dentist who is working in an ASL-managed centre." ÌýÌýÌý