Scorpion

I've just received a COC for my Wrangler Jeep and I got it through EuroCoC -  http://www.eurococ.eu/en/. I have to admit I was sceptical when I first found the company was based in Bratislava (apologies to any Bratislavians reading this post), however I found them to be extremely efficient and communications were excellent. I received a link to a pdf copy of the COC well before the expected date and the COC arrived by courier this morning. Rates vary according to the manufacturer of the vehicle and you can check to see if your car or bike falls within their service. Scorpion.

Many thanks for you reply Araucaria - I was thinking that might be the case. I guess I'll just have to keep drawing a monthly sum for a long time to recoup the money I could have had as a lump sum! As a matter of interest and old art college friend in the UK has an H van - you may be interested in his website http://www.hvanshowmobile.co.uk Regards Scorpion

Sorry if this has already been covered on the Forum. In November I will be 65 and start to receive my state pension, so I decided that this would be a good time to start to draw a very small private pension that I started back in the 70s. It will only bring in an additional 25€ per week but every little helps! Which brings me to my question - I have the option to take part of the pension pot as a lump sum, which would be tax free in the UK - can anyone give me some idea of what percentage would be taken in tax  here in France on say 6.000€ ? If they are going to take a big chunk, I will just take it all as a monthly pension.

Are there are any ancient bikers in the proximity of Autun (71) who would like to meet up for a chat. There's a bit about me here and here - so if you think we have common ground, I'd love to hear from you. Scorp.