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  1. Garlic, Doesn't look like you're going to get much advice on your village area. All I can say is that we have a house a bit to the east. There is a sizeable Brit population in the Bedarieux, Herepian, Lamalou area and we are very pleased that we chose that area for our holiday home. Towards your area the mountain/gorge scenery and walking routes are great. We often stop in Olargues for a lunch and we have some friends near to St Pons. Nice area but we prefer to be nearer to the facilties to the east. Doug
  2. Peter's advice is the only feasible way without a car. However, you also have to catch the Navette (small bus) parked straight outside Nimes Station - only costs about €4.50 if I remember correctly. Doug
  3. Can't understand why you have to go into your 'branch' to pick up the card. My wife and myself both had Britline cards expiring recently and they were sent to our UK address. It was a slight problem for me as I was in France at the time it expired and I had to revert to cheques. Can't have it all ways I suppose but is it possibly that your account is registered to your French address? Doug
  4. I don't know much about the company you quote but is saving £300 in the first year really a great bargain when it's such an unknown quantity? I have used Chez Nous for the past 3 years and we have almost 100% bookings for the 4 month summer period each year - they publish their directory in November each year and you will find it in almost every WH Smiths. You can have an entry on their website within a few days (we got good bookings from the website alone in the first year). I would give Chez Nous circa £550 and get bookings rather than taking a chance on a little known publication. Doug www.myfrenchholiday.com
  5. It's good when someone is pleased to get a SKY card with no trouble at all. Why Ron prints such a negative reply with so much mis-information is beyond me. It spoils the forum when people reply with information that is plainly not correct. Reading past posts will explain everything Ron. Doug
  6. If you're considering buying a Video Recorder they are usually dual standard in France. This will cure your problem if you connect the sat box to the video and then the PAL output from the video will feed your TV in colour.
  7. France Telecom usage can be checked on line - I provide phone and internet access to guests and send an extract of call costs deducted from the security deposit at the end of each stay. The website is quite flexible and costs can be displayed and printed between any 2 dates. Doug
  8. Power to the kitchen sockets would normally be fed straight from the fuse box on a separate 'spur'. Also, your kitchen heater should be fed on a separate spur straight from the fuse box. If your description is accurate and your kitchen is fed from a socket as a recent addition - it sounds like an 'iffy' installation. Doug
  9. I paid €150 for a digger/driver for about 4hrs work just a few weeks ago. I was very happy with the price considering the time it would have taken me to do the job manually. I think you're in the right area of €40 an hour.
  10. You can open an account with Britline from the UK ( http://www.britline.com  - I gather that it requires a bit more patience and paperwork since I did it a couple of years ago but it is possible.
  11. There's plenty of information on the forum regarding this subject but the short answer is ' don't use UK fittings and pipework'. Pipe sizes are slightly different, hidden joints should be brazed and not soldered  - hidden screwed joints should be accessible - the prices are not unreasonable in France and 'saving a few bob' might not be the case. Like nearly everyone doing a plumbing job, it's Murphy's law that you'll have to 'nip down' to your UK source when you can't finish the job without that invaluable missing link that isn't available in France. Don't shoot the messenger - I'm not saying that French plumbing is superior - just like everything else - 'different'.
  12. The 'portage' type companies seem to be exactly the same as 'umbrella' companies in the UK that usaually operate with freelance professionals from consultancies, IT, engineering etc. If you want a rough idea of how this works and you are struggling with your French, have a look at some of the sites using Google. I work with a few freelance people like myself who use this system and it seems ideal if you don't want to be involved in running a company.
  13. There was a reference in the latest LF (or FPN - it was a 2 for one this month) that UK Twin & Earth cable could now be used in France due to an EC ruling. I stated that is legal providing a blue sleeve was put over the black core at connection points. Anyone know any more - I would certainly prefer to use it if at all possible. Doug
  14. 2 weeks ago my newly aquired 4 year old Citroen Xsara Estate cost €560 with AXA (All risks). I could only prove 9 years without a claim in UK - if I had the previous paperwork with another company I may have got a larger discount. Doug
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