BritinBretagne

Surely it is a very simple procedure through ANTS. Interestingly French residents who still have U.K. issued licences also have to apply through ANTS not the DVLA.

I’m not sure of the tax treaty between Germany and France but between Britain and France the tax on rental from property is paid in the country where the property is. Non residents have to complete a tax return in the other country. It’s not complicated.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/but-not-simpler/i-hate-to-break-it-to-you-but-you-already-eat-bugs/

Yes, if he chooses to. After all whatever he does will be wrong in your eyes.

What do I think? I think that they are being honest and standing up for something that they believe in.

When you do your tax return online you choose the forms that you need.

I’m fairly sure that I’ve seen people on the RIFT site who have exchanged appointments made in their name with other peoples’ appointments. There must be a way of changing the name or using an appointment in somebody else’s name.

Do they do rural France?

I regularly drive in a town with traffic light cameras. The locals are very wary of them and tend not to jump the lights. Once bitten?

Surely you mean part exchange, along with €100.

[quote user="woolybanana"]We are told that UK drivng licences will not be valid in Europe after Brexit, not that I accept that by the way, but does this mean that French and other EU ones will will be invalid in UK?[/quote] I suggest that you read the French Interior Ministry’s information that explains quite clearly that U.K. driving licences for both tourists and residents will NOT become invalid in France immediately after Brexit. I presume you are relying on the gov.uk information for your source.

Leaving the EU is all that is happening at the moment, it was never going to be just a case of saying goodbye, there is a strict procedure to follow which is initiated by Article 50. The negotiations about the future relationship between the E.U. and Britain can only start once Britain is no longer a member. Whatever leave voters thought, the negotiations were always going to be a part of leaving. In my opinion this was one of the big problems, very few leave voters realised quite how complicated the ties between the E.U. and the member countries are.

[quote user="Hoddy"]In which case it will just be adding to the mess instead of producing some clarity. I just want it all to be over.[/quote] If nothing else it shows that Mrs May’s claim that the people have spoken is ridiculous. The people spoke almost three years ago, they have been speaking ever since. In a democracy today's voices should hold more weight than yesterday’s. Only a fool would ignore the passion of the remain followers. To add a bit of balance; this morning I read a post on FB shared by a leave voter. It was encouraging people to sign the We want a no deal Brexit petition that has almost reached its six month lifetime. In almost six months it has attracted just over 400,000 names. Whatever people thought that they were voting for in the referendum very few were voting to cut off their nose to spite their face, the real situation has to be recorded before it’s too late. A lot has changed in the past 1000 days, only a fool would say that those changes mean nothing.

I must be like Mrs May as, in some ways, nothing has changed, what I wrote last time still stands. The (now) failed exit agreement was agreed between the Conservative government and the EU. The EU is not bullying anyone, in fact yesterday they did more than required to help the UKPM. The hard economic facts about leaving the E.U. in any form are making investment and financial services leave the island nation and the nearer they come to a no-deal fiasco, the more and merrier the rats will become. I’m sure there are a few conspiracy theories based on more than a bit of truth flying about but bullying E.U. thugs who want to trap the poor Brits because, ‘We need them more than they need us’ is nothing but an overspun lie. I would imagine that any delay in the proceedings will not go down well in most of Europe as there there’s a feeling that the sooner Britain leaves the better; the E.U. has already wasted a ridiculous amount of time pandering to the wishes of a small number of voters in a country that has never really wanted to take a full part in the club.

[quote user="woolybanana"] Brussels has dumped her with a none too good deal and then proceeded to sabotage every suggestion... Brussels must be made understand that their bullying is not going to work and that they are big losers... May I just remind everyone that £900 000 000 000 has already left the country in anticipation of no deal and Corbyn. [/quote] What planet are you on? The deal was negotiated between the E.U. and Britain, it was not dumped on anyone. Bullying? The E.U. made it perfectly clear that they had gone as far as possible and explained why no further concessions were possible. I’ve seen that money is pouring out of the UK bit everything I’ve read has blamed that on Brexit not the leader of the opposition. You really do need to think about what you share on public forums..

[quote user="richard51"]? I do know the rules and played it at a reasonable level.[/quote] Rugby? Rugby doesn’t have rules, it has laws. Anyone who played aboveca basic level would know that. They would also know that you really don’t want the ball to bounce.

This has to be the most bizarre thread I’ve ever read on this site.

Complementarity in this form leaves a nasty taste in my mouth. La complémentarité sous cette forme laisse un arrière-goût désagréable.

I know agents aren’t in fashion but I’ve seen three sales go through them recently. My nearest British neighbours sold just over a year ago and I acted as keyholder, the agents were always positive that the house would sell, showed a lot of people around and it sold. Last summer two couples I’ve known for over 30 years both put their houses on the market through Lege*****s, both with high asking prices and both sold within weeks. Agents seem to have their place and act as a cr@p filter as well.

Your son must be pretty old if he used the phrase before Harper Lee as it appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird. Mind you I doubt that even they would lay claim to inventing such a well known old bit of wisdom.

[quote user="chessie"]BinB - yes, I know it's the Telegraph !! I had a little bet with myself that, if anyone responded to my little contribution, that one of the first posts would refer to 'the paper'... rather than what was reported !! You won !! Chessie [/quote] And your point is? I’m afraid I’ve seen enough of the Telegraph’s version of facts to know that it’s probably best to discount what it has to say. You of course might have different views. I would say lucky you but unfortunately I couldn’t go that fall. As my comment was very much tongue in cheek your response has younfalling on your face yet again.

But it said in the Telegraph... so it must be true.

The are always differences between the contemporary spoken form of the language and the ‘rules’. I was always amused in the days of Anglo Info because they often appeared to have attracted a population who wrote English as they spoke it, with no understanding of or respect for conventions. For the majority of British people in France being able to communicate is far more important than getting the details spot on and if they learn by speaking to their friends and neighbours the norms of spoken French will be more important than theoretical correctness. No difference to our first language there then.

There are also times when the ne is redundant.

Translation is something quite different to understanding what is said in a foreign language. When you live in a second language you quite quickly stop translating everything that you hear into your first language, your brain simply understands what you heard. Translating legal and technical texts is quite different to translating everyday language because you cannot just repeat what was written or spoken in one language using the phrases and syntax of the other.