Terencegwyn

Hello All,           We are in the process of buying in Normandy, nr Vire, and will be taking our car with us with the intention of registering the vehicle in France. The car is a Nissan Almera Tino (2002 model) and will need to have the headlights changed to "point" in the right direction.           Does anyone have any knowledge of a suitable garage to have this work done in the Vire area, or even could I have it done in the U.K., obviously immediately before leaving the U.K.                                        Many thanks                                                        Terry

My thanks to Hereford for that welcome piece of good news.                                                              Regards                                                                      Terence

Just to say thanks to Miki for his information about contacting Peter Owen.                                                Very grateful                                                          Terence

Just to say thanks to everyone who replied to my question re Healthcare in France, very grateful. One question, who is the Peter Owen mentioned by Miki, excuse my ignorance of the names given, I'm brand newto the Forum.                                                     Many Thanks,                                                            Terence                                                      

My wife and I are both 58 years of age and are in the process of buying a property in Normandy. I read that it is compulsory to pay into the French Health system, I also read in The Sunday Times book Buying a Property in France, that included in the 'People NOT entitled to State health care' are the economically inactive - i.e. those 'retired' below retirement age. I am in that category I would assume, being a retired Police Officer who retired from the Service at 55 years of age. Unless I'm reading this wrongly it seems a contradiction, as I also understand that you cannot solely pay privately for health care (which I wouldn't want to do anyway). Does anyone know how I stand here, I would be grateful if someone could help me. If you know the average (if there is such a thing) cost of contributing to the healthcare system, and top up costs for a pair of reasonably healthy 58 year olds that would help too.                                                  Many Thanks                                                          Terencegwyn