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  1. We live in 47 and dealt with Agen CPAM, they would not give us a Carte Vitale until the E106 had expired. Also the Hampshire beer possibly HSB?[B].
  2. In France the price of car spares parts are much dearer than in the UK and more regulated, the price you have been quoted seems to be about right for France because you will have a complete change of brake shoes, wheel cylinders,brake adjusters, and springs, much more common here than the UK to sell a complete brake kit, in fact you will have great difficulty trying to buy brake shoes without all of the above.
  3. Under the VCC Heading It gives encapsulation PPPoE, MER, then under the MER heading it gives VPI 8, VCI 51,encapsulation LLC, if it makes any sense to you.
  4. I have just looked up my livebox settings: VPI 8, VCI 35, PPOE
  5. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/01/nexpats101.xml
  6. If you don't qualify for the full basic State Pension If you don't qualify for the full basic State Pension, but have 25 per cent or more of the qualifying years, you'll get a weekly basic State Pension between the minimum (£21.83 in 2007-2008) and the maximum (£87.30 in 2007-2008). If you have fewer than 25 per cent of the qualifying years If you have fewer than 25 per cent of the qualifying years, you're not normally entitled to receive any basic State Pension. However, you can get a 'non-contributory' or 'Over 80 Pension' if you're aged 80 or more and meet the residency conditions. This is £52.30 a week for 2007-2008. You can get more information from your local pension centre. You qualify by building up enough 'qualifying years' before State Pension age. What are qualifying years? A qualifying year is a tax year where you have sufficient income to pay NICs (or are treated as having paid or being credited with NICs). In 2007-2008, you need to have £4,524 or more of such earnings if you are an employee or £4,635 or more if you are self-employed. How many qualifying years do you need? The number of qualifying years you normally need for a full basic State Pension is equal to about 90 per cent of your working life. This is calculated from the start of the tax year in which you reach 16 until the end of the tax year preceding the year in which you reach State Pension age. Working life Your working life is the period over which you have to have met the contribution conditions for the basic State Pension. It is normally:     * 49 years for men     * 44 years for women born on or before 5 October 1950     * 45 years for women born on 6 October 1950 or on any day through to and including 5 October 1951     * 46 years for women born on 6 October 1951 or on any day through to and including 5 October 1952     * 47 years for women born on 6 October 1952 or on any day through to and including 5 October 1953     * 48 years for women born on 6 October 1953 or on any day through to and including 5 October 1954     * 49 years for women born on 6 October 1954 or later Your working life is counted from the start of the tax year in which you reach the age of 16 to the end of the tax year before the one in which you reach State Pension age. Pension Forecasts The Department for Work and Pensions provides a pension forecasting service to customers in both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, the Department is temporarily unable to provide customers who reach State Pension Age on or after 6 April 2010, with a State Pension forecast. This is because the computer systems used to provide State Pension forecasts are in the process of being updated to reflect the recent changes to the State Pension rules introduced by the Pensions Act 2007. Please note that while the Pensions Act 2007 applies only to Great Britain, it is intended that Northern Ireland, which has its own body of pensions legislation, will make corresponding provision for its customers in due course. Over the next year we will be updating the computer systems used to provide State Pension forecasts, to enable us to provide a service that will be available to all to use. We aim to have the system changes in place by Autumn 2008.
  7. Don't forget you will need to make a Déclaration De Travaux[:)]
  8. As in my previous post TDH is reduced for people on  low income irrespective of age, but I am not sure that it also applies to the TV licence.
  9. [quote user="Bugbear"]CT is 48 euros............................... edited: A 1995 Passat should be a perfect car for shopping and running around in. What exactly is wrong with it ? [/quote] Test centers a free to set their own price for the initial CT..
  10. The driving licence won't be a problem but if you can't find an hire company on line to pay and prebook, with the cards that you have, then I can't see you being able to hire a car from any af the major companies I did know someone once who managed to leave a great wedge of cash as a deposit with Hertz but I know from experience that it is not normal, they want to be able to charge your credit card for any problems that may occur during the rental.
  11. You can get a rough estimate of your cost here: http://www.paris.notaires.fr/frais_mut_ecran2.php
  12. Try htis link: http://www.metric-conversions.org/conversion-calculators.htm
  13. I save some of the jars that you get tomato puree in, tall ones about 720ml, I make  tomato soup or puree and then whilst it is still hot I pour it into the jars ( I normally put the jars in the microwave first with a little drop of water in them for a minute or so to sterilise). Put the lids on the jars, again whilst still hot and let them cool down, after a while you will hear the popping sound as the jars seal themselves, it’s easier to do than explain. They  will store  for  quite a long time , I just check  occasionaly that the center  of the lid  is still  depressed .
  14. [quote user="Scooby"]Not sure why you should automatically assume its working on the black - some people have second homes they only use for themselves and their family!!  We don't let the property - she simply does bed linen etc to help us out as we can't always get sheets washed before we leave. And why the aggressiveness towards someone posting for the first time???  Oh and i haven't replied earlier because I have a life and don't spend every waking hour posting on a forum!!   [/quote] Well said. Dave should know better, I remember that he got a lot of flack sometime ago for allegedly working on the black[:D] and he wasn't too pleased about it.
  15. [quote user="cooperlola"]The "5 year rule" http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F12017.xhtml?&n=Etrangers%20en%20France&l=N8&n=Citoyens%20communautaires%20en%20France&l=N112 [/quote] As far as I can see nothing has changed, unless I am missing something[:)]
  16. derf

    tax

    I think the main problem will arise if they have to sell the property, or one of them dies, they may not be classed as residents and possibly have to pay CGT depending on how long they have owned the property. They do have to declare their income/pensions to the French tax office no question.
  17. Try this link for radio.http://www.listenlive.eu/france.html TV http://broadcast-live.com/television/french.html
  18. [quote user="Gardian"]If you have a genuinely low worldwide income, then you have (potentially) a low exposure to income tax, but your TdH and TF are linked to your property and location and thus irreduceable unless you are 65+ and on a low income (and less than that which you have indicated). [/quote] This is not true, TDH can be reduced for people on low income.
  19. derf

    E106 do i renew it

    The attestation you got with your Carte Vitale should have an expiry date on it, it's normally up to two years if you paid the required amount of NI contributions in the UK.
  20. [quote user="cooperlola"][quote user="derf"]It will save several thousand euros for a couple on an E106 also they now know the choices and expenses they will incur for health insurance once the E106 form runs out, so they can choose to become resident or not before they are entitled to an E121. [/quote]Will it save them several thousand euros?  There are presumably a few people with high incomes who were forced into the CMU and for whom 8% of their income is in fact more than they would have paid for private insurance (indeed I remember one or two posters on here who were not at all pleased at being obliged to join the CMU de base).  As the French government is now saying this was a mistake, will they now get their money back?[6][/quote] Then I guess a few people will be quite happy about the changes then, maybe thats why they are keeping quiet.[:D]
  21. [quote user="Quillan"][quote user="Clair"]This is the official clarifying statement: http://www.securite-sociale.fr/comprendre/europe/europe/cmu_inactifs.htm [/quote] I also wonder what will happen to those that have always declaired their earnings (French earnings to the French tax authorities) but have fallen below the limit to pay CPAM. I also wonder what, if any, effect this will have on house prices and the French economy what with many selling up and going home. [/quote] From the 1st of October they and myself included will have 6 months to get private health cover[:)]
  22. I think that to register it in France it would be far easier if the registration document is in your name before going through the formalities here. I assume that you have a UK address to be able to register it.
  23. It will save several thousand euros for a couple on an E106 also they now know the choices and expenses they will incur for health insurance once the E106 form runs out, so they can choose to become resident or not before they are entitled to an E121.
  24. http://www.connexionfrance.com/expatriate-news-article.php?art=44 http://www.securite-sociale.fr/comprendre/europe/europe/cmu_inactifs.htm
  25. You use the normal Carte Grise application form as used for cars/caravans etc. you can take this to your local prefecture to obtain the Carte Grise if you have all the usual paperwork.
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