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[quote user="AnOther"]You should not be having to pay insurance on an unregistered trailer ![/quote] I know, but the problem was we had to get it insured to tow it to the inspection last year - and since then I've been waiting for the magic 'go' signal from Blueline - they said February, then April, then June...We have to take the trailer back for a second visit, as M Garandel wants a second numberplate bulb ( WHY ????) and also the full 17 digit chassis number stamped on the trailer instead of the existing 6 digit one. I don't think you can cancel French insurance mid term anyway, or am I wrong in that?

I got my pare cycliste bars from Blue line trailers in Boston, fitted them myself and they were quite Ok at the DREAL inspection. However, one year on I am still stuck with a box trailer I am paying insurance on but cannot use because the drawbar assembly was not accepted by the guy at Bordeaux. I thought I had a certificate of conformity, but it turns out the drawbar had not been passed and thus had no magic homologation number on it. Blue Line trailers are in process of obtaining full conformity for all their trailers, - I'm still waiting, but they say the drawbar has passed but I will have to wait until they have the whole trailer conformity before I can use the number. GRRR!! They've had several box trailers like ours registered in France with no problems in other regions. The annoying thing is that the drawbar is identical to most other large trailers I've seen both in UK and in France, we just hit the jobsworth at the DREAL in Bordeaux.. Insurance - we had to give up with Amaguiz because they wouldn't insure a large trailer. BTW we never got charged for removal of the Amaguiz antivol tracker - we do wonder whether it was ever actually fitted?

Thanks for the response  Owen -I've taken the contact address down for reference.

Thanks for the replies,   1.We're probably looking at Gironde .   2. Thanks - I had a look at the Hollister site - I already know she won't have a problem actually getting bags etc -  but I was  more after finding out whether there is any system of 'NHS'- type funding of  them and what kind of medical back up, as a lady of her vintage, she could expect.? It really needs someone who is in the know about the actaul problem and coping with it .

Hi, We are intending to move to France just as soon as our house is sold. My 84 year old Mum is probably coming with us. She has a Colostomy. Does anyone know how care, and supplies of bags etc., which is free and delivered to the door in UK, works in France? It would be nice to be able to set her mind at rest    

I am a professionally qualified violinist (Royal College of Music) with a post-grad teaching qualification and 20 years + teaching experience. We are thinking of moving to France ( Aude area ) and I wondered if anyone knows what the going rate is for private instrumental tuition, as I would hope to be able to continue teaching and playing.