Robbie34
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They will look at the passport and the stamps therein will tell them when you last crossed the Channel.
The only stamps that are entered in the passport are those by the vet administering the tick and tapeworm treatment, and previous crossing dates are of no consequence.
The Pet's Passport is a scheme to facilitate the movement of pets throughout the EU, and there is no such a thing as a "British Passport." It is a Pet's Passport issued in the UK.
The only thing is that you have to adhere to the conditions of the various countries. A pet that is domiciled in France is required to have a rabies booster annually, whereas a pet from the UK only has to have a booster according to the vaccine validity: currently two years for Nobivac. For entering the UK the pet has to have the tick and tapeworm treatment at the specified time, but for entering France this is not necessary.
There is a lot of nonsense promulgated about the movement of pets and the various requirements. The Pet's Passport was designed to simplify travel with domestic animals and this has been achieved.
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Of course you can align a dish just using the Sky box, but if you want to peak the dish for maximum signal strength and quality then there is no substitute for a decent meter.
The added advantage of a meter is that you can see what you are doing at the dish head, without either getting somebody to relay the info from the box or moving a tv within viewing distance
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Just done a search on Castorama and the Digisat Plus is too expensive at 89.27 Euros. The Digisat Pro is only £69 in the UK and is a much better product. You'll probably be able to find something like the SLX Sat Finder in France, which will do the job quite adequately.
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I can't advise on a dealer in France but Castorama have the Digisat Plus meter, but I can't see a price for it. http://www.castorama.fr/boutique/sku/sku.jhtml?elementId=Casto802238&productId=CastoECO0113&_requestid=64975#upSelling Some of the Bricomarches also sell sat equipment and you may get a meter from one of their outlets.
Brymar Satellite in the UK have a number of meters for sale. This is for information only although you may wish to contact them to see if they will deliver to France. http://www.brymar.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Alignment_Meters_26.html
Their SLX Satellite Finder is quite suitable. If you want to get a superb meter, which will also give you information about your box, you could go for the Digisat Pro, which is the meter I use. It's possible that Castorama will have this as they sell the cheaper model as above.
If your box is only freezing on Ch 4 it could be alignment, but if it does the same on other channels it is more likely to be the box.
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You really need a decent satellite meter to align your dish correctly and get maximum signal quality. It will pay you to buy one. The cheap audio ones are not really suitable for maximising the signal, you need a meter that you can see and can be attenuated if the needle moves too far.
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Sounds like a dish alignment problem or even the lnb.
Where are you and what size dish do you have? What is the make and model of your Sky box?
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Travelling back home a couple of weeks ago there was a "convoi exceptionel" holding up the traffic on the N154 between junction 12 of the A10 and Chartres. There were three, very long and wide loads accompanied by police motorcycle outriders and the usual panoply of small vans. I was puzzled as to what the loads were, and then realised they were the blades for one of those windmills for generating electricity.
The road is a single carriageway and the traffic facing the convoy had to pull off the road so that it could pass. There was an enormous queue of traffic following, and one can only speculate how much "free" power has to be generated before the damage caused to the environment is wiped out.
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I have made a few enquiries and I'll let you know if I have any joy.
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Sorry, I did a search but it appears Optex is only available in France. Do you know where it is manufactured? Probably a rebranded Korean product.
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Have you checked for an update of the firmware? I'm not familiar with this brand, but most obscure digital receivers are rebranded, and you'll probably be able to find the original manufacturer and download the latest firmware from their website.
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I have been travelling with my dog twice a year since the scheme started, and twice this year with his new blue passport. I have never had a problem, and a few years ago was checked at Portsmouth by a DEFRA official. She was confused by my time of arrival - although everything was in order - because I'd travelled on the P&O Express.
The important thing is to check that all sections of the passport have been completed correctly. There is no room for error. Ensure that your animal's microchip number on the passport corresponds with its actual number, and the tick and tapeworm treatments are in order and given at the appropriate time interval. If all of these checks are made, and everything is in order, then you will not have a problem. You do not need any other documentation. The new passport has simplified everything.
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Had a reply yesterday from LD Lines to say they had applied for their pet's licence. That may have been my post.
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Does anyone know if they will be accepting pets? I sent an e.mail to them a few days ago but they have failed to reply.
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There is no reason why your card can't be activated by a relative in the UK. However, you will have to give them the card and digibox details which the Sky representative will demand. You will have to leave your digibox connected to its satellite dish and switched on.
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For some reason you have now to request Sky to activate your new card. At one time you simply put it in the slot in your box and left your box switched on, when it was activated within twenty-four hours.
Once activated, a Sky card will work in any box, but if you subscribe to the premium channels, i.e. Movies and Sports, you will not be able to receive these channels unless your card is in the box to which the card is married.
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If it's a Freesat card then it can be activated in any Sky digibox as it does not need to be married to any particular box. You could ask a friend or neighbour with a Sky box to do this for you.
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If you travel with P&O to Le Havre it will only cost you £150.
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I agree entirely.
I shall not be renewing my membership next year. I travelled with BF at the beginning of April and returned at the end of June. The fare was £345, including the dog. Travel was overnight on a Tuesday. I'm returning early August until October and for the same journey it's £465. I'm not paying it. I've got a Sunday overnight crossing with P&O, returning from Calais, and the fare is £165.
In future I'll drive to Dover and save over £300 per journey.
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The latest Pace Model DS430N is particularly good, although you shouldn't have a problem with reception in Brittany.
A 60 or 65cm dish will be quite adequate.
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Your cat can travel as often as you want, without further blood tests, provided you keep the rabies vaccinations up to date. However, if you don't have it vaccinated by the due date then you have to start all over again, with a blood test and another six month wait before being able to travel to the Uk without quarantine.
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This year, for the first time, I used a tick collar on my dog and he hasn't had one tick. Normally, I use Frontline, and although he had picked up ticks they were all dead.
I think it was on here that someone recommended the University of Liverpool Veterinary Department website. I visited there and they recommended the use of a collar called Scalibur. I had to order one from the new pharmacy next to Intermarche in Gourdon - it was 16.50 Euros - and it has done the trick. It is effective for six months so was a good buy.
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Any digital satellite receiver will work perfectly well anywhere in Europe. There are plenty of free to air German channels on Astra 1 together with some French and Spanish. There are also numerous Arab stations.
The Lyngsat site, as previously mentioned by another poster, will give you all of the information you will need.
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"This statement only applies if you want to reenter the UK.
If relocating from the UK with no intention of taking the animals back....You only need an export licence/rabies jab but can get away with neither as there is not any check leaving the UK...Unless of course you make a big "song & danse" at the point of departure!"
Boghound, that is nonsense. The EU introduced new regulations last September to harmonise the movement of pets across the EU. See this link. http://www.eubusiness.com/Consumer/040929153040.m2if4abn/view?searchterm=pets%20passport
See also http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/index_en.htm
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[quote]I've found lots of info on the DEFRA site about the pet passport scheme, but it's all based around requirements for animals entering the UK from other countries. I'd like to find out more about requi...[/quote]
The regulations regarding the movement of pets throughout the EU were implemented in September or October 2004. This harmonised the requirements of documentation throughout the Union.
I think I replied to this previously. You must have your pets microchipped, vaccinated against rabies, and issued with a blue Pet's Passport in which will be entered the number of the microchip, the date of vaccination and its expiry. This is mandatory for entering any EU country, including France. Some countries impose further conditions, e.g. the UK demands a positive blood test and forbids entry, without quarantine, for six months following a successful test. The UK also requires tick and flea treatment by a vet between 24 and 48 hours before entry.
You have no option, if you wish to remain within the law, but to obtain a Pet's Passport for each animal before entering France, or any other EU country for that matter.
UK passported cats living in France travelling from France to UK and back again
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The whole purpose of the new blue passport is to simplify travel.
If you have checked that your passport has been completed correctly then there is simply no need to take any other documentation. I outlined in another post those sections which have to be completed. If these are correct then why do you need to take more pieces of paper? Apart from the tick and tapeworm treatment, the vital sections are the vaccinations and the results of the serological test. Indeed, I have no documentation other than my dog's passport, and we have now travelled twice with just that. My worst nightmare is if the microchip should fail, but you can't take a spare with you.