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  1. Remember nothing sucks like an Electrolux! Electrolux own Husqvana, McCullochs, Jonsered, Poulan, Flymo etc.   Having started out with a McCulloch - which was passable we made lots of enquiries with farming/forester friends and they all agree that Stihl is the best (and most expensive) but that Husqvarna is the next best. We currently have two of these  Husqvarna chainsaws and love them to bits - they are great items and the only problem we had was with the second one that my husband mixed the fuel incorrectly on initial start up. We bought ours from a firm in Devon and their prices are really competitive. Cannot remember name but could look up if you would like it.
  2. I have never had a problem so far at Rennes/Nantes with different rental companies.
  3. Kind of depends on what you want to do with the land and how much you would like? A little more info would be useful.
  4. We had a C1 from Autos Abroad last year for £142.00. The only thing I would say about Nantes is make sure vehicle is full of fuel before you get back to airport or you will have to pay inflated hire company prices as there is none on site. There is a garage on the road in from Angers (But was shut due to renovation work last time we needed fuel).
  5. We are also in 53, but husband did our new roof (58 sqM) himself from scratch and would just like to confirm Big Mac's qoute sems the same price range that ours cost us in summer 2007. We got our total costs including timer frame, battens,felt,crotchets and nails etc to £4200 (cannot put hand on original receipts at moment). Should point out he only did it himself because it was single storey! We used Riviere in Laval for our supplies and found them helpful and competitive.
  6. My 17 year old son holds a CBT, which he passed in June 07 and will renew in June 09(He caanot afford full licnce due to driving lessons/car etc). Can he bring his NSR125 to France next summer? He has insurance cover for Europe included on his policy, but is not sure if CBT is acceptable. He has a Honda GS125 he is considering bringing and leaving in France and wondered how hard it is to register? How does bike Ins cost compare to UK? Thanks Sheena
  7. Hi My son is Dyslexic and I am Dyscalculic. There is a Programme called "Word Shark" which is good for Dyslexia and helps improve reading and spelling(have used this with son as it was recommended by SENCO). It should be readily available on Internet (sorry I did not check). Unfortunately Dyscalculia is not recognised in Cheshire where I was educated and now work in education. Do not know what to suggest for that as I understand how hard it is to remember tables and formulae myself. Dependant on the age of your child Paired Reading may be helpful in an evening when they are relaxed.  
  8. Having used the Tunnel over 50 return trips I have never heard of people "Bumping" into the car in front Teapot, but when working in Customer Complaints Dept of camping company frequently heard of scrapes and knocks on ferries (usually poor driving).
  9. The old "Vomit Comet" title applies to all "Wave Cutters". It stems from the fact that people who travel well on conventional ferries have always traditionally found the cat's leave them queasy! Having worked for a well known camping company this was always proven out by staff trips and customer comments. I myself am seasick on traditional ferries but not on Speedferries. Having said that we have tried Speedferries 4 times. They were late every crossing (apparently the only guarenteed sailing on time is first of day). On three legs they ran out of water for the toilets, which was not a pleasant experience. We are also frequent travellers on the tunnel and agree that the extra charge weekends have increased. This is OK in sumertime aswe have the light nights and an aired property, but a pain in darker nights. Yes, there can be chaos when there is a problem, but that is occasional and the ferries can be exactly the same. It is the most convenient form of travel based on comfort and speed as far as we are concerned. The one thing I would like to see is that Eurotunnel look at geogaphical location of members in some way as being from the North West or further North we have very early and long journeys to make the cheap crossings. Being on the doorstep or within an hour or two's drive gives people a massive advantage to take all the cheap crossings!  
  10. Where about on DEFRA website is this?. I had a look, but it only says they are banning imports and that export bans are upto the country you travel to.
  11. I e-mailed Eurotunnel Customer Services and was told that they have no intention of allowing 2nd cardholders as it would increase their charges to their 15000 Property Owner members. So no luck there !
  12. Just out of interest how was it discovered that the account holder was not in the party? Were the check-ins manned? Usually if you use the self check-in with a joint card there is not a problem (We have used both cards dependant on who is driving). We too would like to see a "Joint Account Holder" situation brought back. Maybe we should all lobby Eurotunnel!
  13. We bought our house in the Mayenne in December 2001 and have since been crossing 6-7 times a year. Coming from Cheshire we too find the UK leg the worst, whatever time of day or night. We have tried Brittany/Speedferries and Eurotunnel in the years. Brittany is expensive and for us too slow, Speedferries were late on every crossing we made and tend to sail when other companies would consider conditions too bad. The tunnel is the best option for us as northerners - if we miss our booked crossing we know another will come along at some point(not the next morning as with ferries) and compared to our Brittany journey we usually save 5 hours (sounds little but  an 11 hour journey is bad enough)
  14. I agree with darnsarf - Bought a car from e-Bay 16 months ago and have had no problems. It was a bargain compared to garages selling similar. Just do your homework looking for the usual faults on the model you are looking at, check high feedback score and go for it.
  15. We are currwently thinking of changing accounts so called Nationwide to check if charges to be applied in future for using Flexcard abroad. Branch manager says they have not heard this and fully expect to continue as normal.
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