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As long as you tow it behind a suitable UK registered vehicle, with the correct number on the back, all should be OK to bring it to France, and tow it around like that for a reasonable time. Enough to get it registerd at least.

Why would EDF want to know about a solar water heater? Nothing to do with them. However, if you were intending to install Photovoltaic tiles, and wanted to incorporate that into your domestic electricity, (and perhaps sell some to EDF), then yes, you do have to consult them first.

Saw a complete barn done in three days when I was over last time. They removed the old loose mortar with a pressure washer, left it over the weekend. On monday morning turned up with this power sprayer, and sprayed new mortar over the whole thing. Then just went round quickly with a trowel to neaten up. Next day they washed it all down to clean up the stones, and brushed the surface. Then took down the scaffolding.   QED. and no need for Popeye.

If you have the little F on the number plate than that is all which is required.

I am sure that there is a way round this. We have an english neighbour in France who has lived there for in excess of 10 years, but still runs UK reg vehicles, all with french insurance. (I am not saying that she has had the same vehicle for 10 years).

[quote user="wen"]I think we all know that the french either make off with the light fittings, etc...or...they leave every bit of rubbish they've ever owned as was in our case. [/quote] Not in every case, our vendors cleaned the house (they were selling on behalf of an uncle) and mowed the lawn just before the signing of the Acte. The only thing which was removed was a large ugly light fiting in the lounge which we would not have kept anyway, and they did fit a temporary alternative anyway.

I spoke with my UK vet on just this subject recently. Provided that your UK issued Pet Passport is still valid, you will have no problem entering the UK. Just remember the tick and worm treatment 24/48 hrs before embarkation. I have never had any pet paperwork looked at on entry to France. It also doesn't follow that if you are in a French registered car, any pet with you is French, as you could be picking one up from the UK which you left behind. Of course, then the UK pet passport would cover you.

I saw a thread on just this somewhere, but can't find it now. Basically, you are talking about air conditioning, which works both ways, either to take heat out of the house, or take heat out of the exterior. I think the running costs were in the region of - use 1kw of power and get something like 3kw of heat. There was a lower temp. limit, but this is compared to the temp of the refrigerant, which is already quite low. I also seem to remember that the outlay in terms of the equipment was not very high.

More information  here http://www.virginmobile.fr/lv_cartes_prepayes.php However, from what I can find, you still have the old problem of the use it or lose it credit. So NRJ still rules.

[quote user="fulcrum"]Also make sure you empty your PayPay account into your bank account to avoid funds being seized.. [/quote] I usually spend it too quickly.

See www.speedferries.com Prices from £19 each way, and the 10 ticket supervoucher for £190 again, though limited stocks on this.

Can you get Bach flower Rescue Remedy anywhere? A wonderful stress-reducer. Worked wonders on our paranoid collie on firework night. Just a drop on the tongue.

Since you can buy new digital boxes in France for peanuts, it is certainly not worth trying to get it repaired.

[quote user="Will "] The advice about PayPal above is worth bearing in mind, and the same advice applies to other non-regulated banking transactions, including Moneybookers and most currency exchange brokers. The vast majority of these transactions, including PayPal, seem to go through without difficulty, but when things do go wrong it's often a case of caveat emptor. [/quote] Just to correct you on this, a quote from the Moneybookers home page Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom (FSA)

A poster on another forum, who was travveling on LD tonight, rang them to check, and was told that the strikes would have no effect on their service. Whether he will be able to get out of the Port of Le Hevre on the other hand.........

There is also a branch of Emmaus in Alencon. 139 Chemin des Planches. It's on the north-west side of the town. Worth a visit.

I just wish Transmanche would not be so secretive. They are also, at least for the trip I checked up on, more expensive than LD Lines. I would prefer the shorter crossing time though, 6.5 hours is a bit much.  

If you live in the uK and shop at Tesco, then you can get cheaper crossing on Eurotunnel with their vouchers, basically quarter price.

Where are you? I have such a disk.

[quote user="Dicksmith"]I hope it is better run than the Isle of Wight ferry, which seems to have employed Sub-Lieutenant Philips as captain.... [/quote] "Left hand down a bit" The Transmanche website seems to have totally dissapeared, anyone know if is coming back? Or have they devised a new URL just to give a bit of a challenge to their potential customers?

If you use a UK phone card in France, you pay an arm and a leg to receive calls, as well as paying a lot (much more than the french ones) to make any call, either in france or back to the UK. It is called a Carte SIM in France. For a low user I am sure the NRJ is the current best buy, as you only need to make one chargable call every 6 months to keep the line, but with all the other PAYG cards, you only get one or two months to use the credit, and if you don't top up within usually 6 months, you lose the line.

I wish I could say that windscreen wipers were the largest part of my maintenance bill! The PSA diesel engine as fitted to the C15 is a very good engine. High milage ones can suffer from head gasket problems though. Also check the service history, as the cambelt MUST be renewed by 72k miles, (x 1.6 in km), and can be a pricey job. If has not been changed, it could break, and that would end up with an extremely expensive repair, probably costing more than you paid for a circa '94 vehicle. I have always had Peugeot diesels, but it is the same engine.

[quote user="Alcazar"] Not that it really matters, since all French breakers are double pole, breaking the phase, and neutral feeds, but there is a sort of unwritten rule that says that the live, or phase cable is connected to the right hand side of the socket, as you would see the socket on the wall, ie: from the front.[/quote] With the earth pin at the top? All the sockets in my house were the other way round, as previously installed. Moral of the story is, never assume anything with existing wiring.

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I am sure I read somewhere that the actual rate of inheritance tax depended on the relationship, ie. a spouse pays one rate, but a very distant relation pays another, higher rate. Or am I getting totally confused?