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Hi   I need some advice regarding the laws relating to private fishing lakes.   We are about to sign a compromis to purchase a house with a small private carp lake/pond (roughly ½ acre).  The lake is completely fenced off and lies about 5 metres away from a stream, a pipe feeds the lake from the stream, there is also an overflow pipe running from the lake back into the stream.  At no point does the lake physically contact the stream other than through the pipes which are laid underground.  The lake is self contained and does not run anywhere else. There is also a busy road a few metres away.    The lake is apparently well stocked with carp, I do not have any intention of running it as a commercial venture as it would probably be too small, I have no idea as to how such a small enterprise would pay its way anyway.   I have read a posting on a forum that states that if the lake is fed from a stream then anybody with a fishing licence is legally entitled to fish in it, this has alarmed me somewhat.  Can anyone clarify or confirm this as fact.   If it is indeed fact, how do the commercial fishing lakes operate ?.  Presumably they are also fed by streams or rivers yet they are able to charge people to fish there.   All advice gratefully received.

Hi all   I urgently need some advice regarding the laws relating to private fishing lakes.   We are about to sign a compromis to purchase a house with a small private carp lake/pond (roughly ½ acre).  The lake is completely fenced off and lies about 5 metres away from a stream, a pipe feeds the lake from the stream, there is also an overflow pipe running from the lake back into the stream.  At no point does the lake physically contact the stream other than through the pipes which are laid underground.  The lake is self contained and does not run anywhere else. There is also a busy road a few metres away.    The lake is apparently well stocked with carp, I do not have any intention of running it as a commercial venture as it would probably be too small, I have no idea as to how such a small enterprise would pay its way anyway.   I have read a posting on a forum that states that if the lake is fed from a stream then anybody with a fishing licence is legally entitled to fish in it, this has alarmed me somewhat.  Can anyone clarify or confirm this as fact.   If it is indeed fact, how do the commercial fishing lakes operate ?.  Presumably they are also fed by streams or rivers yet they are able to charge people to fish there.   All advice gratefully received.

Many thanks for the advice received thus far. I should have made things clearer in my original posting, alas I was summoned away for my supper and rather rushed my plea for info. I've no objections against having matching tyres on the same axle, hence why our Scimitar has 4 matching tyres and the Calibra has 2 sets of 2 matching tyres.  My problem stems solely from the fact that Avon tyres are difficult to locate and are twice the price they were in the UK (I live in the Morvan - Dept 58, so it's a little bit remote).  I now live on a budget so shelling out 125euro for one tyre of a middling make is going to be painful, especially as the good tyre on that axle will most likely have to be replaced within the next year or so - hence why I am considering changing both tyres to a cheaper easily obtained alternative. Nankang tyres are fairly well known and respected, I have read tyre ratings on various websites and they stand comparison with the big name manufacturers - buying a named brand is not always a guarantee of quality, Bridgestone/Firestone and Michelin have had spectacular tyre failures of late.  The problem is that Nankang tyres are made in Korea, I vaguely remember reading somewhere that in France tyres manufactured outside the E.U. need a certificate of Conformity, can anybody confirm that this is indeed so.  Unfortunately the web supplier does not supply a c of c with their tyres - hence my dilemma as to whether or not I should buy them. I do not want to throw good money after bad by buying "good" tyres that are not legal purely for the fact that the web supplier does not supply a C of C. Whilst I also appreciate that paying 120euros to Opel for a cof c is the going rate doesn't anybody else consider it a blatant rip off that you have to pay this amount of money for a sheet of paper from a European manufacturer, for a car manufactured in Europe just to prove that the car they built was manufactured to European standards. Where's me Valium Regards to all  Lee                

Hi All Advice urgently sought to legalise an ancient Vauxhall Calibra in France. I've been quoted 120e from Opel France for a C of C, what a rip off for a sheet of paper !, there must be a cheaper way. Before shelling out this ridiculous amount I though I'd put the old girl (1990) through a C.T. to see how she got on, she did rather well having only failed on one tyre and a bit of brake adjustment.  The problem is the tyre is an Avon (205/55/15 V rated) for which I'm being quoted silly prices - I believe that in France the tyres on vehicles of this age must match on the same axle hence they've got me over a barrel.  However, I've seen Non E.U. manufactured tyres advertised on the net for less than half the price that I'm being quoted for the Avon, therefore my train of thought is that I might as well buy 2 new Non E.U. Tyres (Nankang - Korean).  My dilemma is that I seem to remember reading somewhere on the 100's of pages of advice that a Brit new to France wades through that you need a c of c for any tyres manufactured outside of the E.U. Can anyone shed some light on this Cheers Lee   P.S. Our even older Reliant Scimitar (1970) sailed through the C.T., the ironic thing is she's fitted with 4 Dunlops.  I don't believe vehicles of this age have to have any matching tyres at all !.

Hi We've just moved to France after living in Germany for the past couple of years.  Unfortunately Our French language skills are not what they should be, however, given time and hard work they will certainly improve. Is it possible to programme your telephone so that the instructions to retrieve messages etc are given in English ?. Many thanks Lee