tigerfeet

[quote user="Sunday Driver"] As per the FAQ, OAP and company pensions are exempt from social charges where you hold an E-form, but annuity based pensions and other investment income is not. [/quote] What happens with a couple which only one has the E121 the other can be covered health wise but are both still exempt from social charges ?

Yesterday I tried to book a hotel in Calais that I like to use on my way back to the UK. I got in touch with them direct and they said they were full on the date I required. While looking for another hotel on one of the late booking sites I found the hotel I just mentioned , I checked availability and was able to book a room. How do hotels work , do they promise rooms to late booking sites ?

Two of mine paid out recently in the UK (not a lot , only £5000 each). I was not sure about the tax situation being resident in France so I sent an email to [email protected] . Their reply was as the policy's were over 9 years old no tax payable. Has anyone else had payments recently , and did you have to pay any tax ?

Thanks gosub , found it , it says  "défauts â corrigar sans obligation d`unr contre-visite" . I must try harder with my French. Am I  correct in thinking a re-test would have needed a different colored CT on my windscreen ?

Just had a CT on my car ,  he has listed a few minor "défauts" .....do I have to correct them and return for a retest ? He fitted a blue CT sticker to my windscreen . Thank you.

[quote user="KathyF"]Are we all ridiculous and sad? [8-)][/quote] yes [:P]

[quote user="Dick Smith"] Why do people prefer that other people see them as being less cultured, educated, intelligent than others? [/quote] Sorry sir , I did not realise I was in the presence of a cultured, educated, intelligent person. Blame Archant they let riff raff like me in.[;-)]

[quote user="tegwini"]  I am reminded of the BBC's  'The Apprentice'  when the apprentices spent hours trying to work out where to put the apostrophe and phoned all over London, and to seriously senior people. Sad, one wonders how they were supposed to the 'cream of the crop'  ! tegwini [/quote] did you mean "supposed to be the 'cream of the crop'  ! english as spoke ? [Www]

ok , wot`s all this about then , u can read can wot bin rit can`t you [:P] , nough said

do their spirits keep coming back ? ...........must be homing pigeon`s lovely tomb.

Wow , Oscar , I thought I was the only one to keep an endowment going , mine pays out this year , as you much lower than expected , but a welcome boost to top up the coffers [:)]

[quote user="Bugbear"] Clearly said by someone to whom these price rises obviously mean little. How lucky you are..............................[:@] [/quote] The drop on my pension does affect me , but no point whinging about it, just cut back and don't depress everybody else. [:P]

I wonder why we Brits get called "whinging poms" in Australia ? You only have too average the euro/pound over a 5 year period .....life ain't so bad ,you have to have swings and roundabouts to have fun [:D]  

don't you hate these postings that tell you to "discuss" discuss

Does anyone know where I can buy a sack (20kg) of peanuts for feeding wild birds in the Limousin area ? thank you

[quote user="chessfou"][quote]There was no SPI number on my green form only an FIP number.[/quote] tigerfeet, are you alone in your foyer? That could be an explanation. My form has the following fields (printed in green) at top r-h: Nom Adresses Direction ... ... ... Année de naissance: Numéro FIP: Numéro de rôle: which is immediately followed by (printed in black): No SPI vous: ... ... No SPI conjoint: ... ... [/quote] no , not alone but as my tax form was for only 6 months income no tax was payable my form had the same fields as yours without the SIP.

thanks everyone for your replies There was no SPI number on my green form only an FIP number. I used the numero fiscal off my conributions sociales form and the FD5 is now in the post.

thanks again Ron the way I read the FD5 , I do not have to put any actual amounts if my claim is just for tax deducted under PAYE . and my figures will match that supplied to the French tax office I intend just posting the FD5 to my local tax office

thanks Ron I need it for reclaim UK tax (FD5) the only one I can see numero fiscal is on my "contributions social form" appears to be one for me and one for the wife "conjoint"

what is classed as my tax referance number ? is it the " Numero FIP " ? Thanks

sorry if this has been posted already they have updated the response (3/3/08) http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page14863.asp

In case anyone is interested , I bought a set at Pene Auto in Limoges.

Thanks Aly so good to know all those stores have Ford  brake pads. PS went in Super U they only had baguettes [:-))]

Is there any car accessory shops in Limoges where I can buy brake pads for a Ford KA ? thanx

I had this letter from the EC , it tells us nothing new but shows someone else is on the case. EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND SECURITY   Directorate C : Civil justice, rights and citizenship Unit C3 : Citizenship and fundamental rights Head of Unit   I refer to your complaint concerning the announcement by the French authorities that your right to CMU comprehensive health insurance will be withdrawn with effect from 1 April 2008. Following contacts made by the Commission with the relevant authorities, the French authorities have provided their observations on the matter at hand. The French authorities make reference to Circular No.DSS/DACP2007/418 of 23 November 2007 relating to the couverture maladie universelle de base (CMU) and to the couverture maladie universelle compl6mentaire (CMUc) of EU citizens, EEA citizens and Swiss nationals who are residing or who wish to reside in France as inactive persons, students or job seekers. The circular provides that in order to benefit from the CMU system, a Union citizen who is inactive or a student must reside in France in a regular manner: in order to be considered 'regular' he/she must comply with the two conditions laid down in Directive 2004/38/EC, namely having a comprehensive sickness insurance cover and having sufficient resources not to become a burden on the host Member State. The French authorities have also provided clarification with regard to the position of EU citizens who were already beneficiaries of the CMU system prior to 23 November 2007. The French authorities explain that the above-mentioned circular provides that such persons will, by virtue of the fact that they have been de facto recognised to be residing in France in a regular manner, continue to be covered by the CMU system. This is without prejudice to the fact that in order to benefit from the CMU, such persons must have a stable residence in France and must not be covered by another obligatory health insurance scheme. The Circular lays down that in the case of inactive EU citizens, the Caisses Primaires d'Assurance Maladie (CPAM) will examine whether such EU citizens: a) have acquired the right to permanent residence in France after 5 years of legal and continuous residence there. If the Prefecture is satisfied that the conditions for permanent residence have been met, such persons will be entitled to the CMU by virtue of their permanent residence in France; or Commission europdenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 1111. Office: LX46-01/131. Telephone., direct line (32-2) 2995602. Fax: (32-2) 2967623. b) are entitled to an old-age pension in France in case of previous employment there and have reached the age of 60 years. In this case an old-age pension gives such persons right to French sickness insurance cover; or c) are entitled to an old-age pension in their country of origin or in another Member State of the EU. In this case, they will be asked to be in possession of the E 121 form so that their sickness insurance  will be paid by the Member State which owes them the pension. If none of these situations subsists, the inactive persons concerned will continue to be entitled to French health insurance via the CMU system. This would appear to resolve the problem with regard to EU citizens who were beneficiaries of the CMU system prior to 23 November 2007. With regard to the exclusion from the CMU foreseen under the new French legislation for 'future' inactive Union citizens in France, the Commission will proceed with its analysis of the matter by requesting further information from the French authorities in the context of its examination of the French legislation transposing Directive 2004/38/EC and the application of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 by the French authorities. Yours sincerely, Ernesto BIANCHI