Charlies Dad

I think the majority of the programme was filmed a couple of years ago - they'd finished their two year courses and had another baby by the end of the programme, but I thought they had bought a house in France and one in the UK. Can only assume that someone put him right about being able to ply his trade in France.  

Hi All I would appreciate any advice as to the correct procedure for registering a trailer in France, and the associated costs involved. I understand that small trailers under a certain size do not have to be registered, but the one we are bringing is quite large. Do you have to register the trailer as soon as you arrive in France? We will be arriving with our UK registered vehicle and of course the trailer will just have the car registration number plate on it.  If we do not re-register the car in France but keep the UK plates, can we just keep the UK plates on the trailer as well? I'm sorry if this has all been dealt with elsewhere, but I cannot find the specific answers that I am looking for. Many Thanks

Hi Quillan Many thanks for your response, which is most useful. What do you mean by "a cut through of the site"? I think we may get the architect that is going to do our other plans to deal with the queries for this proposed project too, so that we get it right.  Sounds like a bit of a minefield! Thanks Again, Charlie's Dad[:)]

Hi Sid Yes, I think the local Mairie is the place to enquire first.  The secretary there was quite helpful on another matter when we went there last year. We did stay at a small touring site last year which had English owners, so perhaps they could also point us in the right direction. Thanks for your response. Regards Charlie's Dad [:)]

[:)] Hi Sid Many thanks for your response.  Perhaps what I should have asked was, does anyone know what permissions etc. we would require, as I realise of course that we cannot just open up a field as a touring site.  Access is not a problem, nor do I think that water and electricity would be either.  We would probably instal a separate sewage treatment system for the loo/shower block and a holding tank for chemical toilet waste. Really just wondered at this stage how difficult it might be.  We are moving to a fairly rural area and I don't think that anyone would be able to actually see any tourers sited from the road, so I don't think we would run into problems on that score.  Perhaps a lot depends on the attitude of the local Maire towards tourism. Thanks again, anyhow. Charlie's Dad

Hi All [:)] We are moving to France and intend to set up a couple of gites. We have approximately seven acres of land and would also like to set up Touring Caravan/Motorhome pitches for up to 10 units.  We would provide limited toilet/shower facilities, (i.e. one toilet/shower room for ladies and one for gents). My question is, does anyone know if we would require permission from our local Maire or any other permissions to set up such an enterprise? We would be grateful for any advice. Regards Charlie's Dad [:)]