tim_ironmonger Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Having looked through most of the threads, overtime I have accumulated some great Weblinks and feel it would be nice to try and get these all together, so if anyone has links they feel would benefit us all then please post below.Here are a few to be going on with:Telephonehttp://www.paris.francetelecom.fr/multimedia/price_list.pdf http://www.paris.francetelecom.fr/html/particulier/offres_dediees/englishcom/accueil.htm http://site.voila.fr/FT_LesTarifs/index.html http://www.budgetelecom.com/newOne/index.aspElectrichttp://www.edf.fr/html/en/index.htmlSattelitehttp://www.lyngsat.com/tracker/europe.shtmlhttp://www.netcentral.co.uk/satcure/http://www.satelliteonline.co.ukBBC Tel Nos for Free to View card0870 243 8000Generalhttp://www.amb-grandebretagne.fr/consular_services/index.jsp?folder_id=104132&folder_id_parent=11Car Insurancehttp://www.eurofil.comInternet Providershttp://www.lesproviders.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Parr Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 I think this is really helpful. I will find the links very useful. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckenway Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Really good stuff this. Perhaps the ADMIN guys cout put a new section up under FAQ's check the sites then add them to the section.Well done.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Good idea. Far more useful than all the FAQs put together! I don't see www.pagesjaunes.fr in the list. I also find www.google.fr very handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick123 Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 Hi all, feel free to take a look, it was easier for me to do it this way, sorry for being lazy....Shops & stores: Mr.Bricolage, Intermarche, Leclerc, Bricolage &Auchan, France Telecom in English Airlines & airports: Aeroport de La Rochelle, London Ciy Airport (LCY), Aroport de Bordeaux- Mrignac, Air France UK, Buzz , British Airways.loads more links on the web page, some links are more Dept 17 but feel free to browse athttp://www.rick.inuk.com/frenchbookmarks.htmRick(sadly still in UK for at least 15 more years by the look of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinetchris Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 TimGreat idea !Our contributions (some duplications - sorry !) :Some of our past/present links to interesting (some less than others !) French and UK websites :British Embassy/Consular Services in France (very useful summaries and links about lots of things, including tax, inheritance, health, residence, pets passports etc) :http://www.amb-grandebretagne.fr/consular_services/index.jsp?folder_id=104132&folder_id_parent=196Guide to public services (some in English) :http://www.service-public.fr/etranger/english.htmlPrefecture of Charente Maritime :http://www.charente-maritime.pref.gouv.fr/European Commission :http://europa.eu.int/europedirect/en/index_en.htmlCouverture Medicales Universelle (CMU) :http://www.cnamts.fr/ass/cmu/somcmu.htmCPAM for Charente Maritime (French social security, incl CMU) :http://www.cpam-larochelle.fr/Charente Maritime Tourism :http://www.charente-maritime.org/French electricity board :http://www.edf.fr/html/en/index.htmlFrench water board :http://www.saur.com/en/home.phpFrance Telecom :http://www.francetelecom17.com/French postal service :http://www.laposte.fr/French rail system (yes they still have one, unlike UK !) :http://www.voyages-sncf.com/Weather forecasts :http://www.meteo.fr/temps/index.htmlMichelin maps/routes :http://www.viamichelin.com/French embassy in London :http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/British embassy in Paris :http://www.amb-grandebretagne.fr/French yellow pages :http://wgc.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?"Liberation" newspaper :http://www.liberation.com/French road info (I think ...) :http://www.equipement.gouv.fr/Bordeaux Airport :http://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/home.asp?lang=enand most important of all ... Bordeaux IKEA !!!http://www.ikea.fr/ikea_near_you/local_store/bordeaux/store.aspUK DSS (well, now Work and Pensions ...) :http://www.dwp.gov.uk/UK Dept of Health :http://www.doh.gov.uk/UK Inland Revenue :http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/home.htmand some of the particular people/companies we used :French tax advice : Charles Parkinson at Pannell Kerr Forster (Guernsey). Their book on "Taxation in France" is a must buy at about 25 :http://www.pkfguernsey.com/Legal advice (on house purchases, wills, PACS) : Matthew Cameron at Prettys Solicitors, Ipswich :http://www.prettys.co.uk/Insurance broker : Gaye Galliver of British Insurance Brokers of Aquitaine :E-mail : GAYEGALLIVER@aol.comMortgage Broker : Michelle Templeton of Templeton Associates :www.templeton-france.comUK Bank (including Internet Banking and Money Transfers via TAPS) :http://www.bankofscotland.co.uk/French bank (including Internet Banking) : More sharing options... 2 months later... Anton Redman Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 http://www.richard-binns.co.uk/Richard Binns wrote some of the most individual guide books to France and has decided to publish on the Web in Future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... 2 weeks later... George Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 AntonWould like to add one to the list.Anyone with an interst in checking Siret numbers?I know its possible to check these by Minitel, but have discovered La Post have a free search facility (in English) on a web pagehttp://www.annuaire.laposte.fr/anglais/recherche/recherche_entreprise_sans_reponse.aspRegardsGeorge (Kent & Dept 72) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... martinetchris Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 LAST EDITED ON 02-Feb-03 AT 11:07 AM (GMT)FolksI believe the CMU website now has a new address :http://www.ameli.frBest wishesChris and Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Penny29 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 This is such a good idea, trouble is it will end up as a "flame" topic and have so much on it that people won't be bothered to look.Eleanor, can we split this into "Links for shopping", "Links for banking", "links for French utilities", "Links for UK Gov departments" etc etc etc.To add to the general mayhem I have some:SHOPPING (BRANCHES THROUGHOUT FRANCE)WWW.BUT.FR (site has pictures of products if your French isn't fluent!!!)UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSwww.defra.gov.uk (animal pet passports and the like)SATELLITE & TVwww.bigdishsat.comwww.channel4.comwww.bbc.co.ukwww.itv.comTRAVELLINGwww.eurotunnel.comwww.raileurope.co.ukwww.french-airports.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... martinetchris Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Folksand for anyone who's interested in alternatives to the thinly veiled tabloids of the Murdoch Times/Sunday Times :Guardian Weekly - weekly newspaper available in France by subscription, includes extracts from La Monde and Washington Post :www.guardianweekly.co.ukGuardian on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.guardianunlimited.co.ukFinancial Times on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.ft.comExpatica.com, with free English language e-mails of latest headline news in France :www.expatica.com/france.aspHope some of above may be of interest !Best wishesChris and Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... martinetchris Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Folksand for anyone who's interested in alternatives to the thinly veiled tabloids of the Murdoch Times/Sunday Times :Guardian Weekly - weekly newspaper available in France by subscription, includes extracts from La Monde and Washington Post :www.guardianweekly.co.ukGuardian on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.guardianunlimited.co.ukFinancial Times on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.ft.comExpatica.com, with free English language e-mails of latest headline news in France :www.expatica.com/france.aspHope some of above may be of interest !Best wishesChris and Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... 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Anton Redman Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 http://www.richard-binns.co.uk/Richard Binns wrote some of the most individual guide books to France and has decided to publish on the Web in Future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 AntonWould like to add one to the list.Anyone with an interst in checking Siret numbers?I know its possible to check these by Minitel, but have discovered La Post have a free search facility (in English) on a web pagehttp://www.annuaire.laposte.fr/anglais/recherche/recherche_entreprise_sans_reponse.aspRegardsGeorge (Kent & Dept 72) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinetchris Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 LAST EDITED ON 02-Feb-03 AT 11:07 AM (GMT)FolksI believe the CMU website now has a new address :http://www.ameli.frBest wishesChris and Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny29 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 This is such a good idea, trouble is it will end up as a "flame" topic and have so much on it that people won't be bothered to look.Eleanor, can we split this into "Links for shopping", "Links for banking", "links for French utilities", "Links for UK Gov departments" etc etc etc.To add to the general mayhem I have some:SHOPPING (BRANCHES THROUGHOUT FRANCE)WWW.BUT.FR (site has pictures of products if your French isn't fluent!!!)UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSwww.defra.gov.uk (animal pet passports and the like)SATELLITE & TVwww.bigdishsat.comwww.channel4.comwww.bbc.co.ukwww.itv.comTRAVELLINGwww.eurotunnel.comwww.raileurope.co.ukwww.french-airports.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinetchris Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Folksand for anyone who's interested in alternatives to the thinly veiled tabloids of the Murdoch Times/Sunday Times :Guardian Weekly - weekly newspaper available in France by subscription, includes extracts from La Monde and Washington Post :www.guardianweekly.co.ukGuardian on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.guardianunlimited.co.ukFinancial Times on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.ft.comExpatica.com, with free English language e-mails of latest headline news in France :www.expatica.com/france.aspHope some of above may be of interest !Best wishesChris and Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinetchris Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Folksand for anyone who's interested in alternatives to the thinly veiled tabloids of the Murdoch Times/Sunday Times :Guardian Weekly - weekly newspaper available in France by subscription, includes extracts from La Monde and Washington Post :www.guardianweekly.co.ukGuardian on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.guardianunlimited.co.ukFinancial Times on-line, with free news e-mail subscriptions :www.ft.comExpatica.com, with free English language e-mails of latest headline news in France :www.expatica.com/france.aspHope some of above may be of interest !Best wishesChris and Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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