Now most of you are renovating your houses in France but are you fully aware of the rules and yes, paperwork that goes along with it!! Those forms are to make sure that the work you do is OK and conformed to the rules of your commune (town or village). So the forms...
Well, the answer is straight forward really: because It is illegal for you, if you live in France, to drive a UK Registered car. Why: Because using a foreign registered car enables you to avoid parking and speeding tickets!! And the French authorities don’t like it...
MOTORWAY BREAKDOWN SERVICE IS EXCLUSIVELY DEALT BY APPROVED OPERATORS, FOR SAFETY REASONS Minor problems are fixed by the road side For more serious problems, the breakdown service operator will tow the vehicle to the garage Breakdown call-out and tow-in fees are...
First of all, you need to check that you are covered for it!! If your policy is fully comprehensive, it’s covered. If it is third party, it depends as there are 3 types of third party (One includes Windscreen cover so check first). Option 1: Call Carglass on 0977 40...
After almost 12 years of ‘living our dream’ retirement in France, we took the decision to return to the UK, to once again be closer to family. Although aware that it would be near impossible to buy a comparable property for the sale price of our French home, it was...
On the 4th of July around 3pm, a hail storm broke out in the commune of St Sornin and its surrounding villages (Rouzede, Chabanais, Chazelles, Vouthon, etc). In the space of 5 minutes, between 800 and 1000 houses had been damaged. The hail stones were the size of...
