Don't forget - IMU 1st payment due 16th June
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Swiss Motorway Vignette - Online E-Purchase.
You can now buy a e-vignette online. All electronic, so no sticker issued. It work by using your car number plate.
We used to use Book Depository to get books for our Italian friends at Christmas.
Book Depository now closed. Does anyone know of an Italian (or EU) bookshop that will accept orders from the UK and deliver to an Italian address?
Train travel from UK to Italy
Open Log Fires in Piemonte [and other areas]
DRIVING THROUGH FRANCE - LOW EMISSION ZONES.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66449514
Bought mine - less than £5 all in. Took about a week to arrive.
EU Entry Permit Required From 2024
IMU DISCOUNT FOR UK PENSIONERS
I am aware that some posters on this site have got the IMU discount for UK Pensioners with a holiday home in Italy, that is not rented out at all.
Driving to Italy
Just driven down. No longer cheap petrol in Switzerland - fill up in France.
Even Italian petrol is appreciably cheaper than Switzerland
(There was no petrol available in Mulhouse for some reason)
IMU Tax
Don't forget the first payment is due by 16th June
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You also need the EU Passenger Locator Form for entry into Italy.
If you are driving down, depending on which countries you travel through, there other requirements .
You could try Groupama
Government website says you need a Passenger Locator Form and a Covid Test Certificate (less than 48 hours old).
Gluten free eating out in Italy
https://savouritalytours.com/italy-gluten-free-dream-country/
Air in Radiators
As you live in the top flat, air in the system will always tend to collect in your radiators.
I'd suggest that you bleed them every day, rather than waiting for the air to build up in them - bit of a pain, I know, but at least that should get them working more efficiently.
One other thing, if there is a lot of air in the rads, it could indicate a fault in the system, allowing air to enter it. This is often the pump(s). If they are old/worn, or under sized for the job, that could be a major cause. Raise that with the porter when you speak to him. Check the servicing frequency for the system with him.
Good luck
Plus charges for gas, water and electrics - even when the place is empty (Standing Charges). Plus annual gas boiler service charge (mandatory).
How easy was it to get the COVID19 test in Italy? Also, what type of test was it? (PCR or Lateral Flow), and what is the cost?
Glad to see that the Italian 5 day quarantine requirement for UK citizens who are double jabbed will stop on Tuesday - just get a COVID19 test within 48 hours of arrival.
Hopefully we'll get there this year.
Get a new passport in your maiden name? ( I think that's allowable, but not sure)
As long as you aren't in a hurry - I gather there are big delays issuing passports at present.
Are they still requiring uk residents to quarantine on entry to Italy?