Tesco and Eurotunnel[Copied from another Forum]If you shop at Tesco you'll probably be rewarded with Cash Vouchers. What you may not know is that you can exchange these for 3x their value with Eurotunnel.
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ITALIAN GENEALOGYI am researching my family tree [all UK based], and belong to a Genealogy Group here in the UK - its part of the U3A [an organisation for 'retired persons who want to do things rather than sit at home all d
Wed, 01/04/2017 - 05:24
Cancelling a Eurotunnel Booking I have had to cancel a return trip on Eurotunnel [Car + 2 + Dog], as I have to go into hospital for an op.The booking was 'non-refundable'.I rang them to cancel and they confirmed it was non-
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 08:00
IMU - Its still around I thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th June Paid it via my bank today - emailed them the F24
Fri, 06/13/2014 - 08:56
Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered. Apparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015. They are introducing a two month vignette for 40SF,
Sun, 09/01/2013 - 15:58
Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.One option is to fill up at the L'Eclerc superstores with their SP95 E10 petrol [its a petrol with some ethylene in - generally used in France - which is OK fo
Thu, 07/11/2013 - 04:25
For a change this year we drove down to Italy via Besancon [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]However - Besancon roads are in total chaos as they are digging them up to lay tram routes - this will take about 2 more yea
Wed, 07/10/2013 - 16:44
Can you help?I've just completed making a 'variation' of Limoncello. The only change is that I dispensed with the lemons, I and substituted Sloes that I picked here in the UK at the end of last year.
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:10
In today's GuardianRyanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings
Sat, 11/10/2012 - 09:07
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I don't think that there are any special checks between Italy and France
However, assuming you are in a UK registered car, the automatic number plate system may flag up that you're a Brit, and you could get pulled over just to check you've been in Europe long enough to avoid any speciaL requirements for UK citizens entering France.
( If you're in an Italian registered car, I wouldn't expect any stop at all,,)
Hope so - I was planning for the end of January, but I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen now.
At least we got over in November.
The problem is that France is banning entry to UK citizens from 11pm Friday.
Getting to Italy by road would mean completely avoiding France.
Useful, if you lose the passport- should ease things getting help at the embassy.
I also carry photocopy of Driving Licence.
Latest advice
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy/entry-requirements
In particular, see the bit about date of paper certificate.
I'd suggest you take a few photocopies of any paper certificates. They do show "COPY" faintly in a box, but you can't see it easily, and they still work.
Also photocopies of Passports, just in case
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/eu-pet-passports-how-make-21462647.amp
Interesting response, Clueless in Italy.
I've been reading some web entries about holiday home owners [non-resident] in France. easily getting their dogs an EU Passport
May try my luck with a friendly vet in Italy on our next doggie visit. - its worth a punt.
Governmrnt Website says:-
ITALY
If you hold a paper driving licence or a driving licence from Gibraltar, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, you may need a 1968 IDP. Check with the Italian Embassy.
Similar comment for France
So check with embassies
Why not upgrade(?) to a photo driving licence? Don't need an IDP then.
(World be highly surprised if anyone checks your licence, unless you have an "incident")
It was soooo good to have now managed to get to Italy, albeit for only a short break.
Have now completed the return journey to UK.
Again, not a single border check (Switzerland, Germany or France) on the return.
All we had to do at Eurotunnel, after our passports were checked by French Border Police, was take our online uk Passenger Locator Form and our (paper) Covid Passes to a desk in the Terminal, where details were put on computer by very accommodating staff.
We were then given our Boarding Pass tag and went through uk Passport Control when called for loading on the train.
All pretty easy - except for tunnel problems, (one track not in use - technical difficulties) so 1 hour delay. Felt sorry for people travelling to France as the delay on uk side was about 3 or 4 hours - cars were queueing on the A20 to enter the terminal.