So we took the Berlingo and trailered the FJR1300 down to the house no worries, even managed to take the Wood Burner in the back of the car so another worry over.
- get the FJR registered
- get the Berlingo Registered and Insured (all risk and Assistance)
- connect the hob to a gas source
- get the wood burner into the house
- entertain our first visitors (Bikes)
- have aperitifs with the french neighbours
- get some riding in
- visit new friends in Abusson
- view and instigate Wendy's mum and Tony's purchase of a house in St Dizier (Bourganeuf)
We took this to the prefecture up the road and with the right forms pre-completed (Basic inf0 on the bike and proof of identity) we approached the teller and were surprised at how easy it was. We simply handed the forms in (signed them) we gave the V5 in (retaining the export part) gave the Certificate of Conformance, and proof of living in France (EDF Bill again) - we were told to sit and wait and within 20 Min's we were in receipt of our Carte Grise (French V5) for 182 euros for the JR and 151 euros for the Berlingo. Number plates cost a total of 49 euros for the car bike and trailer. SORTED...
The insurance worked out at slightly cheaper for the Berlingo than that of Nowrich Union Direct but it now included full riskes for any driver and came with full european breakdown assistance.
So we are moving forward at a rapid rate of knotts we take the furniture over in July when I hope to Register the Triumph Rocket 111. Then in Sept we are over again for the duration...
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Whats the tax situation like over there in France? I heard there is a "homeowner" annual tax - must be like council tax, and [obviously] business tax on your home/property.
Also - have you looked in to Broadband connectivity to your B&B?
The tax situation is the same as any country - if you work there for more than 182 days you pay income tax. here is a good link
http://www.thisfrenchlife.com/thisfrenchlife/2004/02/totting_up_your.html which will give some explanation and links...
this is a PSF file which has loads of info but beware things do change from year to year...
http://www.impots.gouv.fr/portal/deploiement/p1/fichedescriptive_1006/fichedescriptive_1006.pdf
There are two house/property related taxes one is for the commune and one for the Country I have only seen my commune tax bill which was 176 euro's for last year I expect it will go up approx 30 euro's I have been informed that the Country one is approx the same. added together this is equatable to 1 sixth of my current Poll tax bill (2 months worth)
Broadband - yes I have there are many options similar to the UK - in Le Theil there is a connection but it must be indicated that you are going to want Broadband when first connecting your line as there are currently wo exchanges in our area but only one which can carry Broadband. I suspect we will go with Wanadoo.fr because everyone I have spoken to is on it even the local businesses and they say local knowledge is king...
It is my intention to set Broadband up in July (given time) so I will be able to comment more then. The cost is similar to the UK ie 29.99 euro's a Month though the bandwidth is less currently.
Thanks for the info. We are following your blog with interest. We too are in the process of buying a place in France in the Barousse Valley area of the Midi-Pyrenees, although not moving lock-stock-n-barrel to the country just yet (a few more years to go).
Hi Nomad
Who have you insured your FJR bike with ?
lsd
(FJR owner who's also moving to France soon)
I have not yet insured it in France something I still need to do however to answer the question:
Insurance is slightly different in France than in the UK. I have not heard of a Rider policy where you can insure more than one bike on a single insurance but as Insurance (Assurance in France) is usually a small franchise in towns you can get good discounts when you insure more than one vehicle so we have insured the car with the local man and will no doubt do all the bikes the same way.
Interestingly you insure the vehicle not the rider in France so anyone with the appropriate license can ride/drive the vehicle as long as it is not rented to them...
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