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We have an apartment in Mallorca, Spain and currently rent cars. This works well, as we have found a decent private operator, but are looking for a slightly better standard of car as we increase our use...
Do you know of a Satnav (UK and Europe) with integral speed limit indication and speed camera warning or a Satnav with integral 'Road Angel Gem' facilities, please?
We recently took a holiday in France with our cocker spaniel. We experienced a problem with the car, which had to be left there for repatriation later, but the RAC cover worked very well for getting us...
A friend of mine has been sent a speeding ticket relating to an incident in France, last year. He has been quoted 190 Euros fine, whilst he was driving a minibus in the Paris, Alsace region. I understand...
I have a seven month contract to teach English in Italy and was intending to drive there in my Ford Focus and use it for daily transport to the school in Naples. However, my insurance company tells me...
My wife and I intend to make regular trips to Nice, France, in the future, and we are trying to decide which would be the best left-hand drive car to buy for use there. It needs to be small, about 18 months...
I have just this morning received a notice in the post of a fine for 375 EUROS for a speeding offence committed in the south of France 15 months ago. The entire notice was in French so actually took me...
We are soon to go to Spain on holiday and have bought a package, which includes car hire and insurance. I have heard of some scams being employed by foreign insurers and am worried I’ll get ripped off....
I shall be emigrating to Thailand in the next two years and would like to export my 2005 Ford Mustang GT that I have owned since new. I have tried to research the legalities and tax implications but cannot...
My wife and I regularly do house swaps for the whole summer. This year we are off to the States and as part of the deal we are swapping cars. However, our insurer would not add the American visitors to...
 

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