Study / Polish Language Classes in Rzeszow [12]

Empik in the rynek have been running group classes for people wanting to learn Polish for a while now, not too expensive from what I've heard as well.

Australia / Mail problem- Poland to Australia, delivery time frame [40]

Probably just delayed due to the Christmas backlog, when I've sent mail by priority to Perth it normally takes around 3 weeks to get there, economy can take up to and sometimes longer than 3 months, but I suggest always registering your letter in the future as it doesn't cost that much more.

Law / UK driving license mess in Poland [72]


Yes he is, as my understanding is that under UK law if you change address you have to advise DVLA of your new address (and you can't register an overseas address) and not doing so can result in a maximum 1000 pound fine, if caught in the UK, it can also invalidate your UK insurance if you have the wrong address on your licence.

But with regards to being in Poland, my understanding of EU law is "If you move to another country, you can drive there with your current licence as long as it remains valid" Having an incorrect address as far as I'm aware does not invalidate the licence or right to drive. So technically you can use your UK licence until it expires or until 2033 when everyone has to have the same licence type throughout Europe.

As an aside, I swapped mine to Polish on advice from my insurer here, and if i ever return to the UK I'll swap it back to a UK one, or a Scottish one if they get independence :P

Life / What are the best cars to buy in Poland? [40]

Bought mine (Suzuki Swift) from a guy that advertised on allegro, guy had full documentation, service history etc and no problems so far. I had looked at Skodas before but their spec. level for the price was a lot lower and the VWs were even more expensive. Buying in Poland for me was just like buying anywhere, you just need to be cautious and make sure you know what you're paying for.

Australia / Mail problem- Poland to Australia, delivery time frame [40]

Krystle, I sent a package on the 13th of June this year going with the cheapest postal option (ship), arrived in Perth, WA last week. Sent another package in July priority post (air) and it arrived 2 weeks later in Adelaide. If it went by ship allow 3 months at least.

Travel / Sports Bar in Rzeszów..any suggestions? [2]

Warka (beside Ambassador hotel) & Jamesons (Ul. Moniuszki, down past the Post Office off 3-go maja and kind of opposite the markets) tends to play all the football games. Irish does sometimes but not always.

Australia / Looking for Polish lessons in Perth, Australia [32]

The only place that offered Polish in Perth about 2 years ago was TAFE and it was a basic beginners course. Though after i did the course i managed to organise private lessons with the teacher. If you want more information PM me and i can send you the teachers email address. Otherwise contact Sylwia :) And Sylwia if you're interested in teaching Polish, the two places i would contact would be TAFE and also the University of Western Australia as they run short extension courses for non-university students, i studied Italian there for a short while and i know they had Spanish, Russian and some Asian language courses but no Polish.

Best of luck.

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

I went to Alior and had no problem. I went with my passports and Zameldowanie (the 3 month one) the guy spoke broken English but was very pleasant. I even opened it using my folks address in Australia, as he wanted a permanent address not the temporary Polish one. The only other thing i needed was a mobile number to get a code whenever doing online payment. They have an account that has no fees and can withdraw from any ATM for free if you have more than 10,000PLN in the account or if i think you deposit more than 2000PLN a month. Hope that helps.

Travel / Looking for a good map of Poland on the Net [19]

i use zumi.pl