Law / Right Hand Drive cars in Poland 'indefinitely' but not registered - doable? [21]

Is it true that RHD or right hand drive cars are to be given the nod in Poland for proper registration from 01.01.2015?

If so, link to this info, please.

UK, Ireland / The Guardian Newspaper looking to speak to Polish people who have recently arrived in the UK [5]


They won't know your title unless you call it The Grauniad.

Love / Learning a language solely for your partner [21]


I give 'em [them] 2 months before the honeymoon period wears off :)

Love / Learning a language solely for your partner [21]


Not necessarily !


And he's not kidding, as even the Dummies book (and I am a dummy I readily admit) struggles to break it down into easy chunks.

News / Self-important Warsaw mayor [18]

If true, I totally condemn that and all similar. It's nauseating to think anyone would do that.

Love / Want to know the way I can marry my lovely Polish girl in Poland [8]

Well, you never know, PF might have become an integral part of his life to guide him through the wird and wonderful maze that is PL. or he may now post under a different name and be involved regularly. On the other hand, he may be divorced and now living in Ruislip.

Love / Want to know the way I can marry my lovely Polish girl in Poland [8]

Be interesting to hear from the OP.
Did you marry (as it was 3 years ago) and are you still married? If so, children? If not, did you divorce and also remarry or leave Poland for another country or home?

Work / Average salary to live&work in Wrocław? Local Credit Suisse opinions. [33]

Average salary if you get a job at a call centre and speak good English - about US$600

You probably need to make approx. US$1400 a month for a reasonable but still obviously modest lifestyle if you have a family. Probably US$400 more to be reasonably comfortable.

See also https://polishforums.com/work/information-wroclaw-finding-job-chef-average-55372/

Work / Salaries in corporations vs elsewhere in Poland; interview procedures [8]


That's very much how it seems to me too.

And OP don't forget it works out at about 33% less after taxes.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


It isn't, unless the person moving to Poland has a lot of money and doesn't need to work or has a 'just can't fail' business idea, has a skill in an IT discipline or similar in demand role, or has a friend in Poland who will give him or her a decent paying job regardless. Even if able to get hired for IT or some in demand role, the wages are something like 1/3 of the UK and probably 1/5 of the USA. Yet the price of most food is nearly the same as the UK (except bread, vodka, beer, apples and a few other staples) and higher than the States. If a person has none of those skills, the best they're likely to get if in or near a city is working in a call centre for US$600 a month. After deducting $400 for rent, there's not going to be much left for much of a lifestyle such as running a car, entertainments, buying nice things, etc. That's why it's usually only those with a job arranged that enter Poland. (If a person speaks Polish, wages in ordinary roles are still not much higher than the call centre unless at manager level, by the way).

Law / VAT number as a sole trader vs a company VAT number in Poland / 'trading as' question [10]

Thanks MIPK. This is now the second invoice from yet another company that I am being asked to pay VAT on, and yet with and no VAT number anywhere showing.


Thanks Legate.

Law / VAT number as a sole trader vs a company VAT number in Poland / 'trading as' question [10]

Merged: How do I check a company or person's VAT number?

I read on another thread that someone NIP might also be their VAT number. However, that was later said to be incorrect.

If someone charges me VAT, should their VAT number be on their invoice? And how do I check the VAT number is genuine or the trader is indeed VAT registered?

This is the only site I found ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do?selectedLanguage=pl

I'd like to check if someone is registered using their name or business name, but I don't know how.

Life / Broadband internet in Wroclaw (AeraAer Network vs Netia vs Dialog) [4]

List of IPs: wroclawinternet.pl

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]


Absolutely, what's up with people like that? It's sad and actually evil.

Back to the topic please

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]

Funnily enough he was on Yesterday yesterday in Who Do You Think You Are? He modestly confessed he was probably one of 1000 odd descended from the same royal.

Life / Unmetered landline internet in Poland (bez limitu) [5]

That's a relief! I've been glued to Filmon and Youtube for the last 2 days almost solid :)

Work / Tax saving options in Poland [4]

Surely if everyone pays tax on what is due (although ZUS which kicks in from day 1 for a new business and stifles enterprise for that very reason needs an overhaul big time) then we are giving PL (and our own future) a better chance of improving? Better roads, better everything. Surely tax receipts put to use to improve the country (instead of subsidising foreign firms' tax bills needlessly) becomes a virtuous circle in a country such as this which is pretty much still finding its feet? Am I naïve? I like to think not if tax receipt spending oversight is diligent.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


When all the Polish people went to the UK and started work on a PAYE or self-employed basis, were they not liable for income tax to the Poland govt and not HMRC for a certain period, eg their first 183 days perhaps? And if they have interest or share divs back home in PL, that interest tax and div tax is due to HMRC is it not?

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


Doesn't a person have to forget about topping up their UK ISA after that, and also pay tax to Poland on their UK income such as shares and interest on savings?

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


Sounds like you're ready for your adventure, and hopefully all will go well. Just a quick word on the 2 months in each city thing if you choose that -- it's not easy to find landlords who do 2 just months, most want a 1-year contract, but also most lets are via agents and they charge a fee for the rental like Scotland used to before it was outlawed. So you'll have that extra expense. The fee is anything from 25-100% of a month's rent depending on how you negotiate and how hungry the agent is that month. A small number of agents charge nothing, however, look for bez / 0% / nie / prowizji or similar in ads.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]

I'd be a tad surprised if the UK doesn't record when a person comes and goes via a passport number or scan. Possibly Poland does too. Remember, the UK is not in Schengen so there is a border when entering the UK and also you show your passport at the airport when leaving Poland for the UK. I'd be surprised if they haven't got a system in place.

Life / Which nations do Poles like the most / the least? [148]

I don't know much about £ódż except what was in a very popular British tabloid newspaper :) thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4728585/Polish-city-thats-moved-to-Britain.html

But it's great to read what you had to say (and in really good English, better than mine!!)

Life / Which nations do Poles like the most / the least? [148]


I dunno, I suppose I just imagined those who remained fled. It's good to see Jewish people here, but somewhat surreal. (I know that sounds odd, sort of thing.)

Life / Which nations do Poles like the most / the least? [148]

Interesting and thanks for sharing this with the forum.

It's very interesting, fascinating really, for some of us to read about how the Jewish people continue in Poland in modern times. We had come to think there were none left in Poland.

Are there other Jewish children in your school? Many or not many? I assume you're in a big city somewhere.

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]

I don't know how accurate stats are. But I do know about queues in London because Poles reported back to me that their queues were long for a vote somewhere, presumably it was at the embassy in 2007 (I am not sure exactly when). Remember, turnout is not great in elections in the UK, so you don't need every Pole in the UK to vote to make a difference. Labour usually play to the immigrant gallery and always have, as any newspaper report will confirm.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]

He has to pay tax on his UK-derived income to the Poland tax office, doesn't he? That means if he lets (rents out) his home in the UK and earns UK interest on savings - it comes under the Poland tax office after a period of time, does it not? Doesn't it also mean that his oil exploration income is also taxed by Poland?

A reasonable flat in a city of 2 or 3 rooms is about 400 quid a month to rent excluding bills but including service charge.

Also, if a driver, tolls have to be paid on motorways now I think. And food is almost the same price as the UK.

It's all these expenses that makes me wonder how Poles afford to live in Poland, given the wages are so low compared to the UK. Rents here are double that of the UK when compared to 'normal' wages.

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]

A lot of Poles there do. There were queues of Poles there to vote a few years back.

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]


Immigrants traditionally vote Lab not Con, don't they? That's what the journos always say, anyhoo...

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]

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No one wise should buy a home in a foreign country until they have lived there for quite a long time and become certain they want to stay. Renting is sensible until a person knows whether they want to stay. And that usually means trying it for a year or more.

I also see no one has mentioned the tax situation. UK single person tax free allowance GBP10K (10 thou) approx. Poland GBP600 (six hundred) approx.