UK, Ireland / Buying a car in Poland from UK [16]

by any chance is it the english jag?

UK, Ireland / Buying a car in Poland from UK [16]

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UK, Ireland / Buying a car in Poland from UK [16]

There is a polish equivalent of an MOT but it is very different and allot easier to pass one thing they do not check is emissions here and this is what most older cars will fail on in the UK. The guy could be honest but as was said above he could not be. I would see if you can get it checked out by a mechanic first worth the flight over to stop you losing money.

When you buy the car it will have documents a id document which is a small piece of paper and a thing that looks like an eu passport you must have both plus they will fill in a contract of sale.

My advice is to not do it but if you are going to take a flight and have a look.

Do you know any polish people nearby

If you want PM me the link and I will do some digging and give you some more advice

Love / Trying to get Married in Poland - I'm English, my bride to be is Polish [7]

I would guess this would be your Decree Absalute,

Have it translated
Your best bet is to go with you other half to the local town hall try to find someone who is not a total unhelpfull person (which will be hard and show them) what is your local town hall ie where you want to marry??

Love / Trying to get Married in Poland - I'm English, my bride to be is Polish [7]

I did this myself albeit in 2012 I will tell you What I went through

You will need

Your birth certificate the big one with your parents names and professions etc

A deed on non-impediment which can be obtained from any UK registry office (I believe this is the 039)

Your passport

In Poland you will need all these documents translated with an official Stamp

Then prior to the wedding you will have to visit the Local town hall again with a certified translator to sign some paperwork.

Next is down to the priest or person who will administer the service sometimes will require you to have a translator at the service I was lucky as my priest spoke English and was a cool dude!!! very rare in Poland. If it is not a cool priest he may want you to attend wedding preparation classes etc etc

O and are you Catholic if not you will have to go the civil route

Any questions let me know

Real Estate / Planning permission for garage building in Poland [5]

Hi there,

I am by no means an expert here but we had a similar debate about building a greenhouse and a shed next to our border fence and the conclusion we came to was that it is not covered in the act.

This is the paragraph which refers to what a building is:

ACT
of 7 July 994 BUILDING LAW

2) building - it shall mean such a building object which is permanently connected to the
ground, separated in spatial terms by means of building partitions and has foundations and a roof;

Because our shed and Greenhouse were erected on concrete blocks which sounds like your shed we concluded they were not included in the building law.

Generally, if you have a good relationship with your neighbors not much is a problem

USA, Canada / Car Export from USA / Canada to Poland [30]

Also to register a car you will need a tax number which involves allot of faff took me 4 months

Love / What to expect at a bachelor party in Poland? [15]

Batchelor parties in Poland are relatively new thing brought over from the US actually but I would say it will almost certainly involve a lot of drinking of vodka. Having been to one I can only tell you about 1 experience but I think it will almost certainly follow the same lines. Polish parties generally take place around a table with plenty of food with the drink being vodka drunk neat and chased with some juice. Make sure you eat and eat as this is the only way to avoid getting absolutely drunk. Normally I would suggest taking a bottle of nice Vodka to this kind of party. If your budget can stretch to it I would recommend Belvedere goes for around 175 pln per bottle. I would say a contribution is probably not needed but depends on where they are doing it Poles in general are extremely generous and any party will be fully catered for. Tell me where you are staying and when the party is and I may be able to give you some insights as north and south Poland differ in marriage traditions

USA, Canada / Bought an item in Poland, shipped to the US. Help to track it. [8]

HAve you tried this

emonitoring.poczta-polska.pl

Real Estate / Renting out my appartment in Poland - how to do it properly [12]

If you have a contract you are half way there. The only thing you will have todo is let your local tax office know you are doing so and then pay the tax it is about 8% of the rental income that you will recieve also you need to arrange for the podatek grunt (land tax to be paid we had nightmare as we forgot this and ended up inserious trouble talk to your gimna about whether they can send it to you abroad. Also check as you may already pay it as part of your service charge if so its easier you will just have to continue paying this. thats about it I think any more questions let me know

UK, Ireland / Advise needed on having a UK RHD car from the UK here in Poland [8]

having a rhd car in Poland is not a problem in terms of the Police, in fact, it is easier. I had one for some time here the trick is when they pull you over just don't speak any polish generally the Police don't speak English and the can't be arsed to get a translator. It is a nightmare on long journeys for overtaking as you have to pull all the way out before you can see if it is safe to pass and in my opinion it's dangerous. I would, however, check out your UK insurance as mine had a maximum 90 days out of the country rule so just in case you have an accident it's worth checking

In terms of going from RHD to LHD I looked into this too. Once you look at the cost of parts ie you will have to buy a new dashboard and normally a new wiring loom and pay a really good mechanic to fit it. When I looked into it the prices was not worth it plus doesn't matter how good your electrician is normally there will be something that will not work. Also you will get 0 resale value as the car will be a conversion and people are scared of how well its been done. The only car that you can do it on economically due to no need to buy many parts is a Landrover Freelander 1 but they are so cheap now here no point investing in one. I found a guy who could do a Landrover Freelander 1 for around 3500pln

Law / Maintenance Claim From Mother - Poland [19]

Having obtained some leagal advice it very much appears some kind of payment is unavoidable the court will assess joint incomes and a Financail separation will not help as the assessment will take place on last years Tax return which took place when we were not financailly separate. Having looked at the claim the majority of her expenses are made up of rent and living expenses for an apartment "which she lives in alone" (not true) one thing that I don't understand is this apartment and expenses are completely unaffordable based on her declared income some 1200 pln rent alone is 1000 pln and her income and expenses have not changed for at least 2 years so the question is can we ask her to prove how she was affording it before. I know the answer to this but surely this is a question the court should ask??

Law / Maintenance Claim From Mother - Poland [19]

Thanks for all the advice

Your a star

Law / Maintenance Claim From Mother - Poland [19]

Thanks for the response

My wife is not an only child but her siblings live in England so it appears she has come after us as we are the easier targets as we live here.

I do agree that there is a responsibility to parents and if the claim was truly for food and shelter I would pay it but with her weekly visits to the nail bar hairdresser and beautician I think food is not what she wants funding here. Money for us is not easy Polish salaries joy so I don't see why my family should go without to find her so I will take all steps to prevent this.

Does she have to sue all siblings??

Law / Maintenance Claim From Mother - Poland [19]

Thanks terri,

Ouch so I am also responsible for my mother in law great... One more question if I may I have heard of a process where you can separate marrital assets and income. Normally done pre marriage but can be done post I have been told If I do so will this exclude my income and assets. and yes dragenhamdave she does live in Poland unfortunately