Travel / Driving to Poland from England - any tips? [264]


They're quite dangerous, that intense red light flashing in your eyes at high speed can't be safe.


:) I had one of those but it pissed me off so much I sold it to some boy racer idiot who ironically lost his licence for speeding within 3 weeks of buying it from me and then wanted his money back.

Love / Hi Guys Iam British And i am went out a polish girl twice [28]

Yay the friday troll is here :)

Travel / Driving to Poland from England - any tips? [264]

BMW sat nav is fuc king shocking, I removed the one from the 7 series as there was really no point to having it and to update it I had to go and visit BMW who wanted a fortune for the update CD. (I take it your on about the e46 model with the widscreen navi and cd drive in the boot)

If you treasure your car don't drive it to Poland, The roads are shocking and I have damaged several of my cars not to mention the peasants will steal parts from it while its parked Headlights, door handles and most definately your "M" badges (these will later be refitted to a **** rusty 4 banger e36 driven by the shaven headed type).

I even had fuel stolen once :( The standard of driving here is really low - non existant coupled with poor roads makes driving a decent car here and keeping it in one piece nearly impossible.

Rent something to drive to Poland like a Mondeo/Vectra etc as the rental cost will be far less than putting your car right when you return to the UK.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]

I can't remember the last time I bought a ticket, I've been asked a few times and just speak to them in English and they go away. Theres no information for non Polish speakers on the trams and buses indicating how the system works and given that Poznan is supposed to be an "international business centre" its laughable that theres nothing in English or German to explain what you are supposed to do unlike pretty much every country i've ever been to.

Law / i have a british learners licence valid for 10yrs can i apply 4 polish licence?? [6]

If you have an full EU licence just keep it as it is. You can legally drive and shouldn't be able to get points too.

UK, Ireland / Polish workers humiliated at the Laurens Patisseries - protest [45]

Race hate against Poland by English factory?


dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1266865/British-cake-firm-race-hate-row-Polish-president-s-death.html

Poles moaning about nothing again?

Travel / Train from UK to Poland... How to do it? [8]

I'm driving to the UK from Poznan tomorrow and have a seat spare, Just splitting the cost of fuel and ferry between 4 of us.

Edit, just realised its the wrong way round.

Travel / Driving to Poland from England - any tips? [264]

I did Poznan to the UK last week in a bmw 320i (petrol) stuck to about 100 mph and used 120 litres to cornwall.

Mine isnt the most frugal of things either, Budget for about 200 GBP and you won't go far wrong.

Life / Some Poles have fine houses [68]

Didn't you buy a f*cking massive palace WB? Thats awesome :)

I find most houses in Poland are just badly layed out. Also the concept of having a living room (one that you don't sleep in) and a dining room are almost unheard of. and what is it with Polish kitchens? they seem to comprise of random bits of furniture which has been rescued from skips.

I have been in some truly awesome flats in the old inner city building of Poznan, If only people looked after them they would actually be amazing.

Life / Some Poles have fine houses [68]


What they really do that? Thats disgusting.

UK, Ireland / driving in england on a Polish license [10]

I would definately give tesco a try and also CIS,

Adrian flux were always good for modified, imported, and track vehicles.

Owning a vehicle is easy, much more straightforward than the ridiculous system in Poland, As for insurance the Polish system is much better. Make sure that she realises that she has to be named on a policy to be covered, I've known a few Polish people get pulled up for it as in Poland the car is insured for any driver but in the UK it is car + designated driver.

Life / Some Poles have fine houses [68]

Can't beat a good old British Rayburn/Aga IMO

Life / Living Costs and life in Poznan? [70]

1) A decent flat in the current climate will cost around 2000 pln and about 300 pln per month for bills. Avoid Wilda, Jezyce and Lazarz as they are pretty rough. If your budget can stretch to it look at "City Park" on Wyspianskiego street, Its awesome and the flats are becoming reasonably priced now. 2700 pln gets you a 1 bedder with access to the on site swimming pool, gym and sauna. Also its a 3 min tram ride from the centre.

dom.gratka.pl/tresc/401-24700071-wielkopolskie-poznan-grunwald-wyspianskiegocity-park.html
dom.gratka.pl/tresc/401-24727449-wielkopolskie-poznan-grunwald-city-park-okolice.html

2) Budget 300 pln per month for utilities and internet although some flats include this,

3) A good meal out will be about 70 pln per head, There are cheaper places but the price reflects the quality. We spend about 150 pln per week on shopping between 2 of us but we do eat a lot of meat, beef etc.

4) Average salary here is ****. I'm not sure what an IT manager will get as i've never worked for a Polish company. I'm guessing you want to aim for 10,000 pln per month.

5) You'll be fine, I've intentionally refused to speak Polish and i've found that anyone worth speaking to can speak English.

Finally when you get here be on your guard for people trying to rip you off. Polish people are generally very un trustworthy and you can find yourself paying double for things as they assume that as you speak english you must be wealthy. This is very common so be on your guard and when getting in a taxi always agree a price first.

Hope this helps.

Life / Living Costs and life in Poznan? [70]

Yes you could get cheaper places but if you're a foriegner living in Poland you might as well get the best you can afford. You can get a house somewhere in the city for that but the chances are it'll be a commute from the centre or in a **** area. Personally city park is the place I would choose if i was staying here. we pay 1800 a month for a place in the suburbs that doesn't even have a pool.

Off-Topic / I need Polish nationals. Who wants to be a millionaire? [54]

This sort of thing would go down a storm in the medical field but I suspect the likes of Emis and System one are eying up Poland as one of their next markets. I've had doctors go to the UK and be astonished by the level of computerisation in General practice and most seem to think its a great idea.

Life / Car test..The Polish equivalent of the MOT [36]

Apparently as long as it has a valid MOT (safety check) from an EU member state the polish registration organisation has to by law honour it so no retesting.

It is worth bearing in mind that Poland is only in the EU when it suits them (ie recieving handouts) so they might try to make things difficult for you.

Life / Smoking vs. Grilling on Balconies / High Rises in Poland [66]

I had a f*ck off massive inflatable paddling pool on my balcony last year and the neigbours hated it, You know those ones where you inflate the ring at the top, I was told off by the administration people as they explained it could make the building fall over. The spoil sport neigbours even complained when i emptied it.

As for having a BBQ's We had one on Sunday and nobody complained.

Law / Import a car to Poland from EU country - how i calculate tax and extra cost? [5]

PM delphiandomine on here, It might be the sort of thing he can help with.

Life / Car test..The Polish equivalent of the MOT [36]

Or rebuilt write offs which shouldn't be allowed back on the road at all.

Australia / How to import my car to Australia from Poland? [26]

I looked at doing this as i'm moving to Sydney in 2 weeks but it seems too much of a ballache for it to be worthwhille, The import duty is crazy over there as is the registration process.

If you go down the carnet du passage route the car has to leave Australia before the Carnet expires and you can't register it in Aus.

The best place to ask would be pomsinoz.com as theres quite a few knowledgable people on there who've actually done this.

I think the general concensus is that unless the car really is something special theres no point in exporting it.

Also if you decide to import it to Aus permanently you MUST have owned the car for more than 12 months otherwise its seen as a commercial import and the GST is much higher.

Unless the car is something like a BMW, Mercedes, Audi or a Japanese model the chances are it won't be able to reach Aussie compliance without loads of work and if its French just forget it.

Love / Dating a Polish guy for three years. Will he ever marry me? [44]

Sorry but what sort of 23 year old would want to marry a women 10 years older than him with 2 kids, Thats not what 23 year olds do, they should be out having fun.

Blunt but true.

Love / My recent experience with a Polish girl. [231]

Sing her this song.

youtube.com/watch?v=N3TNFC7267Q

Australia / How to import my car to Australia from Poland? [26]

Thats probably worth importing though but you must have owned it for 12 months prior to importing, Post on pomsinoz.com mate as theres really loads of people who have experience of doing this.

If you find a solution let me know as I really want to do the same, BTW don't get the new shape 7 series they are hideous compared to the sleek and stylish e38's.

Law / Retirees immigration regulations in Poland [34]

I honestly couldn't think of a worse way to spend the golden years of your life than in Poland knowing that you will most probably die in Poland would be such a depressing thought.

Travel / Collection of dress codes in Poland - what to wear? [95]

a Mankini is always a good move, thats what mikey wears.

Australia / Moving to OZ with Polish Girlfriend [4]

What sort of work is she looking for? Ideally you should try and get someone to sponsor you both on a 457 visa, Thats what I'm on :)

Love / WILDROVERS FIVE YEARS IN POLAND....come to an end...! [132]

That is awesome! I'm glad you've finally found someone who you will be happy with, Of the few times I met you you seemed like a great guy and its great that you will finally be happy, Are you taking the maluch to russia :p

Best wishes from Sydney!

Love / WILDROVERS FIVE YEARS IN POLAND....come to an end...! [132]

That Maluch is going to Moscow, Thats amazing! Its still going then :) I might have to import one here,

Sydney is awesome but with working flat out and flying all over the country for conferences i haven't seen a great deal. I pass the opera house every morning on the ferry to work which is cool,

I might have to take a trip to Moscow at some point, It looks equally as interesting!

This is what you want..... tiny.cc/9c58k

Travel / Changing trains in Poznan [29]

You should be fine changing in 5 minutes, Does it say which platform your connection goes from in advance?

Anyway trains from Poznan to Leszno are quite regular so even if you miss your connection you'll be fine.

Australia / Polska Balanga! New Polish Party in Sydney [31]

I'll probably go to this, Polish beer too? That could be very welcome after the shite aussie beer.