Law / Polish EU Drivers Licence - can I get one the easy way (by paying for it)? [185]

Finland has the right idea, they teach you how to drive properly ie, correcting slides, power sliding, snow driving, its similar to rallying lessons, This produces good drivers who are able to cope with whatever happens which is necessary when on the road as things can go wrong and drivers should know how to correct it. It has long been my belief that skid pan training and a few laps of a track should be incorporated into driving lessons to prove you are a compentent driver.

Look at Polish drivers for example, they seem to have no idea about road position and how to take a corner effectively ie braking before you enter and powering on as you exitto keep the rear wheels in check (RWD only)

My instructor explained to me that a car is like a piece of string and you should aim to keep it tight at all times to maintain the best traction.

Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]

@jedi

I've been to Poznan auto gielda a few times and the pricing people put on their cars is very optimistic, I personally wouldn't dream of buying a car here in PL as the regulations governing the practice of rebuilding wrecks are somewhat none existent.

A good source of LHD cars is tradecarview.com its buying direct from Japan I used to do it with skylines and imprezas back in the day when they were popular and the stuff from japan is always very low mileage and maintained very well due to their strict emissions laws and their version if the MOT (shaken test)

Shipping from JP to a UK port is usually about £300 per unit. If you need any help i would be happy to help.

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

Polish people are extremely rude especially females who seem to think they are better than everyone else and seem to have got it into their heads that they are all highly attractive when this clearly isn't the case. Educated blokes seem to be fairly civil and happy to help but the ones who are thick are just khunts.

Law / CHINESE TO BUILD POLISH ROADS.... [92]

I reckon even the chinese would do a better job of building the roads than the Poles, They couldn't even manage to get that little stretch of autostrada right between nowy tomysl and Poznan and now it has to be rebuilt.

It seems that the people who work on the roads don't give a **** what the finished product looks like and the companies that oversee these projects are riddled with corruption which doesn't make for a good finished product,

they should get the japanese in to build the roads, If they can renew an entire motorway overnight after an earthquake they should be able to build the entire motorway network here in lets say, a month?

UK, Ireland / Cheap calls to the UK from Poland [30]

I swear by vonage as you get a proper phone and the computer doesn't have to be on to recieve calls,

Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]

In Japan its fashionable to have a LHD although they drive on the same side of the road as us for some strange reason,

Imported cars normally come with full service history and a "JUMVEA" certificate which certifies the mileage. Its also illegal over there to rebuild write offs etc. When you look at cars from japanese dealers they measure the condition on a scale of 1 - 4 4 being the best and 1 being needs work on the panels anything with structural damage has to be crushed by law (maybe the poles should take note)

I would be more than happy to help you source something from wherever I can find one as i'm sure we can find something.

As for the Gieldas i had the same sort of feeling, When spending £1000 on a car history doesn't matter too much but any more than that i would always demand service history.

Personally i wouldn't touch anything for sale inside Poland as the majority are in some way dodgy.

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

Fill up with fuel before you get on the boat as fuel on the continent is expensive, make sure your tyres have more than 5mm of tread all round and are matching brands and type, (legal requirement in ze fazzerland) From calais to the polish border should take around 9 hours maximum, if you do it overnight. Try to travel through germany on a sunday as there are no lorries on sundays.

Law / Polish EU Drivers Licence - can I get one the easy way (by paying for it)? [185]


If you can already drive then passing the test in the uk should be easy for you and take a matter of weeks, do your theory which is easy and then do a weeks intensive course which you should pass,

sorry our laws don't allow you to drive on a provisional in europe but you can see it makes sense.

Although the oz way does seem to be quite a good way, do you have to take a test or can you just jump in a skyline attach the p plates and go for it?

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

that explains why there are so many wrecks on the road, I know for a fact our maluch wouldn't pass a UK MOT,

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

I always thought cars due there first MOT often needed loads doing to them as they often havent been looked at for the first 3 years?

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

Fair point really, I suppose its in the UK where new cars get abused company cars, and leased cars in general.

UK, Ireland / Fish and chips - do Polish people in the UK like this? [108]


Poles don't seem to have any taste in food whatsoever,

It would do well in poznan with all the expats though :)

UK, Ireland / Fish and chips - do Polish people in the UK like this? [108]


English arrogance? Poles are the most arrogant people in the world,


They prefer to eat bottom feeding fish such as Carp. If that can be battered and served with chips you will do very well indeed.

Also how would you incorporate raw cabbage, pickled cucumbers and mayonnaise into a fish supper?

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


Thats probably the case actually, I've been too busy laughing at it to actually drive it so maybe they expect it not to cover too many miles in a year as not many drivers could get behind the wheel without laughing so much they are unable to drive.

Inspired thinking by fiat :D

UK, Ireland / Sad life of a Polish migrant in the UK. Ch. 5 - Racism [259]

Poland is extremely racist, you shun people from different cultures etc, I wouldn't say the UK was racist in fact our laws and political correctness favour non Brits.

Maybe as a country the extreme political correctness is making us become more racist i'm not sure as its now starting to get ridiculous.

Maybe people are racist towards you because you are a white christian and in the UK this is no longer acceptable.

UK, Ireland / Sad life of a Polish migrant in the UK. Ch. 5 - Racism [259]


Not so much towards other europeans although it does happen but i knew an indian guy studying in poland and he got loads of abuse,

Genealogy / Polish person's average height? [210]

I thought polish people were really tall,

Classifieds / English cuisine week in Lidl shops in Poland [203]

I bought the pathetic attempt at fish and chips in a bag, they were truly disgusting, no where near the quality you get at the chip shop on padstow harbour.

will try the waffles although they aren't really english, The microwave roasts look quite good though.

News / RHD cars in Poland - my campaign to change the rules in Poland [128]

Delphian,

How do i register a UK car here in Poland? Off on sunday to buy an audi but the MOT and tax have run out and want to get it registered in Poland. Possible?

News / RHD cars in Poland - my campaign to change the rules in Poland [128]

I've perfected the overtaking these days, I can do it on my own it just sometimes takes longer to find a stretch to pass,

what do you mean ridiculous wrong way round cars? We do it the correct way its all you other countries who let left handed nepolean change the side on which you travel :p

News / RHD cars in Poland - my campaign to change the rules in Poland [128]


Whats wrong with that one for hot and one for cold, At least our plugs don't fall out of the wall when hoovering and spark everytime you plug something in :p


Exactly Harry! Case closed,

News / RHD cars in Poland - my campaign to change the rules in Poland [128]

Correct!


Most definitely correct.

It seems that Poland is the only country in the EU who won't let people register RHD cars, In the UK we allow LHD cars to be registered so why should it be any different?

News / RHD cars in Poland - my campaign to change the rules in Poland [128]

Its perfectly safe to drive a rhd in a lhd environment and vice versa provided that you make concessions when overtaking etc ie dropping back from the car you want to pass to get a clear view of the road, I've driven thousands of miles in a rhd car in europe and never had any problems whatsoever.

From a safety point of view using your right hand to control the direction of travel makes much more sense as does changing gear with your left hand, In normal daily life if you are right handed you don't use your left hand to do complex tasks so why should you do the same when driving? Also studies show if you are right handed you are also right eyed thus making your right eye more suitable for taking in more information ie oncoming traffic.

News / RHD cars in Poland - my campaign to change the rules in Poland [128]

Shouldn't be a problem at all, you might need to change the headlights to lhd spec ie the beam points the right way when dipped for driving on the right. The law has changed now and Poland have to allow the registration of rhd vehicles. I shall be doing it myself next week so i can let you know how i get on.

Kudos to you for driving a smart car all the way to Poland though, its a bad enough drive in the 7 series :D

News / RHD cars in Poland - my campaign to change the rules in Poland [128]

Insurance companies have to pay out regardless, they may not pay out for repair to your vehicle but they still have to provide third party only cover provided that there are no major defects with the car.

Shouldn't be too difficult to fix if its just in limp home mode, Not sure how expensive parts are here but my a4 used to have major problems with earthing which caused the ignition amplifier located on the top of the airbox to keep getting fried which also made the coil packs keep blowing.

Might be worth a look, if you do want to sell though let me know as i would be very interested!

Love / Insultive opinions about Polish girls... [139]

I personally just don't like the stuck up attitude of many that I have met, Also poles in general seem to have horrific manners not just the girls. I'm so happy my girlfriend is English.

Love / Insultive opinions about Polish girls... [139]


I get the impression from people i've met here in Poznan that they judge people on what qualifications they have, what car they drive, how big their house is etc and that annoys me somewhat It also seems to be the case with a lot of polish people that if they have a little bit of cash they have to flaunt it and then they are exempt from displaying any form of courtesy to other people.

Regarding manners i've noticed when waiting to pay for something in the supermarket even if you only have one thing its common for some fake tanned bint to push in front with a weeks worth of shopping and make you wait.

Also just the other week our neighbour parked his car behind ours blocking it in on the drive without asking (if they had asked there wouldn't have been a problem) when i tried to move to go to the shop they came out and started swearing at me. its our ******* space we pay to rent it and they have one of there own.

Driving, well don't get me started....

Getting off a tram people always push to get on before you have got off.

Also when going to a shop the girl working there always looks like someone has murdered her sainted mother well judging by her face you would assume this. This occurs in every shop and they always make customers feel like they are inconveniencing the people working there by actually buying things (when will they learn that the customers pay their ******* wages and if they don't like the job find another)

Obviously i've met some great people whilst i've been here but there does seem to be an awful lot of miserable, rude and generally stuck up people.

Love / My husband is Polish and I was wondering why he drinks all the time. [66]

does he wear t shirts he gets free with multipacks of lager?

Love / My husband is Polish and I was wondering why he drinks all the time. [66]

Sorry but this guy sounds like a class A cock, Theres no excuse to ever come home drunk and start fights with your partner no matter what country he comes from. He is clearly an alcholic and needs to address this problem.

Classifieds / Maluch restoration party in Poznan with beer [21]

Not yet, I wish, actually its a bit poorly at the moment and needs a new oil pump and exhuast :( I've neglected it and bought another bmw.