I have been a tax resident in Spain for five years and have just paid 2017 year, my problem is this and I hope someone can confirm or correct please. I sold my house in January this year and have now been informed that to remain " fiscal resident " and avoid 16% tax on sale I need to reside in Spain...

I have just been informed by the policia local that I need to get a license to spray the weeds in my garden, is this correct ? if so where do I get one from ?

Could we have a wip round and rebuild Hadrians Wall > or maybe contact Trumpy as he is good at walls.

Thanks for info. I am with Linea Direct here and telephoned Direct Line in UK and they said that they would not accept spanish NCB , I then tried Aviva and they will accept it so asked for quote and for roughly the same cover and excess the premium was about the same as I am paying here.

I am returning to UK and will insure my new UK car there , can I retain my Spanish NCB and use to insure in UK ? I am currently insured with Linea Direct.. they say that Direct Line UK is a different company.. any help appreciated..

When in the area of Antequera be careful to respect the road speed limits as the enforcement officers are in attendence ! The roads in the area of El Torcal can be 40 kph,,,The village of Villaneuva de la Conception has some decent restaurants and Tapas bars....

I have parked in P3 at the airport, when I left the car they gave me a peice of paper with details of intercom in airport to contact them on my return , I can not remember where to find intercom, is it easy to find and with a sign ?

Thanks for all the comments much appreciated, I think I will be sticking, I can not get fibre where I live and all Movistar offers are based on that so I will have to wait for another one to come around....Better the devil, as they say !!!

I have a Movistar landline and Internet and it has been suggested that I should change to BT as they offer a good service and costs less, does anyone have any experience of BT ? any comments would be appreciated....

Thanks guys great info as usual

Can you tell me the cost of using Smart DNS service please ?

To get travel cover with Aviva you must have been resident in UK for at least six months , be registered with UK GP and be liable to pay tax in UK ,, the quote I received was very competative but if you are a UK resident there are so many options, all the banks offer a very good policy, dont take a ...

Is it still 1004 to report a telephone fault to Movistar ? Have been trying several times without any luck.

I understand there is also a two euro a month standing charge, plus IVA of course, just cancelled ours.

Sadly the ferry service from Santander and Gijon to Poole is ceasing and not intended to resume, only leaves Brittany with monopoly, shame....

If you have someone tailgating you simply turn on your sidelights, which look like brakelights, and accelerate away, they will soon get fed up with that and drop back.

Rather amusing when I rented a car in USA the guy looked at my spanish license and thought the " E " stood for Egypt !!!

I notice that now shop assistants and staff always greet you with a smile and are very polite, check outs only have a few people waiting , I guess they now realise that it is important to keep the customer happy, after all we do pay their wages.

In America some airlines are starting to charge for " carry on " luggage, how long before Ryanair start this.

Went to Gibraltar yesterday ( sunday ), arrived there at 10.30 am and drove straight in did not even have to stop at border, left there at 6pm and again drove straight out with no stopping, all very good, as a matter of interest I took the toll road from Malaga and it costs 19 euros return but saves...