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Purchasing a motor bike in greece
Hello we have a caravan in Greece and wanted to purchase a motorbike there to leave there and use when we are there. Has anyone done this and/or can anyone advise? tia
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Maximum days on multi trip annual travel insurance.
I am looking to buy a multi trip travel insurance and I would like a policy with a longer maximum stay, e.g. 45, 60, 90 day stay. Does anyone know of good multi trip policies with longer stays. Any advice welcome! Part of the reason that I would like to to this, is that I currently don't have a real job, but I am using…
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Nationwide FlexPlus Travel Insurance Query
Hi all Been very fortunate despite a lot of travelling to never really have any flight issues until this year. Earlier in the month while already mid-trip in Germany our flight home was cancelled due to industrial action by security staff. Aware this does not qualify from any compensation from the airline as it is beyond…
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Is this usual? Travel company taken over by another company.
I booked a short UK package break holiday in 2021 that departed in Sept 2022. In August 2022 the original travel company went into administration and I had a call stating that this had happened and was I happy for my holiday to be transferred to a new company who had taken over the old company. I agreed to this. The…
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Passport Validity
I am going to Gran Canaria in April 2023 my passport issue date is June 2013 and expiry date is August 2023 is the extra 2 months still valid for travel or is the 10 years now from issue date?
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Where can I book a DIY package holiday and still get ATOL protection?
As I understand it, 'DIY' holidays are covered by the same ATOL protection as traditional package holidays when the flight and hotel or car hire are booked within the same transaction. Most travel websites will make it easy to book DIY flights+hotel packages assuming your flight is too & from a single destination and you…
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Hurricane Ian
Last year we booked a Villa via VRBO in Cape Coral. 9 days before flying out, Hurricane Ian hit the city. The local agent based a few miles up the coast advised us, 2 days before travelling, that the booking was cancelled. In panic, we booked elsewhere in the state as we could not change out flights. The property owner has…
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Love Holidays Lost Booking Reference
Hi folks, I wonder if anyone could help me please. I booked a holiday with love holidays in January and paid the deposit requested, i'm now looking to pay the balance. The problem I'm having is that hotmail had deleted the initial email with the booking reference and i'm now finding it nigh to impossible to find out what…
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passport office workers strike for 5 weeks may affect applications
Just seen on BBC news website, passport office workers to go on strike April 3rd for 5 weeks
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Jungfrau
Whats the most cost effective way of exploring the Jungfrau from Hilterfingen on Lake Thun?
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Brittany Ferries Voyager Friends and Family Account code needed (UK to France)
Hi there Am trying to sail out from UK to France (Portsmouth-Caen) in the next month or so and wondered if anyone had a Voyager Account and would like to share their Friends and Family code with me. Happy for you to message me the code direct! ;) Thanks!
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Travelling via Eurostar to France/Covid vaccine question
Hello forum Can anyone please confirm what vaccination status is required to enter France as I'm really confused! We booked out trip for August last night and we are traveling via Eurostar from London. Once we'd completed the booking, the site took us to a 'check you have the correct documents to travel' page and on it we…
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Swiss Rail Travel
The Super Saver tickets look interesting and good value can you buy returns? And how do you add multiple tickets ie more than one on the order site it looks like you have to buy individually?
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Claims Settlements Agencies Ltd
The reviews of this company on Trustpilot arer a real shocker, with an even worse performance than Thames Water. I'm wondering which travel insurance companies use this outfit to "process" claims, so that I can avoid them. So far I've found Staysure, and Avanti who are themselves highly rated for the sign up stage of the…
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Buying Diesel Abroad
Hi - I'm planning on going on a roadtrip this summer, taking in Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. I have a Diesel Seat Alhambra and wanted to know whether the Diesel you can buy in Scandinavia is compatible with UK Diesel Cars. I have read a lot about Swedish Biodiesel, but do not know if it will operate…
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Travel insurance for British Citizen living in UAE
Hello everyone, I am a British Citizen who has been living in the UAE for the past couple of years. This is my first visit to the UK and wondered if I need any travel insurance. I want to make sure I am covered for any flight cancellations as reading about strikes etc. Not worried about medical insurance as I already have…
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Barclays travel pack plus - is the insurance good for USA?
Hi everyone, we are visiting family in the USA this summer for a month and looking to buy travel insurance. The quotes we are getting are up to 10 x higher than what we paid in 2019. Naturally we are all 4 years older, however these quotes are a bit steep. MSE has recommended the Barclays Travel Pack Plus banking product…
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New baby passport from Portugal
I'm planning in advance. Does anyone have an idea of how long it would take to apply for a new (and first) British passport for a baby from overseas - Portugal? Online the answer is vague but perhaps 10 weeks. Is that about right? I can see that you need to apply online, and that baby photos and other documents (e.g. birth…
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Booking.com problems
Trying to book a couple of hotels in Italy with Booking.com. Got to the point of paying and get a message to say that something went wrong. Tried 2 different credit cards so not a banking problem. Has anyone else had this issue? thanks.
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Paying balance of holiday on debit card
I paid the deposit with jet2 on a credit card to get sec75 protection can I pay the balance on cash back debit card now and still be protected?