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by Mike J
Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Cyprus Driving Licence Lost
Replies: 7
Views: 1154

Re: Cyprus Driving Licence Lost

Thanks Dee, I phone her office but it looks like they can’t help . They think i will have to fly down and go in person . So advice for others. Change your licence the moment you return to the UK just in case you lose it. Also despite what you hear driving on an EU licence is a red rag to a bull to i...
by Mike J
Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Cyprus Driving Licence Lost
Replies: 7
Views: 1154

Re: Cyprus Driving Licence Lost

Thanks, I have been trying to phone but without luck
Is Gwenny still doing her cut red tape business does anyone know?
Cheers
Mike
by Mike J
Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Cyprus Driving Licence Lost
Replies: 7
Views: 1154

Cyprus Driving Licence Lost

I left Cyprus in 2021 to return to the UK but decided to keep using my Cyprus licence until it expired in 2024 . On a recent trip to the USA I managed to lose it . I have been onto the DVLA here ( who by the way have now recovered from Covid and are meeting their targets ) as the Cyprus Min. Of Tran...
by Mike J
Fri May 21, 2021 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Holiday 'police' knocking on your door:
Replies: 23
Views: 4909

Re: Holiday 'police' knocking on your door:

We came back to the UK on May 14th , the queues at Terminal 5 were light as the automatic passport scanners are now working and they automatically link to your locator form so nobody has to check it . We have rented a cottage just south of Stratford upon Avon while we look for somewhere to live. . U...
by Mike J
Wed May 05, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Cabinet to decide on Wednesday whether to lift total lockdown next week
Replies: 8
Views: 1965

Re: Cabinet to decide on Wednesday whether to lift total lockdown next week

Let's hope the hot weather will again work it's magic. Certainly the majority of parties I witnessed were all outside and the large groups on the beach on each day of the holiday were also at least outside but with no social distancing as always. Still the latest research in the USA is more and more...
by Mike J
Sat May 01, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: AstraZeneca Gone Walkabout
Replies: 11
Views: 2875

Re: AstraZeneca Gone Walkabout

Only Pfizer in Limassol , no AZ here at all. But all vaccine stations closed for May Day and Easter Sunday according to 1474 information but Chatsworth you say they are open today?
Could you give me the names of the AZ outlets in Paphos please .

Cheers Mike
by Mike J
Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: AstraZeneca Gone Walkabout
Replies: 11
Views: 2875

Re: AstraZeneca Gone Walkabout

Josef K. Do you mean Palia Ilectriki as that’s all I can find in Paphos and it’s a restaurant ?
by Mike J
Fri Apr 30, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: AstraZeneca Gone Walkabout
Replies: 11
Views: 2875

AstraZeneca Gone Walkabout

A bereavement meant I need to get back to the UK but second AstraZeneca jab due on May 29th . Then manna fell from heaven and the government announced cutting 12 weeks to 8 weeks for 2nd jab. But clearly Easter has got in the way of that plan and the eagerly awaited SMS with a new date. So what to d...
by Mike J
Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Coronavirus: Hospitals, already under strain, set to see numbers increase (Updated)
Replies: 3
Views: 1013

Re: Coronavirus: Hospitals, already under strain, set to see numbers increase (Updated)

Well new cases drive hospital admissions and hospital numbers drive deaths . Certainly in most countries the three are directly related and people like SAGE in the UK model it on a regular basis. The hope that younger people might catch it but not need hospital treatment doesn’t appear to be happeni...
by Mike J
Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Are Cyprus Covid Cases Really Rising ?
Replies: 28
Views: 6604

Re: Are Cyprus Covid Cases Really Rising ?

Define businessman or indeed businesswomen I guess. Certainly my neighbour who works for Keo/Carlsberg and drives a car around the various bars, restaurants, kiosks, small stores etc calls himself a businessman but imagine if by chance he as a young guy picked up the virus at one of the many parties...
by Mike J
Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: pool pump issue
Replies: 6
Views: 2582

Re: pool pump issue

Normally if it just sand/dust in the pool the sand/dust will be spread fairly evenly over the bottom of the pool until you flock it ( phew I spelt that right thank goodness or Google would have had a field day Domenic )! If it’s a problem with the filter then the sand would be piled up under the ret...
by Mike J
Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: International drivers permit post Brexit
Replies: 4
Views: 1385

Re: International drivers permit post Brexit

From the BBC ( so it must be true ) . Can I use my UK licence in the E.U. ? “Yes. From 1 January, most UK drivers will still be able to use their normal driving licence to drive in EU countries. There are some exceptions and what is called an International Driving Permit (IDP) may be needed. An IDP ...
by Mike J
Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Tourists as of today 4th April 2021
Replies: 16
Views: 4058

Re: Tourists as of today 4th April 2021

You need a Cyprus SIM card to be able to SMS 8998 and so it’s rather a mute point for the majority of tourists . I’ve noticed the number of tests conducted at the airports has jump up as have the number of positives though I’m intrigued where they are all coming from clutching their clear test certi...
by Mike J
Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Just A Quickie Please !
Replies: 22
Views: 5550

Re: Just A Quickie Please !

What dirty minds those folks at Google have Domenic !!
by Mike J
Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Just A Quickie Please !
Replies: 22
Views: 5550

Re: Just A Quickie Please !

Yes I was and must have been unlucky as it went to English and always ended with phones overloaded. This morning with renewed vigour I went back on the phone and after 15 calls at 0920 the message said stay on for more information and after 12 mins of hanging on a live voice . He offered the afterno...
by Mike J
Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Just A Quickie Please !
Replies: 22
Views: 5550

Re: Just A Quickie Please !

Absolutely weird , I started at 8 a.m. phoned every 15 mins until 4.45 pm and the same recorded message on all three offices . 26822400 ?
by Mike J
Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Just A Quickie Please !
Replies: 22
Views: 5550

Re: Just A Quickie Please !

Thanks Dee that’s brilliant, I have checked the weather and Wednesday and Friday morning look favourable for such an operation . It’s a real pity Thursday is a holiday as it is going to rain all day but heigh ho . Anyway I’ll have everything with me including the veritable kitchen sink and let’s see...
by Mike J
Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Deportations
Replies: 15
Views: 3512

Re: Deportations

The average salary in Spain per annum is about € 27,000 and here about €22,000 . In most Mediterranean countries the average salary hovers around either the allowance before tax is paid or the first big jump in tax as so much is black earnings. Would seem at €42,000 Spain has either had enough of Br...
by Mike J
Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Restaurant strike
Replies: 4
Views: 1541

Re: Restaurant strike

Certainly the restaurants and bars here are saying there’s a strong rumour that the government is going to close them down to try to get the number of Covid cases down before May 1st lest Cyprus end up on many countries red list as Spain and Portugal have much lower numbers . The alternative is to d...
by Mike J
Mon Mar 29, 2021 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Just A Quickie Please !
Replies: 22
Views: 5550

Re: Just A Quickie Please !

Well, spent all day trying to get through to the Paphos Citizens Advice Bureau , by lunchtime broadened my search to include the Limassol one and the Kolossi one as well. All have the same recording “ Our lines are overloaded “ . I phoned every 15 mins. I’m told that almost no one is working this we...