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Fame at lastFebruary was an inter-esting month for me, if only for the fact that a woman in my local bar (who was here on holiday for two weeks) managed to fall off of the same bar stool virtually every night – but full marks for perseverance I say, and good on her for helping the Spanish economy along a little, especially whoever it is who makes Sangria in (breakable) bottles. Still, I got recognised by her, ‘you’re that bloke wot wrote that book!’ she mentioned a helped her up, once more.
either that or I’m becom-
ing even more of a wimp
because I’m thinking of
claiming for the winter fuel
payment – it’s been freez-
ing! Well…not actually freez-
ing, but near enough for a
country that boasted tem-
peratures over 40 degrees
just six short months ago.
It would help if the houses
here had a little more insula-
tion than a solid concrete
wall that manages somehow
to suck every drop of heat
from the room the instant
I turn off the gas heater.
If you could see our pho-
tographer, Mark Welton at
home in the evenings you’d
be forgiven for thinking that
he’s turned into one of those
lonesome nutters that wears
all their clothes and possibly
has a few rooms filled with
old newspapers for some
reason. If I see him in town
with a TV in a shopping
trolley and a dog I’ll know
he’s finally flipped his lid I
guess…
A packed mag as ever with
info about getting your car
an ITV, an interview with a
couple of the busiest expat
lawyers on the Costa more
fiscal stuff from the lovely
Andrea Burns and (not
forgetting) a cracking joke
or two – we seem to have
picked on nuns this month…
although the one about
Renault creating the perfect
car for women is possibly
fatal for whoever sent it in
(any complaints I’ll happily
give up the senders name
ladies).
Enjoy the magazine in the
warm if you can but if you
are still cold – I’ve found the
ideal remedy, hit the bars.
You’ll be warm, welcome and
by the time you leave (as in
my case) you won’t be both-
ered by the temperature,
although I’m not sure if it
was the alcohol or not but I
swore I saw two penguins on
the way home…either that or
they were very short nuns…
Spare a thought for those
less fortunate than your-
selves (that’ll be you guys
living and reading this in the
UK…sorry) but we know that
this month things are going
to warm up a fair bit and
about six short weeks we’ll
be colour matching our flip-
flops with our leg-warmers
(or is that just me) but soon
we’ll have forgotten the cold
of the winter and be saying
‘innit hot?’ great…innit..?
Spain is getting colder each win-ter, definitely…
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If there is one thing that fills me with dread, as it did when we lived in the UK, it is the yearly pilgrimage to spend a full day at a shopping-centre which shall not be named.Let’s just say that this particular Scandinavian
store is generally situated on the outskirts of
most major cities throughout Europe, and has
a corporate colour scheme similar to an ‘Oirish’
airline that employs similar business ethics:
Showing a total disregard and lack of respect for
your customers.
The last time the dreaded excursion was forced
upon we must have circumvented the car park
at least a dozen times before abandoning the
car about a mile away to walk to the store. On
actually reaching the front entrance we had to
queue to get in. Honestly, there was a team of
Blue and Yellow clad bouncers on the door that
looked about as butch as Graham Norton at a
Mardi Gras, telling people that the store was full
and that they were enforcing a ‘one in, one out’
policy !
Honestly, I’m there with a pocket full of cash
(despite ‘El Creesis’) and they are doing all they
can to discourage me from getting through the
door.
Fortunately / Unfortunately (depending how you
look at it) We live about 3 hours away, so the
last thing I want to do is go away and try again
another day, so we stuck it out.
30 mins later we were given the enormous
honour of being allowed into the store
to spend our hard earned
cash there,
but our daughter was feeling the effects of
boredom after being forced to queue up like a
refugee waiting for a cupful of rice.
So the first thing we did was check her into the
play gym thing to let her blow off a bit of steam
whilst we wandered around the store to look for
these things that we apparently needed.
Now if there are five things that hack me off
about this store it is these:
1.) Which Nazi decided that I had to follow a
certain route around the store like a mouse in a
maze? Which Fascist decided to put choke points
on every corner where I would be encouraged to
pick up a catalogue and a 2” long blunt pencil,
whilst trying to squeeze past Grannies with
weirdly shaped shopping trolleys?
2.) What is this fascination with rugs, lamps,
Candles, Pot Pourri and cushions? - Maybe it’s a
woman thing, but have you ever heard a (Het-
erosexual) man ever declare that ‘There isn’t
enough cushions in here’, or ask ‘Shall I light
another candle?’... ?
3.) Shoddily made doesn’t do the description of
most of their furniture justice. Unless you only
intend whatever it is that you bought to last 2
years at most, you will be disappointed. Every
time the wind blows the compressed fibreboard
swells and splits or the screws rattle loose in
their holes. I’d prefer to pay a few extra quid
and buy some proper furniture that I didn’t have
to make myself from the contents of a Christmas
cracker.
Either way, I Know Everything’s Awful (... that
Grammar School education wasn’t
wasted...)
4.) Honestly,
what is it about
the names? I
get the idea that
they are trying to
be ‘European’ and
all that, but calling
something as mun-
dane as a Bookshelf
‘Spunk’, or a coffee
table ‘Ploppy’ doesn’t
really sell it to me.
5.) The ‘marketplace’ :
even as a hardened cynic
I get suckered into buying crap that I don’t want
or need : Light bulbs, Batteries, Tea-Lights,
Cutlery, Interesting Kitchen Utensils.... all which
I would never have thought about buying else-
where and if, for no other reasons, than because
I have an empty basket.
But the thing that really pushed me over the
edge were the jobsworths manning the highly
dangerous and demanding position of watching
over the play-gym.
On palming your offspring off on the unsus-
pecting attendant you are normally given a 45
minute ticket in exchange for 1 Euro. Quite rea-
sonable. However, the store is laid out in such
a fashion that it is impossible to get all the way
round and pay for your goods in time to collect
your child at the agreed time.
So being the generous soul that I am, I volun-
teered to forego ‘the Marketplace’ and spend
the 15 mins following the yellow line zig-zagging
back through the store against the tide of people
walking in the opposite direction, to collect my
daughter.
I got to the desk and pointed to my daughter,
but as my other half had actually signed the
indemnity form, the jobsworth would not let my
daughter leave – despite that she was cling-
ing to my leg asking me to buy her a Swedish
hot dog. I showed Sr Jobsworth my driving
licence and passport, proving how my name and
address matched that of both my OH and my
daughter. Still they would not let her leave in my
possession.
So I tried to call the OH on her mobile but, for
the love of sweet baby Jesus, the store is so
vast that it is impossible to get a signal so far
inside and away from the real world!
So I had to spend another 15 mins walking back
along the yellow zig-zaggy line to find the Mrs
deep in contemplation in a major pot-pourri de-
cision, to tell her that she had to go all the way
back to collect our daughter. Which naturally, I
got the blame for.
So finally we got to the checkout, to pay for
the vast array of goods that we had travelled 2
hours to get to, 30 mins queuing to get to see,
30 mins with childcare issues, only to be told
that there was an estimated wait of 30 mins at
the Cash desks due to the volume of shoppers
compared to the shortage of cashiers. (Shortage
of Cashiers? – With a 23% rate of Unemploy-
ment in Spain?)
I can’t for the life in me think why we only make
it a once in a year event.
Mr GrumpyShopping in the shop that
shall remain nameless
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If there is one thing that fills me with dread, as it did when we lived in the UK, it is the yearly pilgrimage to spend a full day at a shopping-centre which shall not be named.Let’s just say that this particular Scandinavian
store is generally situated on the outskirts of
most major cities throughout Europe, and has
a corporate colour scheme similar to an ‘Oirish’
airline that employs similar business ethics:
Showing a total disregard and lack of respect for
your customers.
The last time the dreaded excursion was forced
upon we must have circumvented the car park
at least a dozen times before abandoning the
car about a mile away to walk to the store. On
actually reaching the front entrance we had to
queue to get in. Honestly, there was a team of
Blue and Yellow clad bouncers on the door that
looked about as butch as Graham Norton at a
Mardi Gras, telling people that the store was full
and that they were enforcing a ‘one in, one out’
policy !
Honestly, I’m there with a pocket full of cash
(despite ‘El Creesis’) and they are doing all they
can to discourage me from getting through the
door.
Fortunately / Unfortunately (depending how you
look at it) We live about 3 hours away, so the
last thing I want to do is go away and try again
another day, so we stuck it out.
30 mins later we were given the enormous
honour of being allowed into the store
to spend our hard earned
cash there,
but our daughter was feeling the effects of
boredom after being forced to queue up like a
refugee waiting for a cupful of rice.
So the first thing we did was check her into the
play gym thing to let her blow off a bit of steam
whilst we wandered around the store to look for
these things that we apparently needed.
Now if there are five things that hack me off
about this store it is these:
1.) Which Nazi decided that I had to follow a
certain route around the store like a mouse in a
maze? Which Fascist decided to put choke points
on every corner where I would be encouraged to
pick up a catalogue and a 2” long blunt pencil,
whilst trying to squeeze past Grannies with
weirdly shaped shopping trolleys?
2.) What is this fascination with rugs, lamps,
Candles, Pot Pourri and cushions? - Maybe it’s a
woman thing, but have you ever heard a (Het-
erosexual) man ever declare that ‘There isn’t
enough cushions in here’, or ask ‘Shall I light
another candle?’... ?
3.) Shoddily made doesn’t do the description of
most of their furniture justice. Unless you only
intend whatever it is that you bought to last 2
years at most, you will be disappointed. Every
time the wind blows the compressed fibreboard
swells and splits or the screws rattle loose in
their holes. I’d prefer to pay a few extra quid
and buy some proper furniture that I didn’t have
to make myself from the contents of a Christmas
cracker.
Either way, I Know Everything’s Awful (... that
Grammar School education wasn’t
wasted...)
4.) Honestly,
what is it about
the names? I
get the idea that
they are trying to
be ‘European’ and
all that, but calling
something as mun-
dane as a Bookshelf
‘Spunk’, or a coffee
table ‘Ploppy’ doesn’t
really sell it to me.
5.) The ‘marketplace’ :
even as a hardened cynic
I get suckered into buying crap that I don’t want
or need : Light bulbs, Batteries, Tea-Lights,
Cutlery, Interesting Kitchen Utensils.... all which
I would never have thought about buying else-
where and if, for no other reasons, than because
I have an empty basket.
But the thing that really pushed me over the
edge were the jobsworths manning the highly
dangerous and demanding position of watching
over the play-gym.
On palming your offspring off on the unsus-
pecting attendant you are normally given a 45
minute ticket in exchange for 1 Euro. Quite rea-
sonable. However, the store is laid out in such
a fashion that it is impossible to get all the way
round and pay for your goods in time to collect
your child at the agreed time.
So being the generous soul that I am, I volun-
teered to forego ‘the Marketplace’ and spend
the 15 mins following the yellow line zig-zagging
back through the store against the tide of people
walking in the opposite direction, to collect my
daughter.
I got to the desk and pointed to my daughter,
but as my other half had actually signed the
indemnity form, the jobsworth would not let my
daughter leave – despite that she was cling-
ing to my leg asking me to buy her a Swedish
hot dog. I showed Sr Jobsworth my driving
licence and passport, proving how my name and
address matched that of both my OH and my
daughter. Still they would not let her leave in my
possession.
So I tried to call the OH on her mobile but, for
the love of sweet baby Jesus, the store is so
vast that it is impossible to get a signal so far
inside and away from the real world!
So I had to spend another 15 mins walking back
along the yellow zig-zaggy line to find the Mrs
deep in contemplation in a major pot-pourri de-
cision, to tell her that she had to go all the way
back to collect our daughter. Which naturally, I
got the blame for.
So finally we got to the checkout, to pay for
the vast array of goods that we had travelled 2
hours to get to, 30 mins queuing to get to see,
30 mins with childcare issues, only to be told
that there was an estimated wait of 30 mins at
the Cash desks due to the volume of shoppers
compared to the shortage of cashiers. (Shortage
of Cashiers? – With a 23% rate of Unemploy-
ment in Spain?)
I can’t for the life in me think why we only make
it a once in a year event.
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Mr GrumpyShopping in the shop that
shall remain nameless
to spend our hard earned
cash there,
to make myself from the contents of a Christmas
cracker.
Either way, I Know Everything’s Awful (... that
Grammar School education wasn’t
wasted...)
4.) Honestly,
what is it about
the names? I
get the idea that
they are trying to
be ‘European’ and
all that, but calling
something as mun
dane as a Bookshelf
‘Spunk’, or a coffee
table ‘Ploppy’ doesn’t
really sell it to me.
5.) The ‘marketplace’ :
even as a hardened cynic
WE DON’T CLAIM ANYTHING MORE THAN TO BE ’ORIGINAL’ - BUT IT’S FLATTERING TO BE COPIED - ALL ABROAD! 5
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nalacant.com
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IT’S A ST PATRICK’S PARTY WEEKEND AT TIMES SQUARE!
LET’S ALL PARTY LIKE A PADDY!
Monday – Bar &Restaurant closed
Tuesday – Open from 1pm
Bingo starts 1.30pm
Steak Night from 7pm
Wednesday – Open from 1.30pm
Spanish class starts 2pm
Thursday – Open from 4pm
Friday – Open from 4pm
Disco with DJ Tony Hall from 10pm
Saturday – Open from
1pm – Live Sports on big screens
Sunday – Open from
1pm for Sunday lunch
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Three Courses 12.50€
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7Our own contributors - experienced for expat info
Spanish tax authorities are ex-
ercising a tighter control over
outstanding tax debts to fill the
till and it seems no fish is too
small to fry. It might be a pru-
dent move to straighten up a
few issues that have not been
handled altogether correctly
before it is brought to one’s at-
tention by the dreaded authority
itself.
The correct taxes that have to
be paid when one is a resident
or a non-resident and what to do
when this status is changed or
reversed is often a little unclear
to the average house owner.
This uncertainty may become
cause for a few bothersome
moments if they had been han-
dled incorrectly and are subse-
quently pointed out in a formal,
incomprehensive letter courtesy
of the “Administración de Haci-
enda”, usually mentioning a fine
and, if gone unattended, a sei-
zure on your bank account.
Here is the clear distinction:
RESIDENTS:
• Aresidentisanyonehold-
ing a valid resident certificate or
residence card.
• The bank is correctly in-
formed about your status as a
resident
• Annual resident’s income
tax
• Due in May/June for the
previous tax year
NON-RESIDENTS: • A non-resident is anyone
holding only an N.I.E. number.
• The bank is correctly in-
formed about your status as a
non-resident
• Annual non-resident’s
wealth +income tax
• DuebetweenJan/Decfor
the previous tax year
When a change from one status
to the other occurs you simply
make sure that you also change
to the correct taxes.
For further advice please contact
me, details below.
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Tel. 693 478 429www.timessquaregra
nalacant.com
Tel. 693 478 4293 BIG SCREENS
IT’S A ST PATRICK’S PARTY WEEKEND AT TIMES SQUARE!
LET’S ALL PARTY LIKE A PADDY!
Monday – Bar &Restaurant closed
Tuesday – Open from 1pm
Bingo starts 1.30pm
Steak Night from 7pm
Wednesday – Open from 1.30pm
Spanish class starts 2pm
Thursday – Open from 4pm
Friday – Open from 4pm
Disco with DJ Tony Hall from 10pm
Saturday – Open from
1pm – Live Sports on big screens
Sunday – Open from
1pm for Sunday lunch
Irish Pub & Restaurant
FREE
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St Paddy’s DayMENU
(all day from 1pm till 9pm)Seafood Chowder
Irish MeatloafSmoked Salmon Salad
Irish Lamb StewSteak & Guinness Pie
Boiled Bacon & Cabbage
Apple Tart & CreamBailey’s CheesecakeIrish Whiskey Trifle
Three Courses 12.50€
MARCH OPENING TIMES
STILL the cheapest advertising around- TEL. 606 540 4088
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Opening hoursMon 10 till 14.00
Tuesday to Friday 10 till 14.00 & 17.00 till 19.00Saturday 10 till 14.00Sunday 10 till 13.30
Large selection of dry & frozen Dutch products
Tel/Fax 965 480718 Calle Nueva 7 Hondon de Las Nieves
Friendly faces & friendly pricesfrom people you can trust
Daily newspapers Fri, Sat & Sun in store
John Smith’s 1.10€ per 500ml canStrongbow 1.10€ per 500ml canGuinness 1.65€ 4.40ml
Varied selection of world wines in store+ Real Ales in stock
Aberdeen Angus - Steaks - Joints - gammons & many other BBQ items available to order
SEA KLEAR products for pools and hot tubs now
in stock
Selection of golf accesories in
store
SouthamptonIt turns out the two spent a year at Southampton
Institute of international law and while there they
worked to pay their way, and possibly sample the
British hostelries now and again...? Plus having
spent a good deal of the work hours dealing with
Brits (in English) I guess it’s no surprise that the
two of them speak English so well. Also a spell
in supermarket ASDA gave them some pocket
money to help see them through their studies.
Having studied law together at Alicante univer-
sity, Pedro who is now 35 and Ignacio (34) went
their separate ways for a little while - working
at opposite ends of the Costa Blanca - before
finally teaming up and forming Pellicer Heredia
Solicitors and using their understanding of Brit-
ish people to build a firm of three offices with a
fourth opening in Ciudad Quesada
very soon.
FamilyBoth family men, Pedro lives with his wife and
two year old son, Pablo, and enjoys sailing and
playing chess in his spare time (although I didn’t
get chance to ask, but I don’t think he does both
at the same time…). Ignacio likes to go places
in his spare time (literally) as he prefers to be ei-
ther walking, either with or without his adopted
dog –the very cute Mary - or cycling, and spend-
ing time with his wife and new born son, Arturo,
who
is six weeks old. (I’d guess sleeping could
be added to that list too -now the little one is
here…).
They’ve both been bitten by the golf bug recently
too, although with young families and a busy
law practice on the go they’ll probably have a
reasonable excuse if their handicaps don’t start
dropping. They also want (when they have more
time) to get involved in more sports – I don’t
know where they get the energy; I’m getting tired
writing this…
The guys are fully qualified and, as I said before,
their clients benefit from them having worked
in England, and being qualified barrister’s they
can represent clients at any level including in the
Spanish high courts (let’s hope it doesn’t come
to that!).
I know from experience that they’ll talk to you
about the possible final cost of things rather than
surprise you with a final bill with a figure that
pos
sibly has too many zeros…
The other thing to mention is because you’re an
All Abroad reader; they let you take advantage of
them and are offering a free first consultation - on
a no obligation basis.
British ConsulateAs I said at the top of this article I met Ignacio
in the building that houses the British Consul
(which if you haven’t been is in Plaza Calvo Sote-
lo, near to Cortes Ingles in the centre of Alicante)
and their offices are there too and thankfully on
the first floor!
With the constantly changing residency, health,
property, and taxation laws (sometimes because
of those wonderful people at the EU…) and leg-
islation in general, it is often confusing for us
expats to understand, however, because of their
experience, I found the partners manage to see
things from my point of view, which, trust me, is
really handy. I don’t know how many times I’ve
sat in front of a lawyer thinking I understood
when in reality I was miles off…
Anyway, to finish up Ignacio and Pedro can visit
you at home if that makes things easier, and for
those unable to travel they are prepared to try
to meet the clients on a local basis. I’ve always
found it easier and quicker to contact them and
explain my problem and they always find a way
of fitting me in. so if you need some help under-
standing the Spanish law or just have a ques-
tion, give the guys a call and see for yourself how
simple, and friendly they’ve made things – even
their staff speaks perfect English!
Dave Bull shares a coffee with two of Alicante’s busiest solicitors and finds out a bit more about how our some of our Spanish hosts live and work.
I’ve had a few experiences here in Spain with lawyers (any of you that have
read my book will know what I mean…) but since I bumped into a friendly
Spaniard, who speaks (and jokes) with an accent similar to mine, (possibly
a worse sense of humour though..) at the British consulate in Alicante I’ve
changed my mind after discovering, (these guys friendliest solicitors I’ve
ever met) that legal things can be made simple and dealt with efficiently
(useful for people like me).
Since that day I’ve dealt with Ignacio and his partner Pedro (who speaks
English just as well as Ignacio) a lot and found that because they’ve spent so
much time in the UK understanding the legal system it’s made dealing with
all the Spanish paperwork that much easier to understand, and therefore
carry out.
So I decided (over yet another coffee with the gents) to find out a bit more
about them and their lives, and how come the two friends of 17 years (they
met in 1995) speak like me…? Words DAVE BULL photography MARK WELTON
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SouthamptonIt turns out the two spent a year at Southampton
Institute of international law and while there they
worked to pay their way, and possibly sample the
British hostelries now and again...? Plus having
spent a good deal of the work hours dealing with
Brits (in English) I guess it’s no surprise that the
two of them speak English so well. Also a spell
in supermarket ASDA gave them some pocket
money to help see them through their studies.
Having studied law together at Alicante univer-
sity, Pedro who is now 35 and Ignacio (34) went
their separate ways for a little while - working
at opposite ends of the Costa Blanca - before
finally teaming up and forming Pellicer Heredia
Solicitors and using their understanding of Brit-
ish people to build a firm of three offices with a
fourth opening in Ciudad Quesada
very soon.
FamilyBoth family men, Pedro lives with his wife and
two year old son, Pablo, and enjoys sailing and
playing chess in his spare time (although I didn’t
get chance to ask, but I don’t think he does both
at the same time…). Ignacio likes to go places
in his spare time (literally) as he prefers to be ei-
ther walking, either with or without his adopted
dog –the very cute Mary - or cycling, and spend-
ing time with his wife and new born son, Arturo,
who
is six weeks old. (I’d guess sleeping could
be added to that list too -now the little one is
here…).
They’ve both been bitten by the golf bug recently
too, although with young families and a busy
law practice on the go they’ll probably have a
reasonable excuse if their handicaps don’t start
dropping. They also want (when they have more
time) to get involved in more sports – I don’t
know where they get the energy; I’m getting tired
writing this…
The guys are fully qualified and, as I said before,
their clients benefit from them having worked
in England, and being qualified barrister’s they
can represent clients at any level including in the
Spanish high courts (let’s hope it doesn’t come
to that!).
I know from experience that they’ll talk to you
about the possible final cost of things rather than
surprise you with a final bill with a figure that
pos
sibly has too many zeros…
The other thing to mention is because you’re an
All Abroad reader; they let you take advantage of
them and are offering a free first consultation - on
a no obligation basis.
British ConsulateAs I said at the top of this article I met Ignacio
in the building that houses the British Consul
(which if you haven’t been is in Plaza Calvo Sote-
lo, near to Cortes Ingles in the centre of Alicante)
and their offices are there too and thankfully on
the first floor!
With the constantly changing residency, health,
property, and taxation laws (sometimes because
of those wonderful people at the EU…) and leg-
islation in general, it is often confusing for us
expats to understand, however, because of their
experience, I found the partners manage to see
things from my point of view, which, trust me, is
really handy. I don’t know how many times I’ve
sat in front of a lawyer thinking I understood
when in reality I was miles off…
Anyway, to finish up Ignacio and Pedro can visit
you at home if that makes things easier, and for
those unable to travel they are prepared to try
to meet the clients on a local basis. I’ve always
found it easier and quicker to contact them and
explain my problem and they always find a way
of fitting me in. so if you need some help under-
standing the Spanish law or just have a ques-
tion, give the guys a call and see for yourself how
simple, and friendly they’ve made things – even
their staff speaks perfect English!
Dave Bull shares a coffee with two of Alicante’s busiest solicitors and finds out a bit more about how our some of our Spanish hosts live and work.
I’ve had a few experiences here in Spain with lawyers (any of you that have
read my book will know what I mean…) but since I bumped into a friendly
Spaniard, who speaks (and jokes) with an accent similar to mine, (possibly
a worse sense of humour though..) at the British consulate in Alicante I’ve
changed my mind after discovering, (these guys friendliest solicitors I’ve
ever met) that legal things can be made simple and dealt with efficiently
(useful for people like me).
Since that day I’ve dealt with Ignacio and his partner Pedro (who speaks
English just as well as Ignacio) a lot and found that because they’ve spent so
much time in the UK understanding the legal system it’s made dealing with
all the Spanish paperwork that much easier to understand, and therefore
carry out.
So I decided (over yet another coffee with the gents) to find out a bit more
about them and their lives, and how come the two friends of 17 years (they
met in 1995) speak like me…? Words DAVE BULL photography MARK WELTON
Know what I mean...?
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We decided on a Sunday roast for our lunch and headed along to Times Square in the Plaza Mayor in Gran Alacant to see whether it came up to this Dark Horse’s standards.
Times Square (an Irish Bar & Restaurant) sits quietly in the corner of the Plaza Mayor (which is above the SuperValu supermarket) and we were offered the choice of dining inside or outside – in the sun – I’m sure you can guess which option we took given the beautiful weather on Sunday.We were initially welcomed by our jovial waiter (Tony) who got us settled and made us feel comfortable until we were ready to order. I chose the pork from the choice of meats available (pork, beef, lamb or chicken) while my partner chose the beef and we both agreed on the chicken Dijon’s as our starters. The fi rst thing we noticed was the presentation of the starter was amazing! Take a look at the photo (which can’t do it justice really) as it almost looked too good to eat! Immediately I thought, ‘how am I going to eat all this AND a full lunch?’ but we’ll come to that.
The starters were nicely cooked and served by our waitress who made sure we were happy before disappearing to service the many other pa-trons who had had the same idea as us for Sunday lunch. The starters were as delicious as they had looked and complimented well with salad and sauces that brought the full fl avour from our food – my partner commented immediately that there was someone in the kitchen whom really knew what they were doing! That was why we’d come here to test them out as we’d heard such things before and are always ready to see just how good some restaurants are – and of course as good as they claim to be.Having checked that we were ready for our main course (I always prefer it when a waitress asks rather than dishes up the food while I’m still wait-ing for the fi rst course to settle down) it was promptly delivered – and as I said earlier, I again questioned where on earth I was going to fi t it all! We had full plates of meat with huge (and delicious) homemade Yorkshire puddings, plus four different types of vegetables and stuffi ng –which I feel is a must on a roast. The meat was properly cooked and the vegetables very slightly crisp (as they should be) with plenty of taste and not, as we have experienced an awful lot in Spain, over-cooked to a mush. Topped by homemade (and proper) gravy the meal was plentiful (to say the least) but more impor-tantly for me, it was cooked and presented perfectly. Our waitress made sure that we had everything we needed before leaving us (although she was there in an instant if we needed her - such a change to some other places I could mention too!) and the chef (restaurant owner Gavin) even came out to make sure we were happy with his meal - which is what any good chef should do. We talked (and he was happy to) about the meal and how he had prepared it and we were impressed not only by his knowledge of cooking but at his attention to detail and how important it was to him that the customer is left satisfi ed (and full!) after one of his meals.
I couldn’t fi nd room for the wonderful cheesecake on offer for dessert but my partner managed to fi nish his (just) and a simple smack of his lips and a rub of his belly told me all I needed to know about whether he had enjoyed it or not.
As I said at the start of this review, we don’t know the owners or anyone connected to Times Square but were told of its reputation for fi ne food, and fi ne portions can now be added to that. We do this for the love of it and enjoy putting restaurants to the test. We paid for our meal and the fi rst that anyone will know that we’ve been there will be this review in All Abroad Magazine (who have kindly offered to print our reviews) so we hope he like it as much as we enjoyed the food. Look out as we may sneak back for the Steak Night next week!
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I know about the Spanish ITV : What it is and why I need one etc... However, my Spanish is not what you may call fantas-tic, and neither am I particularly familiar with the mechanical working of a motor vehicle.I have read a number of guides on the sub-ject of the Spanish ITV, but to be honest with, I didn’t want to know the theory of what was tested – I am neither a qualified mechanic, or likely to employed by the Ministry of Traf-fic – I just wanted to get the correct piece of paper in my hand that confirmed that my Car was road legal. In short, I wanted a practical guide.I scoured the net and could not find any up to date or particularly informative experiences of getting an ITV done, so decided to have a bash at doing it myself.Making the appointmentMost larger Towns have an ITV station. If you don’t where the nearest one to you is you can either call 902 108 368 or visit www.circuitv.comThere is no requirement to make an appoint-ment – you can just turn up an wait and take your chances – but this is not always guaran-teed. (Tip : Make an appointment as early as possible in the morning to ensure you are not kept waiting with by an delays or ITV’s that have been ‘slipped in’ due to them not having an appointment).On calling the number to make an appoint-ment the automated service (in Spanish) gives an option of what services were avail-able: Option 1 was to “Hacer una Cita” (Make an appointment) and on selecting this, I was directed to an operator.I was asked which dates and times I would like to chose for my test, together with the “Matriculatcion” (Registration number), which he entered into a computer and confirmed that it was both correct, and that I was the named owner, and then asked for my phone
number as a confirmation. (Tip : If you give a mobile number a confirmation of your ap-pointment is sent by text to you.)On arrivalPark up, and go to the office, taking with you your “Permiso de Circulación” (log Book) and previous ITV Slip - These should be original copies and not photocopies. The desk staff will then check these details on the computer, confirm that you have not changed address or phone number since your previous ITV, and take the fee for the test - 50.95.On payment your paperwork will be handed back to you together with an A4 slip for the testing mechanic to tick off the things tested and record any results. You will also be di-rected to which ‘lane’ to drive into.(Tip : Take cash – the swipe machine was broken when I turned up, fortunate-ly I had just enough cash on me.)Taking the testQueue up in the appropriate lane – my ap-pointment was early in the morning so there was queue.You should not get out of your vehicle during the test, but wind the window down so you can hand him the paperwork and follow his instructions.The instructions are pretty basic and reason-ably obvious, so almost everyone should be able to get by with a basic understanding of Spanish.The are 3 ‘areas’ to the lane that you are in and the mechanic will tell you when to move from one to the other :1) He will test all of the lights, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reverse lights and then check your exhaust for emissions. He will then pop your bonnet and have a look at god-know’s-what.2) You will be directed to drive forward onto the rolling road (back wheels and front wheels separately) and use the “Frenos” (Brakes) and “Freno de mano” (Handbrake)
as directed.3) You will be directed to drive over the ‘Pit’, where he will check your exhaust, the shock absorbers, and your tyres together with the integrity of the bodywork under your car.Once this has been you will be handed your test and be asked to pull out of the test lane : Park your car and take your paperwork back into the office, where your new ITV certificate will be printed and you will be issued with a new sticker to affix to the top of the inside, passenger side of the windscreen (as proof of ITV test in any Guardia inspections).FailureI was fortunate in my car passing the test so can’t give first hand info on the failure pro-cess, but understand that upon failure, a re-port is issued which details the defects, which can then be taken to your local garage for the appropriate repairs. If a re-test is taken in the same day the re-test charge is often waived, but if it is taken at anytime up to the 10 days limit allowed by law the charges can vary considerably depending upon what the defect was – up to a maximum of the full fee.However...Anyone wishing to use my ‘experience’ as a guide should know that this is based upon a Spanish Registered LHD road vehicle – testing criteria is totally different for Mopeds to Cars; Commercial to Private and from Petrol to Diesel vehicles – as do the prices charged for their tests and the frequency of test required.Any ITV test done on a UK registered vehicle is considered as nothing more than a ‘vol-untary safety inspection’ by Spanish law and therefore anyone undertaking one should be aware that this in no way replaces the UK’s MOT test and as such could invalidate an insurance policy.Lastly, I am pretty sure that procedures can and will vary between test stations and so this should be considered for guideline pur-poses only.
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I know about the Spanish ITV : What it is and why I need one etc... However, my Spanish is not what you may call fantas-tic, and neither am I particularly familiar with the mechanical working of a motor vehicle.I have read a number of guides on the sub-ject of the Spanish ITV, but to be honest with, I didn’t want to know the theory of what was tested – I am neither a qualified mechanic, or likely to employed by the Ministry of Traf-fic – I just wanted to get the correct piece of paper in my hand that confirmed that my Car was road legal. In short, I wanted a practical guide.I scoured the net and could not find any up to date or particularly informative experiences of getting an ITV done, so decided to have a bash at doing it myself.Making the appointmentMost larger Towns have an ITV station. If you don’t where the nearest one to you is you can either call 902 108 368 or visit www.circuitv.comThere is no requirement to make an appoint-ment – you can just turn up an wait and take your chances – but this is not always guaran-teed. (Tip : Make an appointment as early as possible in the morning to ensure you are not kept waiting with by an delays or ITV’s that have been ‘slipped in’ due to them not having an appointment).On calling the number to make an appoint-ment the automated service (in Spanish) gives an option of what services were avail-able: Option 1 was to “Hacer una Cita” (Make an appointment) and on selecting this, I was directed to an operator.I was asked which dates and times I would like to chose for my test, together with the “Matriculatcion” (Registration number), which he entered into a computer and confirmed that it was both correct, and that I was the named owner, and then asked for my phone
number as a confirmation. (Tip : If you give a mobile number a confirmation of your ap-pointment is sent by text to you.)On arrivalPark up, and go to the office, taking with you your “Permiso de Circulación” (log Book) and previous ITV Slip - These should be original copies and not photocopies. The desk staff will then check these details on the computer, confirm that you have not changed address or phone number since your previous ITV, and take the fee for the test - 50.95.On payment your paperwork will be handed back to you together with an A4 slip for the testing mechanic to tick off the things tested and record any results. You will also be di-rected to which ‘lane’ to drive into.(Tip : Take cash – the swipe machine was broken when I turned up, fortunate-ly I had just enough cash on me.)Taking the testQueue up in the appropriate lane – my ap-pointment was early in the morning so there was queue.You should not get out of your vehicle during the test, but wind the window down so you can hand him the paperwork and follow his instructions.The instructions are pretty basic and reason-ably obvious, so almost everyone should be able to get by with a basic understanding of Spanish.The are 3 ‘areas’ to the lane that you are in and the mechanic will tell you when to move from one to the other :1) He will test all of the lights, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reverse lights and then check your exhaust for emissions. He will then pop your bonnet and have a look at god-know’s-what.2) You will be directed to drive forward onto the rolling road (back wheels and front wheels separately) and use the “Frenos” (Brakes) and “Freno de mano” (Handbrake)
as directed.3) You will be directed to drive over the ‘Pit’, where he will check your exhaust, the shock absorbers, and your tyres together with the integrity of the bodywork under your car.Once this has been you will be handed your test and be asked to pull out of the test lane : Park your car and take your paperwork back into the office, where your new ITV certificate will be printed and you will be issued with a new sticker to affix to the top of the inside, passenger side of the windscreen (as proof of ITV test in any Guardia inspections).FailureI was fortunate in my car passing the test so can’t give first hand info on the failure pro-cess, but understand that upon failure, a re-port is issued which details the defects, which can then be taken to your local garage for the appropriate repairs. If a re-test is taken in the same day the re-test charge is often waived, but if it is taken at anytime up to the 10 days limit allowed by law the charges can vary considerably depending upon what the defect was – up to a maximum of the full fee.However...Anyone wishing to use my ‘experience’ as a guide should know that this is based upon a Spanish Registered LHD road vehicle – testing criteria is totally different for Mopeds to Cars; Commercial to Private and from Petrol to Diesel vehicles – as do the prices charged for their tests and the frequency of test required.Any ITV test done on a UK registered vehicle is considered as nothing more than a ‘vol-untary safety inspection’ by Spanish law and therefore anyone undertaking one should be aware that this in no way replaces the UK’s MOT test and as such could invalidate an insurance policy.Lastly, I am pretty sure that procedures can and will vary between test stations and so this should be considered for guideline pur-poses only.
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All arty Aries, who still write with a feather quill, are at significant risk of running out of ink more than twice this month, ensure stocks of ink are replenished immediately because this month there is a lot of artfully inscribed penmanship ahead.
OH STOP IT! You are only pretending to be fed-up with the positive comments about your chiselled physique, handsome features, money making acumen and home-building skills. This month your critics will be hampered by a plot hatched by Jupiter and Mars in November last year.
Rabbits are well starred, especially on the 14th with Jupiter keen to impress on you the value of their kind licky grins - feed them well on this date and they will explain to you a money making venture the animal kingdom has been trying to communicate to human kind for the last 5 years.
The huge risk you took last month may be about to pay dividends, or it may not be. Jupiter is undecided. Mars is keen to pay out. Saturn is keen you should fail in your venture. Let the planets fight it out - enjoy long lay-ins and take all economic news as a joke at which you should laugh heartily and at length.
What could be a brick, or possibly the word ‘frick’ are set to pepper this month with meaning - the charts are a bit ambiguous after the 2nd.
Libra is the only star sign with the word bra hidden in the name. This is about to become a serious problem for all non-cross dressing Libra men out there. Man boobs are about to become a particular concern, and perhaps the invention of a man boob bra could tip you over the edge. For women Librans, it’s a ‘ho hum’ month
Caravaggio, pizza, and chips are all well starred this month, especially in Rome, Italy, and Venice, Nebraska. Avoid the fish in Florence, Italy/California/Mexico, until the 18th when Saturn is set to hide the croutons out of reach.
Sunglasses should be worn sparingly after dark on the 7th as they will look especially pretentious at that time, or possibly even give the comical impression that you have forgotten you have them on.
You are about to discover a mint that will change your life. Trouble is you won’t be able to stop talking about it. Is the mint the life changing thing, or is it the boring of others about it? Only you and Saturn can square the circle on this riddle this month.
A dongle, a woggle, or possibly even a muggle are all perfectly starred for any recreational activity, but beware anyone who comes to your door wearing or selling any of these things.
A coincidence, or maybe just a strange incidence, is set to restrain joy for much of the month. Garlic, silver bullets and red painted star-like diagrams on the floor will add a new dimension to your housekeeping endeavours.
A small old gray haired lady on a bicycle is dinging her bell at you as she approaches slowly from behind. She is approaching on a sidewalk, or path, and either you move or she will plough into you in slow motion.
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One couple’s experience when invest-ing in a franchise in Spain turned into an expensive nightmare….
I met up with a couple of old friends this month, we were
colleagues when we met initially – we were doing business
with each other - and who have now become good friends,
and oh boy have they had an interesting time so far in
Spain, to put it mildly. In fact you may know them or even
used their services or you may have seen their vans on our
roads, because John and Maria Oliver, who have both been
in Spain seven years, run the highly successful postal serv-
ice Easypost that many expats use as an economical (and
secure) way of sending mail.
The business is thriving (even in the current climate,) and John
and Maria looked relaxed as we chatted on a sunny and warm
Santa Pola seafront in February looking out at the Mediterranean,
but it hasn’t all been calm seas for the couple as they’ve been bat-
tling recently with an ex-colleague from whom they bought their
original franchise. Maria, who is originally from Portugal, wanted
to warn potential buyers of franchises in Spain to be careful as
they had learnt the lesson the hard (and expensive) way and dis-
covered after investing tens of thousands that they didn’t actually
own anything at all.
Meeting
It all began five years ago when the couple met; John was work-
ing for another mail courier service at the time and would peri-
odically call in to Maria’s office where she ran her legal and fiscal
advice company.
The couple soon fell in love and were offered (what they thought
at the time) a great opportunity to run their own business by buy-
ing a franchise of the one that John was working for. Putting all
their trust in John’s boss they signed a contract and parted with
25,000€. For that they got the ‘franchise’ for the Elche area, five
agents and the support of the franchiser. With things seemingly
going well they bought the ‘rights’ to the Murcia area for another
15,000€. Things were looking good and they believed things
would only get better in time as they gained more experience.
All was going fine and when 18 months later they were offered the
franchise for the whole of the Alicante region for 200,000€ they
seriously had to consider the offer and after checking the accounts
thoroughly they felt the offer was too good an opportunity to miss
and began talks to take over the region.
Although they didn’t have all the money to invest it was agreed
that they would hand over their life-savings and pay the rest in
instalments, and so they did. A short while later John’s old boss
decided he was going back to the UK, leaving John and Maria to
run things completely. The couple were still paying instalments
of between three to five thousand euros periodically and had so
far handed over 77,000€ but after John saw a programme about
franchises in Spain the alarm bells began to ring.
Feeling very worried by what they’d seen on the TV programme
they took all of their paperwork for the franchise to a lawyer who
broke the news to them that, under Spanish law, they’d actually
bought nothing.
Not wanting to continue working in the same vein (or paying for
something that they would never actually own) John and Maria
decided to start afresh, change the name of the business and
carry on, even though they had parted with over one hundred
thousand euros by that point.
Future
It’s been 18 months now and John and Maria certainly look like
they can sit back and reflect on their experience a little more
relaxed these days; Easypost is growing faster than ever and
Maria told me that they have plans to expand their services in the
coming year (they already cover Spain from Benidorm to Malaga).
With almost 150 agents to service within that area the couple
are certainly kept busy but, although they still battle with their
ex-colleague, they asked to pass on their experience of buying
a franchise in Spain as (and as a lot of us has discovered) it not
always as straight forward as you think in foreign countries such a
Spain.
Their battle in the Spanish courts continues against the
people they have spent their life savings with and the cou-
ple told me, they were determined to see justice done.
John and Maria asked me if they could also use this oppor-
tunity to thank all of their Mail Points who have remained
loyal and very supportive throughout, what has been, a
tormenting time for them but one they’ve learnt an awful
lot from.
BUYING A BUSINESS IN SPAIN?Make sure you get what you’re paying for.
21
One couple’s experience when invest-ing in a franchise in Spain turned into an expensive nightmare….
I met up with a couple of old friends this month, we were
colleagues when we met initially – we were doing business
with each other - and who have now become good friends,
and oh boy have they had an interesting time so far in
Spain, to put it mildly. In fact you may know them or even
used their services or you may have seen their vans on our
roads, because John and Maria Oliver, who have both been
in Spain seven years, run the highly successful postal serv-
ice Easypost that many expats use as an economical (and
secure) way of sending mail.
The business is thriving (even in the current climate,) and John
and Maria looked relaxed as we chatted on a sunny and warm
Santa Pola seafront in February looking out at the Mediterranean,
but it hasn’t all been calm seas for the couple as they’ve been bat-
tling recently with an ex-colleague from whom they bought their
original franchise. Maria, who is originally from Portugal, wanted
to warn potential buyers of franchises in Spain to be careful as
they had learnt the lesson the hard (and expensive) way and dis-
covered after investing tens of thousands that they didn’t actually
own anything at all.
Meeting
It all began five years ago when the couple met; John was work-
ing for another mail courier service at the time and would peri-
odically call in to Maria’s office where she ran her legal and fiscal
advice company.
The couple soon fell in love and were offered (what they thought
at the time) a great opportunity to run their own business by buy-
ing a franchise of the one that John was working for. Putting all
their trust in John’s boss they signed a contract and parted with
25,000€. For that they got the ‘franchise’ for the Elche area, five
agents and the support of the franchiser. With things seemingly
going well they bought the ‘rights’ to the Murcia area for another
15,000€. Things were looking good and they believed things
would only get better in time as they gained more experience.
All was going fine and when 18 months later they were offered the
franchise for the whole of the Alicante region for 200,000€ they
seriously had to consider the offer and after checking the accounts
thoroughly they felt the offer was too good an opportunity to miss
and began talks to take over the region.
Although they didn’t have all the money to invest it was agreed
that they would hand over their life-savings and pay the rest in
instalments, and so they did. A short while later John’s old boss
decided he was going back to the UK, leaving John and Maria to
run things completely. The couple were still paying instalments
of between three to five thousand euros periodically and had so
far handed over 77,000€ but after John saw a programme about
franchises in Spain the alarm bells began to ring.
Feeling very worried by what they’d seen on the TV programme
they took all of their paperwork for the franchise to a lawyer who
broke the news to them that, under Spanish law, they’d actually
bought nothing.
Not wanting to continue working in the same vein (or paying for
something that they would never actually own) John and Maria
decided to start afresh, change the name of the business and
carry on, even though they had parted with over one hundred
thousand euros by that point.
Future
It’s been 18 months now and John and Maria certainly look like
they can sit back and reflect on their experience a little more
relaxed these days; Easypost is growing faster than ever and
Maria told me that they have plans to expand their services in the
coming year (they already cover Spain from Benidorm to Malaga).
With almost 150 agents to service within that area the couple
are certainly kept busy but, although they still battle with their
ex-colleague, they asked to pass on their experience of buying
a franchise in Spain as (and as a lot of us has discovered) it not
always as straight forward as you think in foreign countries such a
Spain.
Their battle in the Spanish courts continues against the
people they have spent their life savings with and the cou-
ple told me, they were determined to see justice done.
John and Maria asked me if they could also use this oppor-
tunity to thank all of their Mail Points who have remained
loyal and very supportive throughout, what has been, a
tormenting time for them but one they’ve learnt an awful
lot from.
BUYING A BUSINESS IN SPAIN?Make sure you get what you’re paying for.
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By Dave Bull‘I still love meeting clients
in the office or at the airport who are coming to Spain ei-ther to enjoy their holiday’s
or to start their business trip on the Costa Blanca…’
Mike Haynes.
MIKE & HEIDISixteen years
in Spain…so far, so good!
photography MARK WELTON
EXPAT LIVES
the personal touch and no hidden surprises. But enough about the company, I wanted Mike and Heidi to tell me more about their own story of life in Spain, and as a young family. I went down to his office in Torreta II, Torrevieja to have a chat, and a coffee of course…
FamilyHaving started the interview by insulting them both (I assumed they were ‘Brum-mies’ but in fact they’re from Wolverhampton…) not the greatest start, I was soon forgiven and Mike and Heidi began telling me how the expat experience in Spain has been for them.The couple have been to-gether for 22 years and have a football-mad son (and dad Mike) Charlie who is now playing for Torrevieja. Mike told me, ‘we all love Spain and the way of life here and even though work does tend to take up the vast majority of the time we still manage to get out to enjoy some time as a family either on our push-bikes or to the cinema, the beach, walking by the sea, socialis-ing or watching Charlie play football.’ Having spent sixteen years working in the rent a car business on the Costa Blanca Mike and Heidi have seen some changes in that time but living the ‘different’ way of life as an expat in Spain has made them fall in love with the place, and with young Charlie being born here they have no plans on going back to chilly Wolver-hampton…or anywhere else for that matter.
The businessAlthough they have staff
helping them run the busi-ness, the couple still get involved in all the day to day running of the business and provide that personal touch which has seen them do so well (and meet many new friends) over the years as they’ve welcomed new arrivals to Spain.They still run the company as their loyal customers have always wanted by of-fering good old-fashioned service., Coys Rent-a-Car still pride themselves on of-fering that service; all nec-essary paperwork is done before the client arrives, so no queuing - which is nice when you’ve just arrived - or alternatively clients who live close to Torrevieja can take advantage of the free home pick up service and have a representative collect them and bring them to the office. Mike said, ‘we have been through the boom time and now we are fighting through the economic crisis we all find ourselves in. One thing that will not change is our attitude to customer satisfaction and that is what makes us stand out. If a customer is quoted a price, that is what they will pay´For friendly service and car hire that you can rely on, give Mike at Coys Rent-A-Car a call on 966 702 816/ 629 362 764. Or for those online, log onto their user-friendly website www.coysrent-a-car.com which displays all of the informa-tion you need including the cost of hiring and booking of vehicles.
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Know what I mean...?
SPANISH LIVES AirportStanding at Alicante airport when I first started work in Spain (12 years ago now) I’d be chatting away to Mike and Heidi who’d also be holding a board in front of them with a car rental client’s name on it. They were fun days and a lot has changed at Alicante airport since then (especially the coffee).For example, I’m now writ-ing this while my friends have continued running Coys Rent-a-Car and have developed it into one of the most popular independent car hire companies around. Why? Giving good old fash-ioned service I’d say. We’ve written on these pages before about the ’extras’ we find ourselves paying when going with the ‘bargain offer’ on some of the big companies websites but Coys is still run in the way it’s customers have enjoyed for 16 years; with
By Dave Bull‘I still love meeting clients
in the office or at the airport who are coming to Spain ei-ther to enjoy their holiday’s
or to start their business trip on the Costa Blanca…’
Mike Haynes.
MIKE & HEIDISixteen years
in Spain…so far, so good!
photography MARK WELTON
EXPAT LIVES
the personal touch and no hidden surprises. But enough about the company, I wanted Mike and Heidi to tell me more about their own story of life in Spain, and as a young family. I went down to his office in Torreta II, Torrevieja to have a chat, and a coffee of course…
FamilyHaving started the interview by insulting them both (I assumed they were ‘Brum-mies’ but in fact they’re from Wolverhampton…) not the greatest start, I was soon forgiven and Mike and Heidi began telling me how the expat experience in Spain has been for them.The couple have been to-gether for 22 years and have a football-mad son (and dad Mike) Charlie who is now playing for Torrevieja. Mike told me, ‘we all love Spain and the way of life here and even though work does tend to take up the vast majority of the time we still manage to get out to enjoy some time as a family either on our push-bikes or to the cinema, the beach, walking by the sea, socialis-ing or watching Charlie play football.’ Having spent sixteen years working in the rent a car business on the Costa Blanca Mike and Heidi have seen some changes in that time but living the ‘different’ way of life as an expat in Spain has made them fall in love with the place, and with young Charlie being born here they have no plans on going back to chilly Wolver-hampton…or anywhere else for that matter.
The businessAlthough they have staff
helping them run the busi-ness, the couple still get involved in all the day to day running of the business and provide that personal touch which has seen them do so well (and meet many new friends) over the years as they’ve welcomed new arrivals to Spain.They still run the company as their loyal customers have always wanted by of-fering good old-fashioned service., Coys Rent-a-Car still pride themselves on of-fering that service; all nec-essary paperwork is done before the client arrives, so no queuing - which is nice when you’ve just arrived - or alternatively clients who live close to Torrevieja can take advantage of the free home pick up service and have a representative collect them and bring them to the office. Mike said, ‘we have been through the boom time and now we are fighting through the economic crisis we all find ourselves in. One thing that will not change is our attitude to customer satisfaction and that is what makes us stand out. If a customer is quoted a price, that is what they will pay´For friendly service and car hire that you can rely on, give Mike at Coys Rent-A-Car a call on 966 702 816/ 629 362 764. Or for those online, log onto their user-friendly website www.coysrent-a-car.com which displays all of the informa-tion you need including the cost of hiring and booking of vehicles.
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Down1. Asinine (7)2. Satire (7)3. Turn on an axis (6)4. Unguent (5)5. Mischievous fairy (3)6. Live (5)8. Transience (7)12. Gruesome (7)15. Explanation (7)16. Forceful and ex-treme (7)17. Educational institu-tion (6)18. Intone (5)19. Musical speed (5)22. Saloon (3)
Word riddleRiddles - Answers below
Neighbors This is another example of Einstein’s riddles. It is said that this quiz was made up by the famous physicist and according to him 98% will not solve it. There is a row of five different color houses. Each house is occupied by a man of different nationality. Each man has a different pet, prefers a different drink, and smokes different brand of cigarettes. 1.The Brit lives in the Red house.2.The Swede keeps dogs as pets.3.The Dane drinks tea.4.The Green house is next to the White house, on the left.5.The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.6.The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.7.The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.8.The man living in the centre house drinks milk.9.The Norwegian lives in the first house.10.The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.11.The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.12.The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.13.The German smokes Prince.14.The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.15.The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water. Who has fish at home? Are you one of the 2%? Cannibals and Missionaries Three missionaries and three cannibals want to get to the other side of a river. There is a small boat, which can fit only two. To prevent a tragedy, there can never be more cannibals than missionaries together.Family Parents with two children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to the other side was to ask a fisherman if he could lend them his boat. However, the boat could carry only one adult or two chil-dren. How does the family get to the other side and return the boat to the fisherman?
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Word: REDUCTION Easy...ish It's a toughy!
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BirthdayThe day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year. What day is my birthday?
He was born on December 31st and spoke about it on January 1st.
BrickOne brick is one kilo-gram and half a brick heavy. What is the weight of one brick?
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Word riddleRiddles - Answers below
Neighbors This is another example of Einstein’s riddles. It is said that this quiz was made up by the famous physicist and according to him 98% will not solve it. There is a row of five different color houses. Each house is occupied by a man of different nationality. Each man has a different pet, prefers a different drink, and smokes different brand of cigarettes. 1.The Brit lives in the Red house.2.The Swede keeps dogs as pets.3.The Dane drinks tea.4.The Green house is next to the White house, on the left.5.The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.6.The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.7.The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.8.The man living in the centre house drinks milk.9.The Norwegian lives in the first house.10.The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.11.The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.12.The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.13.The German smokes Prince.14.The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.15.The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water. Who has fish at home? Are you one of the 2%? Cannibals and Missionaries Three missionaries and three cannibals want to get to the other side of a river. There is a small boat, which can fit only two. To prevent a tragedy, there can never be more cannibals than missionaries together.Family Parents with two children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to the other side was to ask a fisherman if he could lend them his boat. However, the boat could carry only one adult or two chil-dren. How does the family get to the other side and return the boat to the fisherman?
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Across1. Assortment (7)5. Group of insects (5)8. Large herbivorous mammal (5)9. Pagan (7)10. Unfeigned (7)11. Ledge (5)12. Lifted (6)14. Appraise (6)17. Notions (5)19. Fruit (7)21. Direction (7)22. Taut or rigid (5)24. Days of the month (5)25. Embroiled (7)
Down1. Chart (3)2. Inert gas (5)3. Dissimilar (7)4. Reverberated (6)5. Photos (5)6. Attain (7)7. Public declaration (9)10. Decorated food (9)13. Imprecise (7)15. Abridge (7)16. Captured (6)18. Secret agents (5)20. Invalidate (5)23. Conclusion (3)
BORED? all BOR.ED? all BORED? all BORE
Answers: The German had the fish 1 cannibal and 1 missionary there, missionary back. 2 cannibals there, 1 cannibal back. 2 missionaries there, 1 missionary and 1 can-nibal back. 2 missionaries there, 1 cannibal back. This one cannibal takes the remaining cannibals to the other side. First go the children. Son comes back, and father goes on the other side to his daughter. Then daughter goes back to pick her brother up and they both go to the other side to the father. Son comes back to give the boat to mother who goes to the other side (to fa-ther and daughter). Daughter jumps in and goes to her brother so they can both return to their parents. Daughter gets off and son gives the boat back on the first side of the river to the fisherman, who goes on the other side. There the daughter jumps in and goes to her brother to take him back to parents where she (where the whole family meets at last) returns the boat to the fisherman. The boat crossed the river 13 times.
Word: REDUCTION Easy...ish It's a toughy!
Across1 Entrust (7)5. Small thin biscuit (5)8. Dissonance (5)9. Projecting upper floor (7)10. The sheltered side (7)12. Unvarnished (5)13. Scheme (6)15. Become visible (6)18. Flowed back (5)19. Athlete (7)21. Hinged window blind (7)22. Slight push (5)23. Two or more con-testing groups (5)24. Striking (7)
Down1 Tapers (7)2. Inexperienced (5)3. Frozen water (3)4. Personify (6)5. Decorative cover-ing (9)6. Photographic film (7)7. Synthetic silklike fabric (5)11. Short accounts of incidents (9)14. Quashed (7)16. Private place with peace and quiet (7)17. Marine mammal (6)18. Alleviates (5)20. Emblem (5)22. Nothing (3)
BirthdayThe day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year. What day is my birthday?
He was born on December 31st and spoke about it on January 1st.
BrickOne brick is one kilo-gram and half a brick heavy. What is the weight of one brick?
There is an easy equation which can help: 1 brick = 1 kg + 1/2 brick And so 1 brick is 2 kg heavy.
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10 years ago Bob Hope died
5 years ago Johnny Cash died
A couple of months ago Steve Jobs died
A few weeks ago Jimmy Saville died
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and nobody left to Fix It
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thief won’t be able to find it - let
alone turn it on - even if some-one tells him where it is and how to do it.
Rumour has it though, that it leaks transmission fluid once a month and can be a real bitch to
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the paint may just make it LOOK
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This model is not expected to reach collector status. Most owners find it is best to lease one, and replace it as needed.
‘aving a laugh...
The value of a Catholic education ...and a pencil. Little Susie was not the best student in Catholic School . Usually she slept through the class.One day her teacher, a Nun, called on her while she was sleeping.‘Tell me Susie, who created the universe?’When Susie didn’t stir, little Johnny who was her friend sitting behindher, took his pencil and jabbed her in the rear.‘God Almighty!’ shouted Susie.The Nun said, ‘Very good’ and continued teaching her class..A little later the Nun asked Susie, ‘Who is our Lord and Saviour?’But Susie didn’t stir from her slumber. Once again, Johnny came to herrescue and stuck her in the butt.‘Jesus Christ!!!’ shouted Susie.And the Nun once again said, ‘Very good,’ and Susie fell back asleep.The Nun asked her a third question...’What did Eve say to Adam after shehad her twenty-third child?’Again, Johnny came to the rescue. This time Susie jumped up and shouted,‘If you stick that damn thing in me one more time, I’ll break it in half!’The nun fainted.
A SOLDIER RAN UP TO A NUN...
Out of breath he asked, ‘Please, may I hide under your skirt. I’ll explain later.’
The nun agreed. A moment later two Military Police ran up and asked, Sister, have you seen a soldier?’
The nun replied, ‘He went that way.’
After the MP’s ran off, the soldier Crawled out from under her skirt and said, ‘I can’t thank you enough Sister You see, I don’t want to go to Iraq .’
The nun said, ‘I understand completely.’
The soldier added, ‘I hope I’m not rude, but you have a great pair of legs!’
The nun replied, ‘If you had looked a little higher, you would have seen a great pair of balls...I don’t want to go to Iraq either !!
A middle-aged Jewish guy is out to dinner with his wife to celebrate her 40th birthday.He says, “So what would you like, Julie? A Jag-uar? A sable coat? A diamond necklace?”She says, “Bernie, I want a divorce.”He says, “I wasn’t planning on spending that much.”
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A worrying thought for 2012 !
10 years ago Bob Hope died
5 years ago Johnny Cash died
A couple of months ago Steve Jobs died
A few weeks ago Jimmy Saville died
Now we have no Hope, no Cash, no Jobs
and nobody left to Fix It
Let’s hope nothing happens to Ed Balls!
EURO GOING DOWN... FORD TO ACQUIRE RENAULT
Ford has announced plans to acquire French automaker Re-nault andengineering teams have already
joined forces to create the per-fect small car for women.
Mixing the Renault ‘Clio’ and the
Ford ‘Taurus’ they have de-signed the ‘Clitaurus’. It comes in pink and the average male car
thief won’t be able to find it - let
alone turn it on - even if some-one tells him where it is and how to do it.
Rumour has it though, that it leaks transmission fluid once a month and can be a real bitch to
start in the morning! Some have
reported that on cold winter mornings, when you really need
it, you can’t get it to turn over.
New models are initially fun to own, but very costly to maintain,
and horribly expensive to get rid of. Used models may initially
appear to have curb appeal and
a low price, but eventually have
an increased appetite for fuel, and the curb weight typically in-creases with age. Manufacturers
are baffled as to how the size of
the trunk increases, but say that
the paint may just make it LOOK
bigger.
This model is not expected to reach collector status. Most owners find it is best to lease one, and replace it as needed.
‘aving a laugh... laugh... laugh... laugh... laugh... laugh...
The value of a Catholic education ...and a pencil. Little Susie was not the best student in Catholic School . Usually she slept through the class.One day her teacher, a Nun, called on her while she was sleeping.‘Tell me Susie, who created the universe?’When Susie didn’t stir, little Johnny who was her friend sitting behindher, took his pencil and jabbed her in the rear.‘God Almighty!’ shouted Susie.The Nun said, ‘Very good’ and continued teaching her class..A little later the Nun asked Susie, ‘Who is our Lord and Saviour?’But Susie didn’t stir from her slumber. Once again, Johnny came to herrescue and stuck her in the butt.‘Jesus Christ!!!’ shouted Susie.And the Nun once again said, ‘Very good,’ and Susie fell back asleep.The Nun asked her a third question...’What did Eve say to Adam after shehad her twenty-third child?’Again, Johnny came to the rescue. This time Susie jumped up and shouted,‘If you stick that damn thing in me one more time, I’ll break it in half!’The nun fainted.
A SOLDIER RAN UP TO A NUN...
Out of breath he asked, ‘Please, may I hide under your skirt. I’ll explain later.’
The nun agreed. A moment later two Military Police ran up and asked, Sister, have you seen a soldier?’
The nun replied, ‘He went that way.’
After the MP’s ran off, the soldier Crawled out from under her skirt and said, ‘I can’t thank you enough Sister You see, I don’t want to go to Iraq .’
The nun said, ‘I understand completely.’
The soldier added, ‘I hope I’m not rude, but you have a great pair of legs!’
The nun replied, ‘If you had looked a little higher, you would have seen a great pair of balls...I don’t want to go to Iraq either !!
A middle-aged Jewish guy is out to dinner with his wife to celebrate her 40th birthday.He says, “So what would you like, Julie? A Jag-uar? A sable coat? A diamond necklace?”She says, “Bernie, I want a divorce.”He says, “I wasn’t planning on spending that much.”
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DATING IN THE 60s .It was a hot Saturday evening in the summer of 1960, and Fred had a date with Peggy Sue. He arrived at her house and rang the bell. ‘Oh, come on in!’ Peggy Sue’s mother said as she welcomed Fred in. ‘Have a seat in the living room. Would you like something to drink? Lemonade? tea?’ ‘Tea, please,’ Fred said. Mum brought the tea. ‘So, what are you and Peggy planning to do tonight?’ she asked. ‘Oh, probably watch a film, and then maybe grab a bite to eat at the milk bar, maybe take a walk on the beach.’ ‘Peggy likes to screw, you know,’ Mum informed him. ‘Really?’ Fred replied; eyebrows raised. ‘Oh yes,’ mother continued, ‘When she goes out with her friends, that’s all they do!’ ‘Is that so?’ asked Fred, incredulous. ‘Yes,’ said the mother. ‘As a matter of fact, she’d screw all night if we let her!’ ‘Well, thanks for the tip!’ Fred said as he began thinking about alternate plans for the evening. A moment later, Peggy Sue came down the stairs looking pretty as a picture, wearing a pink blouse and a hoop skirt, and with her hair tied back in a bouncy ponytail. She greeted Fred. ‘Have fun, kids!’ mother said as they left. Half an hour later, a completely disheveled Peggy Sue burst into the house and slammed the front door behind her. ‘The Twist, Mum!’ she angrily yelled to her mother in the kitchen. ‘The bloody dance is called the ....Twist!’
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We have had another busy month at Barney’s, with many puppies being found in need of our help. Unfortunately last month I published the old web site address, sorry for my mistake. I hope it didn’t cause too much inconvenience. This month we are holding our first auction in conjunction with the STRAY CATS association from Barinas / Hondon. The auction will take place at El Fogon, Hondon de los Frailes on Friday 30th March. Viewing will start from 6pm, auction starts at 7pm. It is anticipated there will be over 200 quality lots. Please give us your support. We will be staging our annual sponsored walk on Sunday 29th April, walking 20kms to raise money for dogs such as these below who are all in need of loving homes.
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*Fibre Glass Dinghy 3 Man Fits Ib Riif Racj 4Hp Engine Or Oars €380 Tel. 693525799
Set 12 Wood Carving Chisels €15 Tel. 693525799
Golf Clubs 12 In Bag Dunlop €35 Tel. 693525799
VEHICLES2X Clio 5 Door A/C.. 2002.. Exc Condition.. Great Car..Ring For Details. 619 726 480
Bmw 323 Ti Com-pact Evo M 2001,Itv 2013,Manual,170Hp,Full Bmw Evo M Pack,Blistein Pss9 Coilover Suspension, Jbl And Alpine Ihifi Worth Over 1000E ,Custom Colour Coded Head Lining,17 Inch M6 Rims,Twin Stainless Exhaust,In Extremely Good Condition 5750€ Tel. 603142786
Harley Davidson. 2003 An-niversary Road King. 24,000 Klms, One Owner. F.S.H Over 2000 Pounds Of Extras.Tel. 966 699 465 11,995 Euros Ono Mazda Mx5 2.0 Litre. 6 Speed. 2005, One Owner. 26,000 Klms Only. Metalic Red. Spanish Plates. Lhd.As New 12,995 Euros Ono Tel. 639 545 694
Breville Slow Cooker 3Ltr New €20 Tel. 693525799
Disco Lights 2 Banks Of 8 T.Bars With Tripod Stands + Leads 4Ch €100 Tel. 693525799
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Wanted Mobile Homes Tel. 676 079996 Shower Screens & Bases1 X 90 Corner Unit + Taps1 X 80 Corner Unit + Taps 1 X 80 Square Unit + Taps + Small Sink + TapsFrom €50.00 For More Info Call 650 788851 Generator 2.6 Kva Briggs & Stratton Brand New Cost £800.Oo Accept €350.00Tel. 676 079996 Log Burner 2 Years Old Used For 6 Mths All Tubes Cost €1,000.00 Accept €350.00 Tel. 676 079996
Trampoline 15Ft Brand New In Box €120.00 Tel. 676 079996
First Line Air Con Unit, Split System, Hot/Cold, Pipes, Wire, Remote Incl. Needs Re-Gassing €50.00Tel. 676 079996
One 1.4 mtr Portugese prime satellite dish. In very good orderand complete with LNB and fixing bracket. Reason for sale is the need to provide two take offs. Price 100 euros 966716400.
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Yamaha 1600 V Twin Wildstar Only Done 8,000M As New €5,000 Tel. 693525799
Piaggo Nrg, 50Cc, Water Cooled Special Scooter, 1,400Kms From New, Black/White, Itv 2 Years, Tax Paid, Excellent Condition €695.00 Tel. 650 788851
Suzuki Intruder 125 V-Twin 900Kms, 2005, Mint Condition, Metalic Blue, Extras €1795.00 Tel. 650 788851
Piaggo 50Cc Scooter 1985, First Twist & Go Electric Start, Re-Vamped-Resray, New Tyres, Yellow, Excellent Condition €350.00Tel. 650 788851
Benista 430T Sportif 4/5 Berth Touring Caravan, Only Done 200Kms, Brand New Awning, For More Info Please Call €3,995.00Tel. 650 788851
Mercedes 308 Lorry, Ideal For Storage, Horsebox, Hay Or Going Back To Uk €500.00 Tel. 650 788851Peugeot 307Hd 2.O Estate2004 One Owner Since New V.G.C. Diesel Elc Windows Sunroof Stereo6,150€ O.N.O Tel. 606 540 408
Seat Marbella 1997 WhiteImmaculate Condition. Itv One Owner Great Basic And Cheap Runaround. Only 950€ Tel. 680 198 990
Landrover Freelander 1.8I 5 Door A/C Electrics Alloys 3295€Tel. 634 377 276
Range Rover Vogue 3.0 Tdi Fully Lopaded Blue Pearl 16.995€Tel. 634 377 276
Breaking Opel Corsa 1.2 Most Parts Avail Tel: 633193156
GENERALFor Sale Top Off The Line Home Cinema SystemRel 350 Subwoofer Price New 1000 PoundsYamaha Amp Rxv2600 Price New 900 PoundsKef Iq 800 Ds Speakers X2 Price New 750 Pounds2 X Kef Iq 5 Speakers X2 Price New 1000 Pounds 1 X Kef Iq Centre Speaker Price New 300 Pounds Mint Condition Cost Almost 4000 Pounds New2000€ Ono For Sale As I Wish To Upgrade Tel. 603142786
Two unique space saving Divan beds Solid wood ends sprung bases with matress in virtually new condition this is a true bargain for only 300 Euros location Fortuna Town Mobile 633193156.
Mobility Scooter Shop Rider in Excellent working condition New batteries 600 Euros loca-tion Fortuna Town >. Mobile 633193156.
Desktop Computer2.6Ghz Dual Core Processor 2Gb Ram, Dedicated Graph-ics Card, 21 Tft Monitor. 200€ O.N.O Tel. 966 18 11 60
42Inch Tv With Wall Mounting Bracket 200€Tel. 622 870 799
Teenagers Mountain Bike 30€Tel. 622 870 799
Vax Vacuum Cleaner 20€Tel. 622 870 799
Glass Top Computer Table 40€Tel. 622 870 799
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DMFPLUMBING & HEATING
SOLUTIONS
CHECK OUT OUR OFFERS ON
AIR CONDITIONING
Benidorm to Almeria+ 45km radius inland
Tel. 966 799 740 - 666 907 456www.dmfplumbing.com
Legal and Registered - Over 30 years experience
Member
to visit book/call:Carol or Paul 966 677 273
answerphone - we will call backMobile 654 155 473
www.mountainviewcathotel.webs.com
Centrally heated houses with large indiviudual runs.
Love and care will be lavished during your cat’s stay
My 29 years of experience in animal and veterinary care will give you peace of mind.
STILL ONLY €6.00 per day
MOUNTAIN VIEW CAT HOTEL
Hondon de las Nieves/Frailes
www.petsinspain.info
We have had another busy month at Barney’s, with many puppies being found in need of our help. Unfortunately last month I published the old web site address, sorry for my mistake. I hope it didn’t cause too much inconvenience. This month we are holding our first auction in conjunction with the STRAY CATS association from Barinas / Hondon. The auction will take place at El Fogon, Hondon de los Frailes on Friday 30th March. Viewing will start from 6pm, auction starts at 7pm. It is anticipated there will be over 200 quality lots. Please give us your support. We will be staging our annual sponsored walk on Sunday 29th April, walking 20kms to raise money for dogs such as these below who are all in need of loving homes.
www.petsinspain.info
Registered association no. CV-01-045701-A
Dog rescue
ADVERTISE IN
from just 5€per month
Tel. 606 540 [email protected]
While Ago Means We Have Hundreds Of Square Metres Spare. Ideal Storage For Wife’s Shoes Or The Odd Boeing Or Two...
SPORTPicton 4.5 Sportboat With Trailer, Needs Fairing And Engine.650E O.N.O. La Marina Tel: 666029666
*Fibre Glass Dinghy 3 Man Fits Ib Riif Racj 4Hp Engine Or Oars €380 Tel. 693525799
Set 12 Wood Carving Chisels €15 Tel. 693525799
Golf Clubs 12 In Bag Dunlop €35 Tel. 693525799
VEHICLES2X Clio 5 Door A/C.. 2002.. Exc Condition.. Great Car..Ring For Details. 619 726 480
Bmw 323 Ti Com-pact Evo M 2001,Itv 2013,Manual,170Hp,Full Bmw Evo M Pack,Blistein Pss9 Coilover Suspension, Jbl And Alpine Ihifi Worth Over 1000E ,Custom Colour Coded Head Lining,17 Inch M6 Rims,Twin Stainless Exhaust,In Extremely Good Condition 5750€ Tel. 603142786
Harley Davidson. 2003 An-niversary Road King. 24,000 Klms, One Owner. F.S.H Over 2000 Pounds Of Extras.Tel. 966 699 465 11,995 Euros Ono Mazda Mx5 2.0 Litre. 6 Speed. 2005, One Owner. 26,000 Klms Only. Metalic Red. Spanish Plates. Lhd.As New 12,995 Euros Ono Tel. 639 545 694
Breville Slow Cooker 3Ltr New €20 Tel. 693525799
Disco Lights 2 Banks Of 8 T.Bars With Tripod Stands + Leads 4Ch €100 Tel. 693525799
27’ Tv-Built In Dvd €40 Tel. 693525799
Sky Boxes From €30.00 Tel. 650 788851
Scaletrix X 4 Sets From €20.00Tel. 676 079996
Wanted Mobile Homes Tel. 676 079996 Shower Screens & Bases1 X 90 Corner Unit + Taps1 X 80 Corner Unit + Taps 1 X 80 Square Unit + Taps + Small Sink + TapsFrom €50.00 For More Info Call 650 788851 Generator 2.6 Kva Briggs & Stratton Brand New Cost £800.Oo Accept €350.00Tel. 676 079996 Log Burner 2 Years Old Used For 6 Mths All Tubes Cost €1,000.00 Accept €350.00 Tel. 676 079996
Trampoline 15Ft Brand New In Box €120.00 Tel. 676 079996
First Line Air Con Unit, Split System, Hot/Cold, Pipes, Wire, Remote Incl. Needs Re-Gassing €50.00Tel. 676 079996
One 1.4 mtr Portugese prime satellite dish. In very good orderand complete with LNB and fixing bracket. Reason for sale is the need to provide two take offs. Price 100 euros 966716400.
Airport For Sale.Someone’s Bright Idea To Expand A Little
Yamaha 1600 V Twin Wildstar Only Done 8,000M As New €5,000 Tel. 693525799
Piaggo Nrg, 50Cc, Water Cooled Special Scooter, 1,400Kms From New, Black/White, Itv 2 Years, Tax Paid, Excellent Condition €695.00 Tel. 650 788851
Suzuki Intruder 125 V-Twin 900Kms, 2005, Mint Condition, Metalic Blue, Extras €1795.00 Tel. 650 788851
Piaggo 50Cc Scooter 1985, First Twist & Go Electric Start, Re-Vamped-Resray, New Tyres, Yellow, Excellent Condition €350.00Tel. 650 788851
Benista 430T Sportif 4/5 Berth Touring Caravan, Only Done 200Kms, Brand New Awning, For More Info Please Call €3,995.00Tel. 650 788851
Mercedes 308 Lorry, Ideal For Storage, Horsebox, Hay Or Going Back To Uk €500.00 Tel. 650 788851Peugeot 307Hd 2.O Estate2004 One Owner Since New V.G.C. Diesel Elc Windows Sunroof Stereo6,150€ O.N.O Tel. 606 540 408
Seat Marbella 1997 WhiteImmaculate Condition. Itv One Owner Great Basic And Cheap Runaround. Only 950€ Tel. 680 198 990
Landrover Freelander 1.8I 5 Door A/C Electrics Alloys 3295€Tel. 634 377 276
Range Rover Vogue 3.0 Tdi Fully Lopaded Blue Pearl 16.995€Tel. 634 377 276
Breaking Opel Corsa 1.2 Most Parts Avail Tel: 633193156
GENERALFor Sale Top Off The Line Home Cinema SystemRel 350 Subwoofer Price New 1000 PoundsYamaha Amp Rxv2600 Price New 900 PoundsKef Iq 800 Ds Speakers X2 Price New 750 Pounds2 X Kef Iq 5 Speakers X2 Price New 1000 Pounds 1 X Kef Iq Centre Speaker Price New 300 Pounds Mint Condition Cost Almost 4000 Pounds New2000€ Ono For Sale As I Wish To Upgrade Tel. 603142786
Two unique space saving Divan beds Solid wood ends sprung bases with matress in virtually new condition this is a true bargain for only 300 Euros location Fortuna Town Mobile 633193156.
Mobility Scooter Shop Rider in Excellent working condition New batteries 600 Euros loca-tion Fortuna Town >. Mobile 633193156.
Desktop Computer2.6Ghz Dual Core Processor 2Gb Ram, Dedicated Graph-ics Card, 21 Tft Monitor. 200€ O.N.O Tel. 966 18 11 60
42Inch Tv With Wall Mounting Bracket 200€Tel. 622 870 799
Teenagers Mountain Bike 30€Tel. 622 870 799
Vax Vacuum Cleaner 20€Tel. 622 870 799
Glass Top Computer Table 40€Tel. 622 870 799
Dyson HooverGood As New 100€ O.N.O Tel. 649 099 170
4 Newell Posts For Stair-case Cost €108 For €20 Tel. 693525799
ClassifiedsPlace your FREE classified ads (up to 25 words) @
[email protected] place adverts by 16th of each month - sorry no businesses
FREE [email protected]
Get ready for New Year with a clear out & raise some cash with All Abroad Free Ads! also at www.allabroad.es
González-Moro Tolosana Solicitors, Barristers.
Paseo Federico Soto 5-3º (Alicante) Tel. 96 520 2389
[email protected] Speak ENGLISH
YOU ARE READING
THISSo will your clients
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FLYERSBusiness CardsLeaflets
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WEBSITESDesigned & hosted
Top qualityTop design
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