@daz90
English expat in Romania
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About me
English
Lives in Bucharest
Speaks English, learning Romanian.
Registration: 31 January 2011
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Exchange of UK Driving license for EU/Romanian for 'no-deal' Brexit by squeezebox
HI. UK Goverment are advising that in the case of a 'no-deal' brexit UK drivers will lose the ability to exchange driving licenses for EU ones without having to re-take a driving test. That's a problem for anyone with a UK license who is planning to ...
Mine was posted to me, I live in Bucharest though. I am not surprised your experience didn't go smoothly though, every single time anyone (English or Romanian) has to do any kind of official document it's always a knight mare. In a few ... Read More
Exchange of UK Driving license for EU/Romanian for 'no-deal' Brexit by squeezebox
HI. UK Goverment are advising that in the case of a 'no-deal' brexit UK drivers will lose the ability to exchange driving licenses for EU ones without having to re-take a driving test. That's a problem for anyone with a UK license who is planning to ...
Check and double check all your documents, make sure the medical certificate has all your catagories written and they are correct. Expect a line too at pipera, also for EU nationals there is a small office were we must go through the whole process, ... Read More
Exchange of UK Driving license for EU/Romanian for 'no-deal' Brexit by squeezebox
HI. UK Goverment are advising that in the case of a 'no-deal' brexit UK drivers will lose the ability to exchange driving licenses for EU ones without having to re-take a driving test. That's a problem for anyone with a UK license who is planning to ...
My license is with b + e, there was a problem at the doctor's because they didn't write my correct driving rights on the medical, the woman at the Romanian DVLA noticed it and just went back to the doctor's to correct the problem, the ... Read More
In retrospect, would you move again to Romania? by Christine
Hi all, If you had to look back on your expat experience in Romania, would you heartily say "lets do it again"? From the preparation stage to your actual everyday life in your new country, what did you enjoy the most? Would you do certain ...
Mixed feelings for me about this. I only moved here because I love my wife, but if our personal circumstances were different then no, I would not have moved here almost 9 years ago. We are far from debt free, and the bureaucracy and low wages here ... Read More
Football 5 a side by Popeyjj
Hello all, I'm looking to meet up with some sports minded expats for a game if football. No location yet but I will look around the sector 6 area of drumel taberi. Will need at least 10 players and the cost to be split between. Let me know if ...
Me too, and the drumul taberi area is perfect for me, very close to home. Read More
Exchange of UK Driving license for EU/Romanian for 'no-deal' Brexit by squeezebox
HI. UK Goverment are advising that in the case of a 'no-deal' brexit UK drivers will lose the ability to exchange driving licenses for EU ones without having to re-take a driving test. That's a problem for anyone with a UK license who is planning to ...
I definitely needed them when I did it in march. Read More
Exchange of UK Driving license for EU/Romanian for 'no-deal' Brexit by squeezebox
HI. UK Goverment are advising that in the case of a 'no-deal' brexit UK drivers will lose the ability to exchange driving licenses for EU ones without having to re-take a driving test. That's a problem for anyone with a UK license who is planning to ...
My wife just went to a local public notary for me, it's the stamp that is important, it cost 50 lei But yes I do think it's an accredited translated with a stamp. I know she emailed a copy of my license to them and then they did it the same ... Read More
Exchange of UK Driving license for EU/Romanian for 'no-deal' Brexit by squeezebox
HI. UK Goverment are advising that in the case of a 'no-deal' brexit UK drivers will lose the ability to exchange driving licenses for EU ones without having to re-take a driving test. That's a problem for anyone with a UK license who is planning to ...
I surrendered my full licence, during the process, and was issued with a temporary ticket. My new Romanian licence is valid for ten years, as are all EU licences. I can't advise on US or non EU countries how it works. Read More
Exchange of UK Driving license for EU/Romanian for 'no-deal' Brexit by squeezebox
HI. UK Goverment are advising that in the case of a 'no-deal' brexit UK drivers will lose the ability to exchange driving licenses for EU ones without having to re-take a driving test. That's a problem for anyone with a UK license who is planning to ...
Just changed mine over, and it arrived back to me today in the post. My UK licence expired on the 12th of march, so I had to exchange mine, even so with Brexit we will all have too anyway. Relatively simple process, I just had one typical ... Read More
Sending and receiving packages in Romania by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Romania? Is the public ...
I have had a few problems with missing letters and parcels, both from the UK and sent from here too. Loads of times inbound cards sent from the UK have failed to arrive to us. We once sent a package to the UK and it failed to arrive, but that was ... Read More
Cadbury Cream Eggs by Guestposter451
Hi guys, Does anyone know if Cadbury Cream Eggs are available in Bucharest ? :)
Mega image were selling the odd cadbury product a couple of years ago, but mainly dairy milk products at an excessive amount, but they seem to have disappeared now. No other big shop has ever had any cadbury product in the seven years I have been ... Read More
Traffic in Romania by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Which city or area do you live in in Romania, and how do you find the traffic? How long does it take to commute to work or run errands? Is there a rush hour in your city? What times of the day would you recommend people to ...
I live in Bucharest. The traffic here is terrible at peak hours, it often takes me 40 minutes to drive to work in what is normally just a 5 minute drive. So I don't drive to work very often and just use the tram, that though is about a 30 minute ... Read More
Which bank to choose for my small business in Romania? by Evang_elos
Hello, I currently live in Bucharest. I am opening now my business, I am asking your experience about which to bank to choose for my business account. I don't speak Romanian yet and this makes it difficult to understand eveyrthing. I am ...
I am fee free with Banca Transylvania, but I set it up through my job with a reference number for the sole reason they pay my salary into it. Read More
Paying bills in Romania by Priscilla
Hello everyone, What bills do you pay? If you are renting, are bills included in the price of rent, and is this common practice in Romania? How can you pay your bills (e.g. online, at provider's store, at the post office)? Which is the most ...
We pay our utilities bills online. Enel and water, the phone/TV bill is RDS, we just pop into the local shop and pay it there in cash. It's just as easy to pay the electric at a pay machine though too, cash, there are loads of those all over ... Read More
Which bank to choose for my small business in Romania? by Evang_elos
Hello, I currently live in Bucharest. I am opening now my business, I am asking your experience about which to bank to choose for my business account. I don't speak Romanian yet and this makes it difficult to understand eveyrthing. I am ...
I have a Banca Transylvania personal account, I wasn't allowed to set up internet banking in the first six months because I am a foreign national. Not sure if that is the same for business accounts. I have had this account for almost a year ... Read More