bjonesphotography
English expat in Hungary
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Lives in Tiszaszentimre
Registration: 23 November 2011
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Affordable to own a vehicle in Hungary? How much is auto insurance? by stevewoods
How much is the insurance? What are the government's fees? What are the traffic fines like? I ask because some countries (like Canada) make it almost impossible to drive.
Depends upon your income really, coming from the UK vehicle insurance is incredibly cheap, we had a large 4X4 for a while and that was insured for less than 60,000Huf per annum. There was a local vehicle tax which in our county was about 10,000Huf ... Read More
Unexpected Bill by fidobsa
I today received a bill relating to my Hungary registered car which I bought a couple of months ago. It was generated locally in my village and is for 2 instalments, 3800 Ft for the first half year, 5700 Ft for the second half year. Is this some ...
Yes it is a local road taxActually, szocske is right. It is a local "having a car" tax, not a road tax. The tax and its rate is set by the local government. The roads in Hungary are now maintained by a non-profit corporation, and they can not ... Read More
Unexpected Bill by fidobsa
I today received a bill relating to my Hungary registered car which I bought a couple of months ago. It was generated locally in my village and is for 2 instalments, 3800 Ft for the first half year, 5700 Ft for the second half year. Is this some ...
Yes it is a local road tax, weused to pay it when we had a car... Not sure what for though as the roads are certainly not maintained ;) If yours is anything like ours it didn't come on these handy yellow slips, we had to go into a bank to pay it ... Read More
Sending and Receiving snail mail in Hungary by Stephanie99
Hi everyone A few questions about the postal service in Hungary (we are in Budapest) 1. How long does mail normally take to arrive from Australia? My mum sent me my new driver's license 2 weeks ago. Should I be ordering a new one?! 2. Has anyone ...
I know, I'm just stirring it up for fun. I have the Vegemite vs Marmite discussion with a lot of folks from down under. I'm a Marmite person myself. Bovril we just don't talk about.Now I'm curious about Bovril! We have hijacked the thread... oh ... Read More
Sending and Receiving snail mail in Hungary by Stephanie99
Hi everyone A few questions about the postal service in Hungary (we are in Budapest) 1. How long does mail normally take to arrive from Australia? My mum sent me my new driver's license 2 weeks ago. Should I be ordering a new one?! 2. Has anyone ...
We have massive problems and have had for the last 4 years with recieving postage from within the EU (UK primarily)... The problems seem to be with consistancy some times a parcel can take 3 days to turn up and other times a simple letter can take ... Read More
registering a british car in Hungary by gwiwer2011
Hi was wondering if anyone knows how I go about registering a british car in Hungary. The car has been permenantly exported from uk and if I don't get Hungarian plates on my car I will have the problem of trying to get a tax disc (not very easy) ...
Moreover, the concept of "comprehensive" insurance does not seem to exist in much of Eastern Europe, whereas you can take out UK insurance which is fully valid in all the EU and some other countries. Insurance is also much cheaper in the UK than ... Read More
Anyone know an English speaking photographer in Budapest? by florendakaye
We are an American family looking for someone to take some outside family pictures in Budapest. Does anyone know someone who does a good job and would be willing to put them on a CD?
I have only just found this forum and stumbled across your thread, I am sure you have now fulfilled your requirements but if you need any help in the future I would be happy to help. I am English by nationality and have lived in Rural Hungary for ... Read More
corned beef by gwiwer2011
There are some food items we just can't seem to find here and miss them a lot. Does anyone know where we can get corned beef, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce and brown sauce please? Thanks
Lee and perrins can be got from an asian stor just to the right of the Grand Market Place, corned beef may be a little tougher but you could give these guys a try, they are not cheap but you can get essentials that you are missing from home. Read More