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Warwick, please tell me you made that up..........

Andrew

Kilkis wrote:.......I cannot imagine that they would schedule the flights for longer than they actually expect them to take just to increase the chances of them being on time?

Good Lord! Surely not!

Andrew

Could be just hot air, but I'm sure the government will insist on a desalination plant so that the park doesn't use any of the precious water that Crete is so short of........

Andrew

Interesting. Not sure what planes they are using. Their flights are scheduled at 1 hr 10 minutes from Heraklion to Athens. I've never been on a flight that took longer than 30 minutes. Hang gliders maybe?

Andrew

They don't really do "delicate" in Greece. I'm with you.

Andrew

filippos wrote:.....S'pose I could be delicate and dip the bread in the oil lurking at the bottom of the salad bowl.....

Wot? Doesn't everyone do this?

Andrew

bobscott wrote:Has anyone else heard this rumour? Who is making the money on this law? Bob.

Come on Bob, you know the answer. The government will now make 24% VAT on sales of oil which they didn't before.

Get them to dress the salad in the kitchen. Problem solved.

Andrew

STEVE.W wrote:Best advice, don't do it! See this article http://www.ekathimerini.com/228366/arti ... -month-net

Agreed. Unlikely to be worth the hassle....

Andrew

I transferred about 18 months ago. Did the transfer at a Germanos shop, which seemed easy enough. Definitely saves money, no problems at all since then. It favours those with higher consumption. If you have any kind of nightime consumption, you will also save money getting a night meter.

Andrew

Greece operates a system of assumed income, i.e. based on things you own you are assumed to have a certain level of income and you are taxed on that income even if you have none. I am not sure what the current status is regarding assumed income for people who are not tax resident. It used to be nec...

I received exactly the same email, but with Heraklion, my usual departure airport, substituted for Chania. Pretty obvious clickbait since eJ have never flown from Heraklion in the winter. Just the usual money making machine in action.

Andrew

Usually hire from Sixt at Manchester Airport. They are happy with debit card, UK licence, passport and number from dvla. They said they aren't bothered about proof of address with a British debit card and licence. We always phone their advice line first though to double check! Fascinating isn't it?...

Andrew, have had a quick look and these firms have no mention of utility bills etc... although I would still take a cc statement but only produce if asked: https://www.europcar.co.uk/EBE/module/render/terms-and-conditions-general-rental-terms https://www.hertz.co.uk/p/hertz-together/driving-licence...

I've rented from Green Motion at Gatwick many, many times and never been asked for my boarding pass. There again I have a Greek driving licence. Not sure if that makes a difference Warwick, it's in the first paragraph. Which just proves the UK is not much better than Greece when it comes to differe...

Scooby, I would have said the same as you. If you are showing a credit card, presumably they can check the limit/balance, how does it help them to go through all the address rigmarole. And I must correct you. Having now trawled through T&Cs for about a dozen companies, there is not one that will...