Birdy wrote:

Although they're all contactless now, so even flashing your UK debit/credit card gets you through quickly and painlessly.

Changed days indeed from chucking your francs into the basket!

The main reason I got one was for driving with just me in the car, saves the fast run back round to the drivers side after tapping your card

Birdy wrote:

"Golden passports by investing in Portugal"

Don't wanna be guilty of "Thread Drift", and certainly not on this site, but I'd suggest you go into this more thoroughly. I've a Titre de Séjour, can live and work in France for as long as I like (and no passport stamping between the UK and France).

But this is NOT applicable to any other EU Member State, the 90-days-in-any-six-month-period clock starts ticking as soon as I cross their borders.

Peter

I know its but my sister and I are the only ones in the family that can't get EU passports and enjoy the benefits we would have.

My mother has one because of her grandfather was Irish, my father has one because my stepmother is of German heritage meaning my step brother and sister also have a German passport so all of them can come and go as they please, which they are and having a great time. This leaves my sister, my family and I out in the cold.

What we should have done was kept our French house and used that for residency, but hey ho, we screwed up.

Anyway, the Tag works a treat and even if you're going on holiday, I'd get one. Its dirt cheap and so convenient.  Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.