Your Questions

My car insurance starts on November 1 each year. I sold my car on August 7 and have not bought another car. 

I cancelled my car insurance and asked the insurers for a refund of the September and October months of the policy but the insurance company says that none is payable. Is this correct?  R.B.

Does my dog have to be muzzled if we are travelling on the train?  G.S.

HAS the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur – known as ‘Paca’ – changed name to be ‘Région Sud’? It seems unclear. G.B.

I read in Connexion about the discount ‘bonus’ given for buying a new Zoe electric car. Is this also available if you buy second-hand and how does it work in such a case?  L.F.

Is it legal for motorbikes or scooters to weave in and out of traffic? I am told it is only ‘tolerated’ and in the case of an accident the insurance firm may not pay out. I.S.

I received my carte de séjour (residency card) in 2016, valid for five years, and had no problems gaining this with the prefecture in Avignon.

Connexion has provided a lot of information about applying for a card but can you explain about changing address when you move?  B.M.

We found a stray dog with no ID chip/tattoo, can we keep it?  I.G.

My employer told me to work November 1, a bank holiday. Is this legal? F.F.

As UK nationals who are tax resident in France, in which country should we declare and pay tax on rental income from a property outside the EU paid by the tenants into our UK bank account? P.H.

I sold a holiday house in France in March last year but monthly direct debits for local property taxes are still being taken. How can I stop this?  C.S.

My father, a UK resident, bought a French holiday home in 1998 for 60,000FF. He formally gifted it to me in 2006. My siblings received gifts in the UK to compensate. My father held no other assets in France. He died this year. Does his estate owe any taxes in France in relation to this gift?  R.H.

As a French resident living in rented accommodation in France, owning no property either in France or the UK, what stamp duty is payable should I buy a property in the UK? Would I be liable for the increased level that foreign purchasers must pay?  C.M.

There must be many retired people in France who have government occupational pensions (teachers, police etc). Currently these have to be taxed in the UK and not in France. In the event that S1 healthcare cover is withdrawn for UK pensioners in France after Brexit would the UK government allow these pensions to be taxed in France so we would automatically become part of the healthcare system?  A.M.

Having recently registered as micro-entrepreneur I am planning to move to the UK. Can I maintain this business set-up while having UK residency?  C.C.

We are selling our language centre but it needs to be run by English-speakers. How can we reassure potential buyers as to their status in France after Brexit?  T.W.

In a recent edition you mention the ‘police powers’ of a mayor. What does this refer to?  P.W.