First stop the tax office in Montauban - easy - we've been there several times. But no - we arrived to find the building abandoned with no forwarding address!. A helpful lady at the prefecture told us that it had been moved out of town. In fact three exits along the motorway away. When we eventually found it it was only to be told that for the certificate we needed we had to go to the office in Caussade (luckily that was on our way home and the certifcate was easily obtained).
Next task for the day as we were in Montauban and at the prefecture - change my driving licence to a French one. Again easy, we've done it once for Trevor, I had filled in the form on line and had all the required documents. Again - not so fast Mrs C - an appointment is now needed plus the Montauban prefecture has added the need to have your English driving licence translated by an approved translator so another hiccup.
Lunch was not a great success either. In the past we have enjoyed moules/frites in the square as a treat when have a dealing with officialdom day but the menus of the restaurants no longer include them. Today we made the wrong choice from the available menus and were disappointed with our lunch.
On the plus side though I hadn't been to Montauban for some time and the square really is very beautiful and today was a abuzz with people enjoying the sunshine.
The hassle and long drive meant I arrived home feeling tired but at least we have achieved at least part of what we set out to do today and the driving licence is not urgent. Still nothing in the post though!
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