Comments on: Expat work in France – making money

By: Boris

Boris — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:43:47 +0000

Hi Brian,
Do you mean car mechanic? Or small machinery perhaps?
I don’t think it would be easy to compete as a car mechanic – most of the British community take their cars to the local garage for servicing (every town has a garage or three), and I’m not sure that you could undercut them on price.
For small machinery I’d be more optimistic – our local garages always seem very expensive for repairs and servicing of small equipment – chainsaws, lawnmowers etc and I think there is perhaps a niche there waiting to be exploited – maybe more so when people will prefer to repair things than replace them.
But in truth I know little of the business or the demand for it, so am only speculating…

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:40:47 +0000

Im a mechanic in England looking to move to France.
Could I make a living serving the british community ?
This would not be our main income but hopfully it could help to ease the burden !

By: Rasher

Rasher — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:20:39 +0000

What are the EU rules concerning moving to another EU country. Isn’t one supposed to have a job, or some source of income within 3 months of leaving one’s country.

By: TED

TED — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:16:45 +0000

This is an excellent article. I will add you to our expatriate website, I think this is the best French Expat Blog I have read through in a long time. I hope you keep it going and all the French Expats find your thoughts and advice useful.