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LiveWork&Play in London & the UK 4th Edition

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1: Ready, Set, Go! 1
Can you go? 1
Working Holiday Visa
UK Ancestry Entry Certificate
Certificate of Entitlement to Right of Abode
Work Permit
When to go? 5
How to go? 6
Packing 7
What to pack-some suggestions 9
The question of money 13
How much to take?
How to take it
Sorting your affairs 17
Holiday insurance and medical care 17
Useful things to do, obtain and join 20
Stay in touch 25
Via Email 25
Via Post 25
Via Telephone 26
Travelling with a mobile phone 26
Checklist-let the countdown begin 26
Travelling alone 27
Travelling safe 28
Travelling well 30

Chapter 2: Arriving in the UK 32
Arriving by air 32
Disembarkation, Immigration and Customs 32
Getting from the airport into London 33
From Heathrow 34
From Gatwick 35
Arriving by sea, road and rail 35

Chapter 3: Now You've Arrived 36
Where to start 36
Things to do 38
Organise a photocard 38
Open a bank account 40
Register for a National Insurance Number 41

Chapter 4: Accommodation 43
Living in London 44
Short-term accommodation 44
Hostels 45
B&Bs and small family-run hostels 49
Camping 50
University and college accommodation 50
Long-term accommodation 51
How to find 55
Deciphering accommodation ads 55
Flat and house sharing 57
Setting up a flat 59
Council tax 60
Living in other parts of the UK 61

Chapter 5: Holidaying 62
Sightseeing in London 62
Transport around London 62
The Tube 63
Buses 65
Black Cabs 66
Hitting London's tourist spots 67
Daytripping outside London 72
Sightseeing in the UK 74
Further afield in the UK 79
The UK as your travel base 80

Chapter 6: Work 84
Where is the work? 84
Studying and working 86
Should you organise work before you go? 86
Options for finding work 87
The tax system 93

Chapter 7: A-Z of Jobs 95
Accounting, banking and financial services 95
Agricultural and farming work 97
Barwork 101
Call centres/customer service 102
Care work 103
Casino work 104
Couriers/despatch riders/removalists 105
Dog walkers 107
Domestic services 107
Entertainment 108
Fashion retail and manufacturing 108
Fitness 109
Hairdressing and beauty therapy 110
Holiday centres and camps 111
Hospitality and catering 112
Information technology 115
Journalism and photography 116
Lawyers and legal secretaries 117
Medical and health care 119
Modelling 123
Nannies, home helps and maternity nurses 123
Nursing 125
Office support 127
Oil industry 129
Riding/grooms 131
Security 131
Ski season (Scotland) 132
Teaching 133
Teaching English 135
Technical, trades, general labouring and industrial positions 137
Tour managers/guides and coach drivers 140
Travel consultants 141
Vets and veterinary nurses 141
Volunteer work 142

Chapter 8: Useful Information 144

Index 158