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LAST UPDATE 27th January 2024
As of 16th January 2024, the UK Government has removed the 15 year restriction on overseas voting. This means that approxiamtely 3.4 million extra British Citizens can votes and around 18K registered in the first week. More details are on the Electoral Commission Website and this British in Europe FAQ answers most queries. Due to postage issues between the UK and Austria people are recommended to take up a Proxy vote and this FAQ question may be relevant to those who no longer have friends/relatives in their old constituency.
"Q. My best friend Emma used to be my proxy but she has moved away
from my constituency. Does this mean I have to vote by post or in person
now?
A. No, you have two options: Either, you can approach
the local constituency office of the party you want to vote for and ask
them to provide a proxy for you. Or, you can stick with your best friend
and ask for a combined proxy and postal vote through her. This sounds
complicated but it is actually quite straightforward. If Emma now lives
in Manchester but you are registered to vote in Motherwell, Emma can ask
for a postal proxy vote to be posted to her in Manchester, she fills it
in and then posts it back to Motherwell."
LAST UPDATE 03/07/2022
AUSTRIA
On 15th August 2022 Drei will be making some changes to existing tariffs, related to inclusive minutues to the UK and roaming. Further details can be found here:
On 1st June 2021 A1 has introduced roaming charges for the UK.
It looks like some of the A1 MVNOs/branded resellers have also followed.
Be careful about roaming in non-EU countries (e.g. Switzerland)
Magenta and associated MVNO's (e.g. HoT) seem to be OK at the moment
UK
Giffgaff is introducing a Data Cap from 9th August 2022.
Tesco Mobile is making changes from the beginning of 2023 for new and upgrading customers.
Three UK has introduced charges from 23rd May 2022,
applies to new and upgrading customers from 1st October 2021.
Vodafone has introduced charges from end of January 2022,
applies to new and upgrading customers from 11th August 2021.
BT/EE has introduced roaming charges for customers from 3rd March 2022
applies new and upgrading customers from 7th July 2021.
O2 has introduced a new "Fair Usage" cap but so far has no roaming charges
Virgin Media O2 still say they will not be introducing roaming fees
Regular travellers are advised to set a roaming limit
AND
don't ignore those marketing/ SMS messages about charges