Check the pet passport!
We've just crossed back from France using the tunnel but have a cautionary tale about the pet passport. Our dog was examined and treated for the return journey on Wednesday by the vet at Beaumont sur Sarthe and her passport was duly completed. Foolishly,
I did not check the vet's entry in the passport and when we arrived at Calais, it was noticed that the vet had put the date as 17/06/17 instead of 17/06/15. Although we had the vet's receipt confirming our visit this was not acceptable.
We had to go to a vet in Calais who simply rewrote the entry, signed it and charged me 20 Euros. I know that this could have been a lot worse and we were not inconvenienced too much, but please check what the vet has written before you leave the surgery.
A few years ago we did have to correct the time that the vet had written as the 24 hour 'window' was then in force and the exact time was quite critical. We will certainly be checking very carefully in the future.