Travelling after Brexit
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There have been very strict rules about what you can take into Norway but I do wonder how many checks are made at the border to see what you have in your fridge? Kj will know.
If, and it's a big if, we are so unprepared for a no deal Brexit I imagine there will be so much chaos at the ports that les douanes, will be much bothered by other things!!!!
David
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I remember turning up at the campsite at Bois de Cene during F&M and asking the owner if any of the restaurants/cafes were open. He directed me to the small hotel and we ate a rather spartan but delicious 3 course meal, only discovering later that the owners were just about to have their own dinner, as they had no customers when we walked in, so they shared their own food with us rather than start from scratch Memories eh? Like you we'd manage somehow.
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We once met a British couple in France who clearly didn't fancy the food over there so had set out with a month's supply of bacon. When that ran out they had summoned their daughter to come across and bring them more, and they had driven north to meet her near Calais .
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Even if such a regulation was introduced, would anyone actually check it? A quick glance in your fridge wouldn't reveal stuff you had stashed elsewhere in your van.
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What a great pity, one of the delights of travel to places around the World is the chance to find & taste new cuisine👍🏻
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Just had an email from the insurer for our MH (Comfort) saying if nothing is sorted by December, then an annual green card will be included with our insurance documentation. So at least I won't have to remember to sort that before we travel. Just possibly a European driving licence to cover France.
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Hi everyone,
Just to let you know we have a new area of the website about Travelling after Brexit.
I hope that this is helpful.
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Looks as if we have turned the clock back about 20 years!
David
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The ferries have always sold overpriced items like maps, headlamp deflectors, breathalysers etc, so perhaps they might have a supermarket on board in 2021, to cater for the regulations and take more money off us!!
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With more and more countries asking for a cerficate of covid free to travel we will all need to pay out substantial amounts just to get there. The cost of food will not be a problem.
Private tests are currently costing around £120 each.
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Those who tend to travel for longer periods on the continent may be interested in signing this petition to extend from 90 days to 6 months. Gov. petition
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I’ll be over there ASAP👍🏻, bring it on.
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Well done for spotting that. Fingers crossed!
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I wouldn't be too optimistic, either, as it's primarily a one-way ticket. There can't be very many tourists from the EU who wish to stay more than 90 days in the UK so there is little incentive for the EU to show any interest in reciprocating, and they've got more important things to sort out at present so, at best, an agreement, if any, would be discussed at a later date.
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You are for one, along with a few million others!!
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The UK was never part of the Schengen area hence the checking of passports when you enter/leave but no border checks once in the Schengen area. The Visa question is different, up to 1 Jan 21 not required as part of the free movement of goods and people; from 1 Jan 21 this will change (as I type!) up to 90 days no Visa required after that one is needed. IMHO the petition has no chance of success as we will be just another 'foreign' country so far as the EU is concerned. Don't USA citizens etc need a Visa for extended stay in Europe at the moment? But worry not. Once in the Schengen area free movement will continue (there are no border checks anyway) and should you wish to stay longer than 90 days well just get a relatively inexpensive Visa.
I am old enough to remember travelling on the continent before UK joined the EU. It was relatively straight forward; Green Card (I have one for most of 2021 it came with my Car Insurance renewal), International Driving Licence and of course Health Insurance. There were border controls in mainland Europe but I recall they were very relaxed and once through your port of entry you were usually just waived through. The question of money was the most complex part as this was before the wide use of Credit Cards. You took cash (5 currencies on one trip!) Travellers Cheques or Eurocheques (what a pain they were and quite useless as they were not widely accepted). So relax and plan your holidays hoping that the negotiators can agree that the EHIC continues, but you will of course have Insurance anyway so no worries!!
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It would seem we now have some clarity on post Brexit matters...
i) Your EHIC will be valid for 5 years hence with a replacement agreement following that
ii) 90 days visa free travel into the EU within any 180n day period. Long term visitors can apply to the relevent EU country for a long stay visa, although given Shengen, once you are in I cant see how you cant travel elsewhere.
iii) No need for International Driving Permit
iv) Unclear if you can now take a ham sandwich to France!
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