Travelling after Brexit
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Good try! But Ireland is not in the Schengen zone so passports will be scanned when you arrive by ferry into France or Spain from Ireland, as they are when arriving from UK.
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"A breakthrough has been made in the export of Cornwall’s fish and shellfish to the major market in France following a Brexit crisis.
Following a meeting on Wednesday (March 24) between Cornwall Council leader Julian German and Loïg Chesnais-Girard, president of the regional council of Brittany, it has been agreed that Brittany Ferries will regularly travel to Cornwall to take stocks of fish, crabs, lobster, oysters and other Cornish produce to Roscoff.
There has also been a suggestion that it could lead to a passenger link between Cornwall and Roscoff too"
maybe they will have room for a caravan or 2
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That would be akin to BF's original role when the Roscoff/Plymouth route was created with the main aim of giving French farmers easy access to these shores for exporting their produce. In the early days there seemed to be an endless stream of French lorries bringing cauliflowers into Millbay Docks.
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As is often the case the headline is misleading.
All that has been agreed is that Cornwall Council and the Brittany Regional Council, having signed an MOU, will work together.
Maybe a media report that suggests that Looe could be the destination port for a Brittany Ferries freight ship should be taken with a pinch of Cornish Sea Salt?!
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Looe! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Dont knock it , it does say
"The export of Cornish goods could start as early as next month."
this would be a great result for the Cornish fishing industry, and maybe some parts of agriculture would benefit ?
"Mr German added that there had long been discussions about a passenger ferry link between Cornwall and Brittany, and this now looked more likely, but it was a “step for the future”."
so maybe not for holidays makers just yet, but best to think positive
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And it'll be nothing to do with him being leader of the Council hoping to hang onto his seat in the forthcoming elections?
Rufs, I'll believe it when I see it.
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I think the key word is 'could'.
The issue is both simple, we are now outside the EU, and they will likely not change their rules on imports of 'uncleaned' shellfish for the UK, and complicated with claim and counter claim regarding who knew what and, what can be done.
It is to be hoped that some way can be found to enable the exports to resume but, amidst all of this one thing is clear-there is absolutely no apparent need for a direct ferry link with France.
BF run out of Plymouth and the only thing that would, to me, seem even a faint possibility would be additional sailings from there.
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I think that sums it up nicely.
Plymouth would indeed be the logical answer with Falmouth being the prime choice in the unlikely event of their being a new Cornish route.
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Cant see it happening any time soon
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Indeed it is a shame they could not sort something out. For the MH, I’m not sure we legally need it, as the Certificate of insurance states the third party element is covered, even though we are not part of the EU. However, clearly with a fairly new vehicle it needs fully comprehensive cover. Comfort our insurers included one that lasts the term of the policy.
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