Very Quiet in Normandy
We crossed from Portsmouth to Caen with Brittany Ferries on Saturday 23 April and were surprised how few people were on board. I counted about 4 caravans and 6 camper vans.
Staying near Honfleur at Le Briquerie. A large site yet we are the only UK caravan here. Lovely site by the way. Large pitches, all with water and drainage and a good restaurant.
When checking in on the ferry make sure you have either your NHS App or a printed record of your covid jabs. Masks required on board but now pretty relaxed in France.
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We're crossing over by tunnel on the 16th May, may I ask if you were asked to show a
declaration d'honneur? We filled two in and took last September and no one at the border asked for them! Can't find any reference to needing them on any sites now.
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That declaration d honneur is no longer needed, nor is a pass or app to go to bars, restaurants or campsites. All you need for the journey is an in-date passport (register your details for the tunnel on their Advanced Passenger Information page) and proof that vaccination was done at the right times. Bon voyage..
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Much the same in Brittany on our way to Roscoff sites very quiet and a few UK reg at our last site Camping Trologot as near to ferryport, more campers and motorhomes on ferry and only 2 caravans us plus one other, Customs did a quick check of caravan at Roscoff but no checks at all at Plymouth.
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Those vaccination certs on the NHS App are valid for a fixed period so you might need to access to update the validity period. Maybe not an issue if using the NHS app, but maybe so if you’ve printed, downloaded to Wallet or using TousAntiCovid App?
Bonnes vacances! We’ll be joining you next week. 😀
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We are crossing Portsmouth-St Malo soon, has anyone experienced stringent inspection of fridge contents in case your carrying an illicit bottle of milk etc ? Thanks in advance
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There are no checks. The EU allows you to take foods for personal use. The restrictions are on commercial goods for trade. Enjoy your holiday.
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That's wrong I'm afraid. The official EU website states:
"If you travel to the EU from a non-EU country, you are not allowed to bring any meat or dairy products with you. You can however bring a limited quantity of fruit and vegetables as well as eggs, egg products and honey. Restricted quantities of fish or fish products are also allowed." https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/carry/meat-dairy-animal/index_en.htm
I think you may be confusing the rules which allow transport of foodstuffs within the EU.
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Nevertheless there are no checks.
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Thanks for the reminder…on a ferry tonight arriving late Sunday morning and bank holiday Monday - what’s the chance of finding a supermarket open in France? Looks like it’s quiche for breakfast, lunch & dinner until Tuesday! 😩
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Didn't someone post on here recently having been in touch with those in the know, the information given was as ET said. If it's for personal use you can carry these items.
The post referred to
Pursuant to Articale 48(d) and(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 products which form part of passengers personal luggage and are intended for their personal consumption or use and small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market should be exempted from official controls at border control posts.
There is more in the post but I only have a screen shot of this bit.
When we crossed last September we were not stopped and searched, neither has anyone so far reported that they have been. It would however be good if this and the passport fiasco be cleared up once and for all.
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Yes, Tammy. Always best to read EU regulations themselves.
The one I just looked up says this, “products of animal origin, composite products, products derived from animal by products, plants, plant products and other objects which form part of passengers personal luggage and which are intended for personal consumption or use are exempted from official controls at border control points provided…their combined quantity does not exceed a weight limit of 2kg.”
But still the doomsayers say otherwise.
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Slightly off the topic but has anyone currently in France any information to report on the availability of GPL /LPG at the pump in France?We are off there later this year and our MH has a built in lpg tank.It is getting to be quite tiresome to locate lpg pumps in the UK -hopefully getting a fill up in France may be less of an issue?
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Of course it's best to read the regulations. Yes, that's what Article 7(c) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 (link below) says. But read a bit further to Annex 1 Part 2: "List of goods which are not exempted from official controls at border control posts provided for in Article 7(c)" The second item in the list is - guess what - Dairy produce. Other items like Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals are perhaps less likely to be carried by tourists.....
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02019R2122-20211220
Maybe I'm a doomsayer but it always pays to read the whole document rather than quote selectively.
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Arrived in France today and drove about 90m past plenty of those fuel display boards. I wasn’t specifically looking for GPL/LPG but I didn’t notice nil values suggesting supply available. Diesel typically about €1.90. I’ll report later on LPG as I’m here until July and will need some myself.
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Plymouth to Roscoff overnight, usual custom checks in Plymouth e.g quick look inside van, mirror underneath. Vac certs checked outward alongside passport & stamped. French customs zero interest in contents of the van. Very quiet on the ferry, very few caravans out & about.
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