Travelling after Brexit

RowenaBCAMC replied on 04/02/2019 14:56

RowenaBCAMC

Posted on 04/02/2019 14:56

A number of specific questions have been raised about what might happen after 29 March 2019 when the UK leaves the European Union (EU). We've identified some information and advice for people travelling abroad with caravans and motorhomes in the hope that it will help you find out what impact Brexit may have on your holiday plans. You can find this here: Travelling after Brexit

We will also try and keep you updated with relevant information on this discussion and please feel free to share information and advice with each other. We do ask that no conversations about politics devhttps://www.caravanclub.co.uk/overseas-holidays/useful-information/travelling-after-brexit/elop - as you know this can often get heated! As such any political comments will be removed but we would really appreciate any constructive comments and information shared.

Latest Update: January 2021

New rules apply for travel to Europe from January 2021 and you need to take extra steps when travelling to a European destination. You should follow the UK Government travel advice before you travel abroad, including the latest developments and advice on foreign travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sign up for alerts at GOV.UK and visit our dedicated page on our website here: Travelling after Brexit

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cyberyacht replied on 12/01/2021 20:51

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cyberyacht

Motorhomer from Hampshire

Posted on 12/01/2021 20:51

I hope we are going to reciprocate and confiscate European driver's lunch boxes. It just shows what a petty bureaucratic mindset prevails in Brussels. The stuff is for personal consumption for goodness sake.

I'll have to check GoogleEarth for Leclerc/Carrefour/Intermarche as the first waypoint on the journey. I suppose a masss blocking of the car parks with caravans and motorhomes would be a suitably gallic tactic.

Tammygirl replied on 12/01/2021 22:59

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Tammygirl

Motorhomer from Perthshire

Posted on 12/01/2021 22:59

I thought it was only fresh and uncooked meat and dairy products that we would not be allowed to take. The likes of milk, cheese, butter/spread, eggs, cold meats, fresh meats etc.

I thought tins and dried stuff was ok, am I wrong if so does it also mean no home cooked meals for the journey. What about cereals and biscuits. They better not tell me I can't take tea bags

brue replied on 12/01/2021 23:17

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brue

Motorhomer

Posted on 12/01/2021 23:17

No neat or dairy products TG and some limits on fish, fresh fruit and veg etc. There's a list somewhere.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 13/01/2021 08:44

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 12/01/2021 20:51 by cyberyacht

I hope we are going to reciprocate and confiscate European driver's lunch boxes. It just shows what a petty bureaucratic mindset prevails in Brussels. The stuff is for personal consumption for goodness sake.

I'll have to check GoogleEarth for Leclerc/Carrefour/Intermarche as the first waypoint on the journey. I suppose a masss blocking of the car parks with caravans and motorhomes would be a suitably gallic tactic.

Posted on 13/01/2021 08:44

CY, cancel your plans to travel over there, make a stand & refuse to fund this ‘petty bureaucratic mindset’ that prevails in Brussels. Stand with your head held high, that’ll show em👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Rufs replied on 13/01/2021 09:08

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Rufs

Caravanner from Hampshire

Posted on 13/01/2021 08:44 by Rocky 2 buckets

CY, cancel your plans to travel over there, make a stand & refuse to fund this ‘petty bureaucratic mindset’ that prevails in Brussels. Stand with your head held high, that’ll show em👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Posted on 13/01/2021 09:08

Wont be the first person to think along those lines, usually only go to Spain spring time to get some early sun & warmth and visit daughter who lives there. Could buy a really expensive sun lamp, some vitimin D tables and a subscription to zoom as an alternative

Rufs replied on 13/01/2021 09:16

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Rufs

Caravanner from Hampshire

Posted on 12/01/2021 10:31 by

Not being bloody minded at all. We left the club with standards they require. Just this week permission has been granted by our government for the use of an EU banned insecticide on sugar beet crops that kills bees, The shape of things to come .

Posted on 13/01/2021 09:16

Headline grabbing......it will be used in emergency only to save our sugar beet crops that are dying from a disease that can only be managed at present by a certain insecticide that is harmful to bees, and we are not the only country to grant the use of this insecticide , there is a list of approx 10 other EU countries who will use the same insecticide in a controlled manner as an emergency measure

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Rufs replied on 13/01/2021 09:19

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Rufs

Caravanner from Hampshire

Posted on 12/01/2021 22:59 by Tammygirl

I thought it was only fresh and uncooked meat and dairy products that we would not be allowed to take. The likes of milk, cheese, butter/spread, eggs, cold meats, fresh meats etc.

I thought tins and dried stuff was ok, am I wrong if so does it also mean no home cooked meals for the journey. What about cereals and biscuits. They better not tell me I can't take tea bags

Posted on 13/01/2021 09:19

another of those laws that you could drive a bus through when it comes to interpretation....there were photographs of packets of breakfast cereal that had been confiscated, fake news, who knows

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Posted on 12/01/2021 11:06 by Rufs

"POAO-products of animal origin-the import of which is banned/restricted so presume that will not apply to fruit & veg etc"

sure i read somewhere that they were confiscating oranges ??? could be wrong, but whatever, just another note to my admin assistant to check that we are not exporting/importing any bacon, sausages or anything else for that matter that we normally stock up with for the trip down before visiting the local Mercadona on arrival at final destination,

anybody know if food for pooch is affected?, guess we may be ok with the dried stuff, but tin stuff could be on the black list.

Oh well chances of going overthere any time soon are pretty slim so we have time for everything to calm down

Posted on 13/01/2021 10:22

I had some sandwiches confiscated at Amsterdam entry during the foot and mouth. Really quite amusing. When asked if we had any food stuff I remembered we had sandwiches for the trip that we had not eaten due to lack of hunger at the airport. I passed them over and they were inspected and declared OK as they were thick salad ones. I did correct them as they were beef salad.