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A booze cruise!
#763442
06/12/22 06:49 PM
06/12/22 06:49 PM
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Joined: May 2019
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Hampshire, UK
IMHO
OP
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Learner Plates Off!
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Hampshire, UK
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We did a Dover-Calais booze cruise yesterday for the first time in decades. All in all the duty free savings were typically 40-50% and a superb lunch was enjoyed in Calais. What really struck me though was the bureaucracy coming back on the French side. We had to present our passports three times at different booths -
1. Checking in to the sailing
2. For the French to insert an exit stamp
3. UK Border Force check.
Then our boot was checked for illegal immigrants.
Heaven help anyone coming back from a skiing break at half term it’s going to be chaos.
P.s.
watching the news just now it struck me that many were worried that Corbyn would drag is back to the 70’s politically speaking, and yet here we are anyway with strikes everywhere and double digit inflation looming.
M3W Brooklands (2015)
Moody 41 (2013)
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Re: A booze cruise!
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#763450
06/12/22 07:33 PM
06/12/22 07:33 PM
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Posts: 10,032
Hampshire
Alistair
Smile, it confuses them
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Smile, it confuses them
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Hampshire
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Coming back from Belgium in the Coupe (via the chunnel) I got a passport inspection by the British Border Force and waved through. I might have had a few bottles in the back from a supermarket. It was good value compared to the UK still.
Everyone loves a Morgan. Even me, unless it's broken again.
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Re: A booze cruise!
[Re: CooperMan]
#763452
06/12/22 07:49 PM
06/12/22 07:49 PM
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Devonshire
+8Rich
Tricky Dicky
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Tricky Dicky
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Devonshire
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yes and I'm puzzled as to where you put all this bargain booze and possible immigrants in your M3W  Perhaps utilising the Moody 41 ?  Ferry good
Regards Richard
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Connaught Green +8 prev
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Re: A booze cruise!
[Re: +8Rich]
#763489
07/12/22 08:55 AM
07/12/22 08:55 AM
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France, 66
Topline123
L - Learner Plates On
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L - Learner Plates On
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France, 66
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On the few occasions I have driven back to Blighty from France I have had zero problems on the French side. Pretty much no checks, just smiles and "bon voyage"! Anyone would think it had something to do with a LHD car and French plates 🤔
2005 Plus 4
2020 Hyundai eKona
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
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Re: A booze cruise!
[Re: IMHO]
#763491
07/12/22 09:07 AM
07/12/22 09:07 AM
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Posts: 4,292
Essex
Burgundymog
Black Rat
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Black Rat
Part of the Furniture
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Posts: 4,292
Essex
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The last time I came back through Calais the french police officer insisted I open the boot on the +4.
Keith
2013 narrow bodied + 4 Ruby.
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Re: A booze cruise!
[Re: IMHO]
#763492
07/12/22 09:13 AM
07/12/22 09:13 AM
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Posts: 6,542
Köln Germany
Heinz
Talk Morgan Sage
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Talk Morgan Sage
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Köln Germany
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...and if you tell him there isn't one, he might get angry...
'14 4/4 graphite grey
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