Is EuroTravel still a nightmare?

Things are all pretty normal.

There is admin concerning dogs but otherwise you only need a passport within the approved time limits and they stamp it.

More and more cities require Crit Air badges since you went last.

The queues at immigration only depend on the flood of bank holiday traffic and whether officials are on strike.

No one is being penalised for taking a ready meal intoFrance for their first meal.

There are limits on the amount of wine you can bring home - it’s listed on line. If you have more it’s possible you may perhaps be searched. Who knows?

Have a good trip.

 

Thank ee eurotraveller. That's good news. Proper job! 

Have no fear everything is fine. The only year we didn't go to France and Spain was 2020.

Travel is as it always was, we have not found any issues taking food over, no one checks. Not found queues at the ports, the tunnel was seamless and not busy. 

Sites are as they always was, though unfortunately some have changed hands or closed. Shops are full of wonderful fresh food and fuel is cheaper than here (it's was in November)

We are going again in April. 

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We travelled out via Dover-Dunkirk last June and back via Hook of Holland to Harwich in July. All fairly laid back, paperwork checked but not the fridge or the freezer of goodies in the car boot. We did abide by the booze rules on the way home.
One thing I cannot figure out is why paperwork needed to be checked by Dutch and UK staff before boarding the boat on way home and then again when we landed.

Obviously living in Kent I'm guessing you are looking at a short crossing. When I last checked the tunnel was undercutting the ferries. If you can travel along to Newhaven then prices are better, especially if over 60 but you have to phone in to get these lower prices.

The UK folks exodus to the continent for summers does seem to be on the up. In NL we where however the first Brits on site since pre Covid at our first two sites.

We found a noticeable hike in food costs and more so in fuel.

Colin

Just as an aside. Regardless of the new rules governing how much wine you can bring into the country is it actually worthwhile? Most UK supermarkets have periods of 25% off wine and you can get perfectly drinkable wine for £5/6 a bottle. I think on our last trip in 2016 we hardly bothered to bring that much back as I wasn't convinced it was worth the extra weight?

David

We did a 3 week trip to South of France and Spain in Sept/Oct 2022, no problems getting over or back. Still good value eating out in France , especially set menus. We didn't bother bringing much wine back, but did bring a few bottles of Normandy cider, as we really liked it and it isn't easily available in Scotland 😀

I did 6 weeks in France last year from late July to early September, yes, school holidays, using the Portsmouth - St Marlo route and had no problems at all, just a quick look in the caravan on the outbound journey which i thought a bit strange.

I have just booked similar dates for this year going Dover - Calais returning St Marlo - Portsmouth.