Le Mans 2020 Visit and Brexit

[tomrunner]

Morning All,

So the trip I have been wanting to do for the last 10 years with a large group of mates is finally here and I am doing it for my 30th birthday. There are 12 of us going in 3 cars and all the camping plots and ferry tickets have been booked.

Now. Whilst I know we haven't left the EU officially yet, does anyone know where I can find concrete information on what paperwork is required for when we travel across the channel? Or is it a case of "no one knows yet" until after the end of January?

From digging around on other forum's most folk are saying:

- Need to buy an International Driving Licence/Permit.
- Need an insurance 'green card' from your insurance company.
- Standard travel insurance cover etc

Am I missing anything?

I should also add that out of the 12 people that are coming:

- 9 are UK Citizens
- 1 is Brazilian (has indefinite leave to remain),
- 1 is Gibraltarian,
- 1 is Indonisian (in the UK on a long term VISA, might be indefinite leave to remain too but will check)

Is there anything extra we would need to do for those who are UK citizens and those who are not?

Many Thanks in advance

[Krikkit]

As far as I'm aware you won't need anything for this year - because we didn't go no-deal, the current rules still apply until at least December, maybe longer if they need to be extended, so your licence/registrations/passports/Schengen etc will all work as-is.

[leyorkie]

Check with your insurance regarding green card, just renewed mine and it now states that I need to apply for one.
I think this is forward planning by the insurance companies acting on information available at the time because they like us don’t have an idea of what is or will happen regarding brexit.

[LawrieC]

Too many websites are unclear on this, but I think we can trust the AA https://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/driving-abroa... Its on a deal/no-deal basis

Yes. Its the same as last year.

Don't forget things on the basic list, like passport, licence, V5, insurance, triangle, bulbs, first aid kit, beam converters, gilets jaunes etc

God alone knows if a UK visa is valid in France. Try the French Embassy. I know our Australian doesn't have problems, but he may still be dual nationality

[Mellow Yellow]

leyorkie said:

Check with your insurance regarding green card, just renewed mine and it now states that I need to apply for one.
I think this is forward planning by the insurance companies acting on information available at the time because they like us don’t have an idea of what is or will happen regarding brexit.

Always worth checking with your insurer, I just renewed one of my policies and noticed that a couple of the cheaper renewal quotes I got, through the comparison sites, didn't include European cover. Also, don't assume that just because you have fully comp cover in the UK, that you will have fully comp in Europe, it's not unheard of for overseas cover to only meet the legal cover required by the country you're visiting. Several years ago I asked my insurers about level of cover in Europe and was told that it was only third party (on a fully comp policy), when I asked how much it would cost to upgrade it, I was told there was no charge, I just had to ask for it!

[The Leaper]

Mellow Yellow said:

Always worth checking with your insurer, I just renewed one of my policies and noticed that a couple of the cheaper renewal quotes I got, through the comparison sites, didn't include European cover. Also, don't assume that just because you have fully comp cover in the UK, that you will have fully comp in Europe, it's not unheard of for overseas cover to only meet the legal cover required by the country you're visiting. Several years ago I asked my insurers about level of cover in Europe and was told that it was only third party (on a fully comp policy), when I asked how much it would cost to upgrade it, I was told there was no charge, I just had to ask for it!

In my experience, continental cover rarely is on a typical UK fully comp basis. What you get for cover abroad is only the bare minimum legal requirements for the relevant country. When I used to travel abroad quite frequently I always renewed my UK insurance with continental cover on a fully comp basis as per the UK and the additional premium was around £50 pa as I recall.

R.

[LawrieC]

Good point

[delta0]

There is no change in the system until next year. However I have travelled across frequently with non UK/EU people and you do need to use a different queue and will get a few more questions.

You need to make sure they have a schengen visa if required.