Champagne run…new allowances
Discussion
Finding that my champagne stocks are getting perilously low, I’m planning one of my periodic dashes to champagne with my wife and a few mates.
Post Brexit however, the rules have of course changed. I’m unclear however what the new rules mean for us when travelling as a couple. The personal allowance is 9 litres of sparkling wine, but the rules state that you must transport it yourself and cannot combine your allowance with anyone else. So, if two of us are travelling in a car, do we each get 9 litres, or only one of us (on the basis that one of us is driving and therefore “transporting” the wine).
You’d think this would be a frequently asked question (or perhaps I’m just stupid), but I can’t find any direct answer online.
Any thoughts or personal experience?
Cheers
Post Brexit however, the rules have of course changed. I’m unclear however what the new rules mean for us when travelling as a couple. The personal allowance is 9 litres of sparkling wine, but the rules state that you must transport it yourself and cannot combine your allowance with anyone else. So, if two of us are travelling in a car, do we each get 9 litres, or only one of us (on the basis that one of us is driving and therefore “transporting” the wine).
You’d think this would be a frequently asked question (or perhaps I’m just stupid), but I can’t find any direct answer online.
Any thoughts or personal experience?
Cheers
Thanks Great Dane,
That’s certainly my preferred interpretation of the rules and would just about make the trip worthwhile. In any case, we’re allowed 18 litres of still wine as well as the sparkling, so a slight diversion down to Chablis will probably be in order!
Has anyone actually tested this interpretation?
That’s certainly my preferred interpretation of the rules and would just about make the trip worthwhile. In any case, we’re allowed 18 litres of still wine as well as the sparkling, so a slight diversion down to Chablis will probably be in order!
Has anyone actually tested this interpretation?
leyorkie said:
In my experience the Brexit rules have not been introduced as the emphasis is on COVID testing and PLF
I’m travelling back to UK next week and I’m not expecting any restrictions on wine and spirits.
Only my experience via Eurotunnel other routes may be checking.
Definitely are at Dover.I’m travelling back to UK next week and I’m not expecting any restrictions on wine and spirits.
Only my experience via Eurotunnel other routes may be checking.
Lozrington said:
but the rules state that you must transport it yourself and cannot combine your allowance with anyone else.
Cheers
AIUI the prohibition against combining bites where a single item exceeds a single person’s allowance: eg a person has (say) a one litre spirits allowance. They can’t buy a 1.5l bottle and walk through the green channel with their partner claiming that together they have 2 litres of allowance so they are ok. Likewise with the £145 other goods limit: the couple can’t bring in a single item worth £250 and claim it’s fine because it is worth less than 2 x £145. Cheers
I can only see that applying to wine if you bought one of the huge bottles that exceeded 9 litres in volume (Balthazar or larger). Mainly these are champagne but I’ve seen some red Bordeaux in big bottles very occasionally.
bennno said:
Perhaps you are looking in wrong place? Beer or lager at least as good as ours and loads cheaper generally.
Where should I be looking? I believe there’s some good stuff brewed in French Flanders but I’ve never encountered it, I’m a huge fan of Belgian Flandrian beer but I need something a bit more sessionable at Le MansFredericRobinson said:
Where should I be looking? I believe there’s some good stuff brewed in French Flanders but I’ve never encountered it, I’m a huge fan of Belgian Flandrian beer but I need something a bit more sessionable at Le Mans
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