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Travelling by Ferry to Bilbao or Santander

Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:35pm
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Darrel57

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Hi Everyone

As a matter of interest if anyone has travelled by ferry to Santander or Bilbao whether it be pre or post brexit are customs and

immigration very stringent in their searches for cars disembarking the ferry or do they randomly check the vehicles, just would

like to know

Thank you

Darrel

PeterPan

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:57am

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:57am

Darrel57 wrote on Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:35pm:

Hi Everyone

As a matter of interest if anyone has travelled by ferry to Santander or Bilbao whether it be pre or post brexit are customs and

immigration very stringent in their searches for cars disembarking the ferry or do they randomly check the vehicles, just would

like to know

Thank you

Darrel

Random checks unless they've received some information, then all cars checked.

We've only been stopped twice on disembarking. Once when a lot of other vehicles were checked using dogs (especially mobile homes & caravans) and another time when we just had to move the rear cover so they could see into the back of the car.

Darrel57

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:17pm

Darrel57

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:17pm

PeterPan wrote on Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:57am:

Random checks unless they've received some information, then all cars checked.

We've only been stopped twice on disembarking. Once when a lot of other vehicles were checked using dogs (especially mobile homes & caravans) and another time when we just had to move the rear cover so they could see into the back of the car....

...

Hi Peter

Thank you very much very helpful 

Darrel 

Larry 54

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:17pm

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:17pm

Drove a car over to torrevieja 3 years ago had more agro at Portsmouth getting on the ferry, getting off at Bilbao  was a breeze.

Darrel57

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:39pm

Darrel57

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:39pm

Larry 54 wrote on Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:17pm:

Drove a car over to torrevieja 3 years ago had more agro at Portsmouth getting on the ferry, getting off at Bilbao  was a breeze.

Thanks Larry

Had no problem in the past at Portsmouth just wondered if they were more stringent post Brexit either end

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