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Travel by car to the UK

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:14pm
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razors03

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Hi 

I am just wondering if anyone as traveled to the UK via France by road since the lockdown?

We are aware the channel tunnel is running regularly.

Also, we have the Attestation form required by the French authorities.

But not 100% sure the French authorities are ok staying in a Hotel at the halfway stage as its too far to travel all the way to Calais.

There are hotels open and happy to make a reservation but do not commit to saying it's ok with French authorities.

Nothing clear on the Gov.uk also?

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:19pm

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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:19pm

Have a look at this from this morning, it may help.

DRIVING TO THE UK APRIL 2020

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:28pm

razors03

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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:28pm

John56 wrote on Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:19pm:

Have a look at this from this morning, it may help.

DRIVING TO THE UK APRIL 2020

That's Brilliant information thank you.

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:09pm

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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:09pm

Are you UK or Spanish resident? 

If the latter you may get no further than the first Guardia stop! 

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:38pm

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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:38pm

If you are resident then you will be driving  a Spanish  plated car, and as the other person said you will only get as far as the first  check point.

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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:53pm

razors03

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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:53pm

Bill wrote on Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:38pm:

If you are resident then you will be driving  a Spanish  plated car, and as the other person said you will only get as far as the first  check point.

Hi

Thank you for the advice, I have in place all the appropriate documentation and hotels booked for my return to the UK thanks to somebody helping me on this forum.

I have a UK car and I am a UK resident, my thought process was to ride this horrible situation out but evidently it is going to take a very long time to sort out sadly.

Massive thank you to the forum and the individual that was so helpful to me and my wife.

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:02pm

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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:02pm

Be careful as a resident  you cannot  drive a foreign  plated  car for more than 3 months I think.

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:27am

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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:27am

razors03 wrote on Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:53pm:

Hi

Thank you for the advice, I have in place all the appropriate documentation and hotels booked for my return to the UK thanks to somebody helping me on this forum.

 

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I have a UK car and I am a UK resident, my thought process was to ride this horrible situation out but evidently it is going to take a very long time to sort out sadly.

Massive thank you to the forum and the individual that was so helpful to me and my wife.

Before you travel, please check that your hotel is still open in the UK (your post suggest you booked a UK Hotel)

I am here now and have first-hand experience of all of my hotel bookings becoming cancelled just after the lockdown began, hence why I am now squatting! (not really... they don't know I am here!)

Hope it helps

Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 2:01pm

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Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 2:01pm

Hi, we are travelling back home to London in a month and came across this letter from the British Embassy in Madrid which is useful

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