EU Regulations

[Keith T]

I am sure this may have been covered elsewhere but looking for some - hopefully- clear info..

 

firstly i think I read somewhere that UK number plates had to include GB on them, and not a separate stick on badge...is that correct or can we still keep the current no- country plate and have a sperate sticker?

 

secondly, can anyone advise the new limits on wine that can be brought back from the Continent!

 

we are still hoping against hope to get across the Chanel this year, though may have to delay our sates, depending on ht the governments of both sides decide in the next few days!!

 

Thanks

[rayc]

The wine allowance is 18 ltrs per person. That is 22 bottles per person@ 75cl per bottle.

 

https://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods/arriving-in-Great-Britain.

 

As far as I am aware you must have a separate GB sticker no matter what you have on the actual plate. See the linked article including the highlighted update.

https://www.bnma.org/news/30nov20-announcement-that-gb-eu-flags-prohibited-01jan21/#:~:text=After%2031st%20December%202020%2C%20the,vehicles%20from%201st%20January%202021.

[Derek Uzzell]

UK ‘number plate stickers’ were discussed in some depth here in January.

 

https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Number-Plate-Stickers/57234/

[curdle]

err.. that is 24 x 750 ml bottles.

[Deneb]

A UK number plate with the "GB" national identifier on a blue background to the left edge of the plate is acceptable in most of the EU as long as the letters GB appear either on their own, or only together with the Union Flag. Spain, Cyprus and Malta however don't accept a non-EU national identifier on the number plate and always require a separate GB oval sticker or plaque, as will any non-EU country.

 

Europlates (containing the letters GB and the European stars) can still remain fitted to vehicles that originally had them, but they no longer have any legal standing in the EU and a separate GB oval or plaque must be displayed on the vehicle. UK plates with other national identifiers such as SCO, CYM and ENG and their associated flags, whilst permitted within the UK also have no legal standing outside of this country, and a GB oval or plaque must be displayed if such plates are fitted.

[snail]

Is that allowance on wine per person even if in same van or then shared between us

[Derek Uzzell]

The gov.uk link rayc provided above (repeated below)

 

https://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods/arriving-in-Great-Britain

 

makes it clear that the allowances are ‘per person’

 

Arriving in Great Britain

 

If you’re travelling to Great Britain (England, Wales or Scotland) from outside the UK, your personal allowances mean you can bring in a certain amount of goods without paying tax or duty.

 

When you’re bringing in goods you must:

 

- transport them yourself

- use them yourself or give them away as a gift

 

If you go over your allowances you must declare all your goods and pay tax and duty on all the goods in that category.

 

For example, if you bring in 200 cigarettes and 50 cigars, you must pay duty on both the cigarettes and the cigars because you have gone over your allowance in the tobacco category. Or if you bring back 19 litres of wine, you must pay tax and duty on all of it because you have gone over your 18 litre allowance for wine.

 

You cannot combine allowances with other people to bring in more than your individual allowances.

 

Note that the allowances for alcohol and tobacco only apply to people aged 17 or over.

 

So the more people aged 17+ travelling in a vehicle, the more wine can be brought back without paying tax and duty on it.