Luke

Do all adults need passports to get on to the boat???

Cheers

Clarebabes

Yes

IanW

Yup, You are traveling outside the UK so everybody traveling will require a valid passport.

moses

if u are a brit u dont need a passport i thought to go to europe

Luke

Thought so...cheers for your help. So many people saying to me this morning "You dont" as all these new border control set up in europe.

midget1500

funny i too thought you wouldn't need a passport to travel round europe but you do. (i.e. going to amsterdam by easyjet you need it).

Claudius

British citizens are NOT required to show a passport to go to France.

I just checked on the French customs web site: people coming to France from a country that is a member of the European Union need to show IDENTIFICATION.

Later

Claudius

Reffro

You do need a passport, the piece in the legislation about identification is for those nations that have National ID cards. As we don't have an ID card, and before you ask no a driving licence will not suffice, Brits have to use their passports.

Steve Williams

You DO need a passport.

As someone else said, you can use a national ID card to travel in europe, but since we don't have one then you need a passport.

One of my mates is french, and often travels back to Paris, he just shows his ID card, no problems...... I must show my passport if I am with him.

I have another friend in customs, works at coquelles(sp?) and they have lots of problems like this.
If you dont have a passport they will send you straight back, if you are in france and dont have your passport then they will not let you back in the UK.

Steve Williams

One other thing.

To travel through different countries in europe you do not need to show any ID.

Luke

Ok............ Cheers

Claudius

What? You guys havent got IDs?

Not sure what "identification" means, but a driving licence may not be good enough. I suppose that if you dont have an ID, it'll have to be the passport.

So, if you havent got an ID, how do you prove you are who you are even inside your country?

Redkop

We went over to France just before Xmas on the ferry and we were asked to show our passports, both in England & France!

Claudius

Last year I flew from France to Spain and from France to Germany and wasnt asked for a passport once, but had to show an ID to prove it is my ticket I am travelling with.

Daryl

AFAIK, in theory you don't need a passport to get through immigration controls, just proof of identity, but the ferry companies insist on it as a condition of travel.

Diablo

Deleted some **** to keep on track

Claude - thats the problem in the UK - we have no requirement to carry any ID.

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midget1500

woohoo! first time i've had a post deleted

anyhow - i don't see the problem. just carry a passport.

Group Captain Smudger

Customs are so efficient you wonder how any of those so-called asylum seekers get through the net!

If it's only one of you in the group without a passport then you could always try hiding in the vehicle - but obviously you're fooked if they find you (or if this happens you could always make out you're Albanian or summat).

Daryl

Quote - "Customs are so efficient you wonder how any of those so-called asylum seekers get through the net!"

Perhaps it's because Immigration Officers are responsible for detecting illegal immigrants and not Customs