UK borders, part 2.
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UK borders, part 2.
Out through Dover, on my own, Scoob packed to the nines with stuff for the house we are doing up over there.
First I get stopped and a mini-serarch carried out at "security".
Then I get waved down by passport control, who usually just wave you through on the way out, (after all, the ferry ticket people check that you HAVE a passport before issuing your tickets).
The conversation went something like this:
Passport woman: "Where are you going?"
Me: "Well duh, where is the ferry going?"
PW: "Well whereabouts in France?"
Me: "Limoges, if it's any of your concern."
PW: "How much money are you carrying?"
Me: "I'm sorry? Why is that any of YOUR business?"
PW: " Because it is."
Me: "No, it's not. I repeat, what gives you the right to ask that question?"
PW: "I am a member of Her Majesty's Customs and excise and I can ask what questions I like."
Me "Well, last time I looked, we weren't living in a police state, so I have the right NOT to answer. This conversation is over. Good day"
And I drove on. No comebacks.
First I get stopped and a mini-serarch carried out at "security".
Then I get waved down by passport control, who usually just wave you through on the way out, (after all, the ferry ticket people check that you HAVE a passport before issuing your tickets).
The conversation went something like this:
Passport woman: "Where are you going?"
Me: "Well duh, where is the ferry going?"
PW: "Well whereabouts in France?"
Me: "Limoges, if it's any of your concern."
PW: "How much money are you carrying?"
Me: "I'm sorry? Why is that any of YOUR business?"
PW: " Because it is."
Me: "No, it's not. I repeat, what gives you the right to ask that question?"
PW: "I am a member of Her Majesty's Customs and excise and I can ask what questions I like."
Me "Well, last time I looked, we weren't living in a police state, so I have the right NOT to answer. This conversation is over. Good day"
And I drove on. No comebacks.
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Out through Dover, on my own, Scoob packed to the nines with stuff for the house we are doing up over there.
First I get stopped and a mini-serarch carried out at "security".
Then I get waved down by passport control, who usually just wave you through on the way out, (after all, the ferry ticket people check that you HAVE a passport before issuing your tickets).
The conversation went something like this:
Passport woman: "Where are you going?"
Me: "Well duh, where is the ferry going?"
PW: "Well whereabouts in France?"
Me: "Limoges, if it's any of your concern."
PW: "How much money are you carrying?"
Me: "I'm sorry? Why is that any of YOUR business?"
PW: " Because it is."
Me: "No, it's not. I repeat, what gives you the right to ask that question?"
PW: "I am a member of Her Majesty's Customs and excise and I can ask what questions I like."
Me "Well, last time I looked, we weren't living in a police state, so I have the right NOT to answer. This conversation is over. Good day"
And I drove on. No comebacks.
First I get stopped and a mini-serarch carried out at "security".
Then I get waved down by passport control, who usually just wave you through on the way out, (after all, the ferry ticket people check that you HAVE a passport before issuing your tickets).
The conversation went something like this:
Passport woman: "Where are you going?"
Me: "Well duh, where is the ferry going?"
PW: "Well whereabouts in France?"
Me: "Limoges, if it's any of your concern."
PW: "How much money are you carrying?"
Me: "I'm sorry? Why is that any of YOUR business?"
PW: " Because it is."
Me: "No, it's not. I repeat, what gives you the right to ask that question?"
PW: "I am a member of Her Majesty's Customs and excise and I can ask what questions I like."
Me "Well, last time I looked, we weren't living in a police state, so I have the right NOT to answer. This conversation is over. Good day"
And I drove on. No comebacks.
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They will have when he comes back I expect you have been put on a watch list for special treatment on your return. Good luck with that In fact it may be worth staying in France indefinitely
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+1....
There are set amounts of money that you can freely move in and out of the country. If Customs/UKBA find you are over that amount and you can't show where it's come from (a legitimate source), they can detain the money instantly. You then have to return with proof of the origin of the cash before they release it. They do put it in an interest bearing account for you though.
Best of luck on your return.
There are set amounts of money that you can freely move in and out of the country. If Customs/UKBA find you are over that amount and you can't show where it's come from (a legitimate source), they can detain the money instantly. You then have to return with proof of the origin of the cash before they release it. They do put it in an interest bearing account for you though.
Best of luck on your return.
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If it's not a wind up post , then I'd say you may have been a little rash. No-one really likes being asked a myriad of questions by border staff, and some of them can be seen as intrusive and unwarranted, however, it's usually best to just take it on the chin and answer them.
I'm used to being asked all kinds of questions when entering the US on business, and I'm used to having to provide things such as a letter from my employer stating what I am doing, where I am staying and how long for. Ideally they also want a letter from the client I'm visiting stating what I'm doing. It's as though they really don't want you to do business in the US.
The best one was when I was visiting a client for a pre-sales demo. I answered all the questions, supplied the paperwork (nothing from the client though), and was told that next time I might like to bring along a purchase order from the client. I bit my tongue, as I was not sure if the chap was taking the mick or not. How on earth can you have a purchase order from a client when you are visiting them to give a pre-sales demo. It's possible they may not purchases the product, so where could the PO come from.
I'm used to being asked all kinds of questions when entering the US on business, and I'm used to having to provide things such as a letter from my employer stating what I am doing, where I am staying and how long for. Ideally they also want a letter from the client I'm visiting stating what I'm doing. It's as though they really don't want you to do business in the US.
The best one was when I was visiting a client for a pre-sales demo. I answered all the questions, supplied the paperwork (nothing from the client though), and was told that next time I might like to bring along a purchase order from the client. I bit my tongue, as I was not sure if the chap was taking the mick or not. How on earth can you have a purchase order from a client when you are visiting them to give a pre-sales demo. It's possible they may not purchases the product, so where could the PO come from.
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I'm back, this was last summer.
I fekkin hate the intrusive barstewards, they ask a white guy driving a british registered car stuff like that, while illegals are coming over in their droves.
I fekkin hate the intrusive barstewards, they ask a white guy driving a british registered car stuff like that, while illegals are coming over in their droves.
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