Are border officials checking for food?

[Brains]

You have to weigh up the risk and reward. But consider, It is often more than confiscation that you risk. and while you won't get locked up for a few Lincolnshire sausages, they can be awkward and keep you hours at the port while interviews are done and reports made. They won't care that your ship is sailing or train departing. All for something you can buy at the port within a mile from the docks.

I became an accidental international drug smuggler.
(I bought in 2 cartons of cigarettes for a mate. however they gave 2 x 500 cigarettes cartons, not 2 x 100 cigarettes cartons)

As I found out, once your card is marked, it's marked.
If I ever get caught tobacco smuggling again, it wont be a confiscation and wave through next time.

 

[Spriddler]

I expect the officials only check at lunch time.

 

[nicholsong]

What happens if one checks Customs Officers' Training on agricultural products?

Do they have certificates?

Just asking.

Geoff

 

[orridge]

What happens if one checks Customs Officers' Training on agricultural products?

Do they have certificates?

Just asking.

Geoff

Then one should expect to spend a lot of time in discussions with said officials, never a good idea to antagonise border officials.

 

[Carpmart]

Laws and rules are designed to make us safer and create order to society. Personal consumption food was allowed pre Brexit and the risk profile has not changed one iota post Brexit, therefore it doesn't make us safer or create order, so complete and utter tosh.

I will however travel with an empty fridge and with gay abandon, welcome any customs officer to inspect said fridge, hoping that will divert his attention from the dog food in the garage... Can't think of many things worse than a pooch with a dikkie tummy for three months!

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[nicholsong]

Then one should expect to spend a lot of time in discussions with said officials, never a good idea to antagonise border officials.

My experience is that if one has a valid point and they are on the back-foot they just wave you through - a bit like asking a police officer for his warrant card when he has left it at home.

Before i asked them for a certificate I would want to know whether they should have one or not.

If they claim they have the power to confiscate something of mine I would like to know they were trained to identify it correctly.

Geoff

 

[Reusables]

Well I'm not taking a pre made and frozen spag bol to slowly defrost ready to eat after a long days drive down... promise

 

[Stoosal]

If they claim they have the power to confiscate something of mine I would like to know they were trained to identify it correctly.

Geoff

Imagine it would be the same as anything else....items seized pending analysis or further investigation....ie suspect drugs are seized pending laboratory examination. Not sure who they would go to for confirmation of haggis though!

 

[2657]

My experience is that if one has a valid point and they are on the back-foot they just wave you through - a bit like asking a police officer for his warrant card when he has left it at home.

Before i asked them for a certificate I would want to know whether they should have one or not.

If they claim they have the power to confiscate something of mine I would like to know they were trained to identify it correctly.

Geoff

Alright if you have all day to sit parked up while they look for documentation or somebody who has.

 

[Skez]

But I wondered if the border people are actually checking inside motor homes for food

Not in our experience

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[2657]

Agree but the only thing that has changed is our political status with the EU it's a silly rule that bans food for personal consumption.
We had it before when it was the ECC but they allowed you to take food in for personal consumption.

That is not the only thing that has changed, the UK now has the power to change food standards.
They may not have done it yet but they may, EU safeguarding the citizens of EU countries.

 

[Barclaybasher]

That is not the only thing that has changed, the UK now has the power to change food standards.
They may not have done it yet but they may, EU safeguarding the citizens of EU countries.

Do you seriously believe taking foodstuffs for personal consumption is putting anyone in the EU at any risk?. ....

............or are you just 'reminding' us that we voted 'leave' ? ......

 

[DelMar]

If you feel comfortable breaking the law, do it. If you are caught out by a spot check, don’t then bleat about getting all your contraband getting taken off you. Whatever law you don’t like, doesn’t mean it doesn’t apply to you. Whatever country you visit, may have different laws to us, just obey them, they all have supermarkets, so you won’t starve. I voted remain, not that makes any difference.

 

[2657]

Do you seriously believe taking foodstuffs for personal consumption is putting anyone in the EU at any risk?. ....

............or are you just 'reminding' us that we voted 'leave' ? ......

Think what you want.
The EU has rules, because we don't happen to like them is no excuse for ignoring them.
I have broken many rules in my life because I didn't agree with them but when occasionally caught out I didn't winge or make excuses.
Do the crime, pay the price

 

[Yorick]

If you feel comfortable breaking the law, do it. If you are caught out by a spot check, don’t then bleat about getting all your contraband getting taken off you. Whatever law you don’t like, doesn’t mean it doesn’t apply to you. Whatever country you visit, may have different laws to us, just obey them, they all have supermarkets, so you won’t starve. I voted remain, not that makes any difference.

Quite

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[jongood]

What's the betting that there will be a whole series of complaints when French Customs start enforcing the EU rules. I can image the Daily Fail picture of a couple of miserable motorhomers looking peed off when their fridges and cupboards are emptied and they are handed some form of fine.....

You will have to keep imagining imo because I haven't and can't see it actually happening

 

[JJ]

I blame Thatcher...

JJ

 

[Lenny HB]

Now why would you blame the best PM we ever had.

 

[JJ]

Mr Lenny HB ...

You ARE a funny man

JJ

 

[Charente16]

Mr Lenny HB ...

You ARE a funny man

JJ

Still trying to figure out where I can 'Button Hole' you?

Robert

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[gus-lopez]

What happens if one checks Customs Officers' Training on agricultural products?

Do they have certificates?

Just asking.

Geoff

Do they have food handling licences?

Then one should expect to spend a lot of time in discussions with said officials, never a good idea to antagonise border officials.

It isn't good for me to find that I'm paying good wages to people whose job I know better than them.
I get seriously aggravated educating planks that don't even know what the laws& rules are. They should be ensuring that they know ,100% what they are, even if it means they have to educate themselves in there own time. How do they think people like me do it who aren't being paid?
So, no they might wish to **** me about but I'm restraining myself from beating them to death for doing a job they don't know the rules for.

If you feel comfortable breaking the law, do it. If you are caught out by a spot check, don’t then bleat about getting all your contraband getting taken off you. Whatever law you don’t like, doesn’t mean it doesn’t apply to you. Whatever country you visit, may have different laws to us, just obey them, they all have supermarkets, so you won’t starve. I voted remain, not that makes any difference.

I doubt any entering the UK as tourists or workers have the slightest idea what the laws even are?