When was it, 3 weeks ago? that the government were seriously looking into putting France on the Red List? Surely it crossed someone’s mind that this situation would occur? In the end France didn’t go on the Red List because it would cause ‘trade difficulties’.
Could it be that you are not hearing the answer you want to hear. Just be sure the hotel has parking to leave your camper for the duration of your hotel stay.
That dosn’t mean they have stopped considering it nor does it mean it won’t ever go on a Red List. What has been said is that a Red List will be announced in a few weeks time ahead of 17th May when foreign holiday might be permitted. Be prepared for unpleasant surprises, such is the nature of this pandemic, remember lots of unimaginable things have already happened !
Like I have already said, they will not (cannot) give answers to hypothetical questions but as has been with the pandemic so far, it’s best to be prepared for some unpleasant surprises !
Well, if you haven’t even got to Spain yet I certainly wouldn’t be worrying already about coming back!
Aye, too many unimaginable things - and not all of them to do with the pandemic!
I do not see this as hypothetical as the number of people travelling in motorhome, car caravan or cars is quite substantial and anyone who has been in business knows that forward planning for any significant event is a must. To have a head in the cloud attitude that they will only be coming in by air I find unbelievable. If it did happen they would have to instigate the manner or quarantine immediately.
One of the reasons why you still may require a hotel stay is that there they are monitored and residents are easily kept separate from each other so they can't mix even if they wanted to, where you are quarantining yourself in a MH in a car park how would they ensure you stayed put? They can' have someone out in the car park all the time to keep an eye on you to make sure you conform and the car parks don't have 'compounds' to keep you in.
Hi Phill, our DIL and granddaughter were flying out to meet us as usual but if they will have to isolate whether amber or red they can't go due to work commitments and school, also consideration of how restricted the facilities will be, she spends all day at the pool. Last year was easy...can't go so flights refunded this year could be yeah you can go but up to you if you have to quarantine and maybe pay dearly.
Unfortunately there is nothing 'cut and dried' about this pandemic and there are so many scenarios to deal with they can't cover every possibly eventually as you've found so we have to try to read between the lines and work out what the likely requirements will be. The vast majority of people travelling back will be via air where they will have mingled with others much more so they have rightly concentrated on this aspect. The worse case would be if ALL travellers had to do the quarantining regardless of their mode of return as that would definitely be a bummer for such as you and cost you dear so be 'careful what you wish for' to some extent ... sometimes a bit of vagueness can be a benefit!
Total overkill if you return in a private vehicle.
There is no good reason why motorhomers can’t quarantine at home, or on a campsite if they are fulltimers.Thanks but think you've mixed me with the people coming back with all their home packed up
and i apologise for jumping on your post Hilary
Trouble is you can't ensure that people will adhere to the quarantine rules 'at home' without supervision ... this is the strictest quarantine required for travellers from a 'high risk' country and as we know people haven't done what they should when the risk was lower so there will be those who won't do it, it's a balancing act ... if putting them in a hotel regardless will protect most of the UK from importing and spreading a mutation of the virus then I'm afraid that having to hotel quarantine is the price they have to pay, whether they like it or not. You and I may be careful and ensure we don't spread anything but of people have been out in MHs it doesn't mean they are and will remain free from the virus in due course.Total overkill if you return in a private vehicle.
Oops!
Hopefully what I said made sense!and i apologise for jumping on your post Hilary
Wouldn't be too sure about the powers of be not knowing, our friends returned at the end of March and had a surprise visit a few days later from one of the local PCO'S no prior notice. He had a few to visit
A visit, even a few, isn't the same as constant supervision though.
Maybe, but the threat of Mr Plod turning up handing out massive fines would be a big deterrent to most I think
Isn’t that what the Test & Trace mob are for? That’s why we got daily phone calls from them checking up on us.
There is an incubation period where you could be infected but not showing infection otherwise there'd be no need for the tests at all. As for test and trace, they can ring you but unless they speak to everyone in the home everyday how would they know there was only one of you in? You could easily go out without your mobile phone so they couldn't 'track' you. There are just too many possible areas where people could 'cheat' ... the whole point of this is to protect the population of the UK, it's not ideal but its a solution, it's far better than the alternative of not allowing anyone back.
Trouble is that it doesn't ensure that they don't interact with anyone else who may 'visit' them.
IMO the population of the UK are at far greater risk from themselves on a post-lockdown jolly than from anyone returning and isolating at home for 10 days.
Nothing to do with my always having the last word, which isn't true by the way. I thought we were just having a nice discussion (which I find interesting and distracts me from the 'issues' I'm having with my Bell's Palsy which are driving me nuts) ... the thing with the UK population is that they aren't risking bringing in some of the possible variants that may be in the red countries, yes I know they can develop here but if a country already has known issues surely it's prudent to keep them out, or at least mitigate the risks?IMO the population of the UK are at far greater risk from themselves on a post-lockdown jolly than from anyone returning and isolating at home for 10 days.
We are never going to agree on this, Mel, and I know you always like to have the last word - and it really doesn’t matter to me - so I’ll bow out and leave you to it.
Or pay the 10k & them off.
Hope your trip happens
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