tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post5383213872917307876..comments2024-03-07T06:39:52.247+00:00Comments on Nothing 2 Declare: UKBA Customs Controls in France/Belgium that don't legally exist.Smoking Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-33118352347905264452011-09-26T22:31:37.241+01:002011-09-26T22:31:37.241+01:00Usefull to know.
Thanks.Usefull to know.<br /><br />Thanks.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-57613364301535440282011-09-26T14:41:38.640+01:002011-09-26T14:41:38.640+01:00Didn't need a visa or credit card to get into ...Didn't need a visa or credit card to get into Koh Kong Cambodia from Thailand either ... just US $ :)Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-27733655959516444642011-09-26T14:21:26.170+01:002011-09-26T14:21:26.170+01:00No, l actually don't have a credit card or ban...No, l actually don't have a credit card or bank card. There is no visa required to visit Canada as a UK Citizen. From there l borrowed a friends car and drove across the US/Canada border via Vermont/Maine crossing on the 201. <br /><br />At the border they checked my passport, took an iris scan, issued me with an I-95 and charged me $6. l paid in cash and was on my way.Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-17787186272497098252011-09-26T13:14:14.439+01:002011-09-26T13:14:14.439+01:00XX Smoking Hot said...
Don't know about t...XX Smoking Hot said...<br /><br /> Don't know about that Furor. l was in States 2 years ago and had no problem. XX<br /><br />But I presume you HAVE a credit card.<br /><br />The U.S Embassy in Germany, and Berlin, are DEFFINATELY using the rule "No credit card, no visa".<br /><br />Not actually phrased as that. Typically for "Government" organs, they use another excuse which has the same effect, and that is "Visa refused. Form not fully completed".<br /><br />When the only field with N/A, or similar, is the credit card details. (My office have been informed, through our contacts with the Embassy security, that the lack of card details is indeed the reason, but that is entirely unofficial).<br /><br />The same also happens when, as with my own experience, you do not fill in a phone number. They find it impossible to believe that there are people in this world that REFUSE to have a telephone.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-65944896201538168542011-09-26T11:35:24.410+01:002011-09-26T11:35:24.410+01:00XX DAMN YOU SPELLCZECH! XX
Aha. The witch from Pr...XX DAMN YOU SPELLCZECH! XX<br /><br />Aha. The witch from Prauge.<br /><br />Dyslexic. Turns all her victims into Grofs.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-49298157756694974902011-09-25T23:47:14.786+01:002011-09-25T23:47:14.786+01:00*edit 'tied' not 'tide'
DAMN YOU ...*edit 'tied' not 'tide'<br /><br />DAMN YOU SPELLCZECH!SBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-25594306963655964002011-09-25T23:45:42.983+01:002011-09-25T23:45:42.983+01:00"SBC ... you never cease to amaze me with the..."SBC ... you never cease to amaze me with the workings of your mind. :)"<br /><br />Says the man with a picture of a girl hog tide in a suitcase....<br /><br /><br />...i know people go to great lengths to beat the Ryan Air baggage surcharges but...SBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-39096952215475341302011-09-25T20:47:27.663+01:002011-09-25T20:47:27.663+01:00Don't know about that Furor. l was in States 2...Don't know about that Furor. l was in States 2 years ago and had no problem. However l did go into States from Canadian land border and had not flown directly into States.Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-32019488143116471142011-09-25T13:35:55.757+01:002011-09-25T13:35:55.757+01:00XX SBC said...
"don't even have a ba...XX SBC said...<br /><br /> "don't even have a bank card. :)"<br /><br /> Isn't that an offence these days? Like downloading Kiddy porn? XX<br /><br />You won't get a Visa for the States if you are guilty of either. So you are probably correct.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-41100648741808473482011-09-25T11:19:15.805+01:002011-09-25T11:19:15.805+01:00SBC ... you never cease to amaze me with the worki...SBC ... you never cease to amaze me with the workings of your mind. :)Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-80968423029511282742011-09-25T08:32:44.382+01:002011-09-25T08:32:44.382+01:00"don't even have a bank card. :)"
I..."don't even have a bank card. :)"<br /><br />Isn't that an offence these days? Like downloading Kiddy porn?SBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-24215688044072279622011-09-25T00:06:37.168+01:002011-09-25T00:06:37.168+01:00l don't use them Woodsy, don't even have a...l don't use them Woodsy, don't even have a bank card. :)Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-2087911519678349932011-09-25T00:01:29.872+01:002011-09-25T00:01:29.872+01:00SH, A credit card is a bit of plastic that helpful...SH, A credit card is a bit of plastic that helpfully allows the authorities to know where you are and what you spend, so I use one. I figure it's easier and looks more ordinary to leave a bland unremarkable trail than try to avoid one.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-77903625475630061342011-09-24T16:25:11.825+01:002011-09-24T16:25:11.825+01:00Money, what's a Woodsy?? :)Money, what's a Woodsy?? :)SBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-18874902963958732011-09-24T15:36:59.295+01:002011-09-24T15:36:59.295+01:00What's a credit card Woodsy?? :)What's a credit card Woodsy?? :)Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-64110746085352987832011-09-24T15:32:14.946+01:002011-09-24T15:32:14.946+01:00"expensive to pay overseas allowance to the h..."expensive to pay overseas allowance to the humanoid droids and they are going to replace them with technology."<br />But they know who you are anyhow Regular Tripper. Having paid by credit card then as you arrive at the Eurotunnel check-in booth (automatic, uses credit card for ID check) the screen lights up with a welcome message giving your name and vehicle registration number.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-11842803647373881712011-09-23T22:26:03.357+01:002011-09-23T22:26:03.357+01:00Running a bluff like that comes easy to Customs. M...Running a bluff like that comes easy to Customs. Most of their routine is based on bluff, and they find that it usually works.Zaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695819392577629492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-73042594987588873182011-09-23T20:18:09.516+01:002011-09-23T20:18:09.516+01:00From what l remember at the Calais ferry border co...From what l remember at the Calais ferry border control, we went past the booths and got our passports checked. To the right was a building where certain vehicles were being directed. I don't know if this was the UKBA or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-57794676998635517912011-09-23T19:35:53.481+01:002011-09-23T19:35:53.481+01:00I wondered what all that hardware was they were pu...I wondered what all that hardware was they were putting up last time I went through.<br />Maybe it is getting too expensive to pay overseas allowance to the humanoid droids and they are going to replace them with technology.<br />Could be interesting if a robot falls in love with your car though ;-)Regular Trippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-88511146079290223592011-09-23T18:02:53.066+01:002011-09-23T18:02:53.066+01:00The UKBA post at the tunnel, Calais end, has recen...The UKBA post at the tunnel, Calais end, has recently been changed. You used to book into the terminal then could go to the services/shop area and passed UKBA on the way to the train loading area.<br />UKBA are frustratingly (deliberately?) slow and it was quite common to be held up so long you missed the loading (Eurotunnel then put you on the next train, they seem to do their best).<br />Now the UKBA booths, bristling with cameras, hardware and barriers, are before you get to the shop. So you can buy whatever quantity you like at the shop. The catch is that it's vastly overpriced.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-88821584515975339642011-09-23T17:39:38.010+01:002011-09-23T17:39:38.010+01:00Doc, it's an open secret that UKBA sit in unma...Doc, it's an open secret that UKBA sit in unmarked cars noting number plates at the exit off the autosnelweg for Adinkerke-Veurne/Panne.SBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-82427242058740188762011-09-23T16:52:14.323+01:002011-09-23T16:52:14.323+01:00When l was in Zeebrugge there was someone going ro...When l was in Zeebrugge there was someone going round asking to see what was in the cars and asked about what had been bought. l can't say wether it was UKBA or not but he spoke very good english if he wasn't a Brit. There were 2 civilians sat in a car away from the rest of us with Brit plates.Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-48340420897009557872011-09-23T14:35:41.254+01:002011-09-23T14:35:41.254+01:00When SH told me about this yesterday, I was really...When SH told me about this yesterday, I was really surprised. Going on either the Calais or Dunkerque ferries from the French side always means running the gauntlet of the UKBA Booth and I had always assumed that they had 'customs powers'...certainly they do everything to give that impression...although I had wondered why they don't come out of the booth and walk round looking in the car.<br /><br />Next time I come back with a car ferry then I shall be video recording going into the port as well I think..<br /><br />Who knows, a video of a Sked sitting in France demanding to know WHAT I've purchased might even interest the MSM..."HARD WORKING BRIT SHOPPERS WAYLAIDED AT FRENCH PORTS! ILLEGAL QUESTIONING BY UK CUSTOMS"....the super soakaway Sun has fought in our corner in the past....albeit it in their own inimitable style ie "YOU WOULDN'T GET STOPPED AT CUSTOMS IF YOU HAD TITS LIKE VANESSA'S".SBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-56134772534445604212011-09-23T13:44:41.408+01:002011-09-23T13:44:41.408+01:00Ferries look a far better option than tunnel. l...Ferries look a far better option than tunnel. l'd rather be delayed in UK than bloody France where they can apply a lot of pressure.Martin Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-46513580036024787212011-09-23T13:15:20.347+01:002011-09-23T13:15:20.347+01:00They wanted to know everything from me at Calais. ...They wanted to know everything from me at Calais. They wont do it again. Thx SmokeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com