Uncooperative UKBA, King George Dock, Hull

Went into UKBA (Customs) and spoke to officers at the enquiry desk I said  " l'm going on the ferry tomorrow to Zeebrugge and then into Brugge to buy some tobacco. l intend to buy 3 kg of Samson and l'd like to make certain that this is ok because there are cases where you (the UKBA) have confiscated this amount and under.
I have all the relevant information with me so if there is any problem you can tell me what it is so l can sort it out before l travel."

They point blank refused and said it was up to the UKBA officer who would be on duty at the time and would be that officer's decision alone and not theirs. l said l didn't understand and did the law change depending on which officer was applying it? They then went into total repetitive parrot mode and just kept repeating that it would be the UKBA officer's decision who stopped me and not theirs. Finally, l just laughed and walked out.

So folks, there you have it. No help whatsoever ... just a response of   "Try it and find out".

l thought l was caught in a Monty Python sketch! :)