France due to drop test requirement for UK travellers

patrick1

France are due to announce they're dropping the requirement for vaccinated UK residents to be tested before travelling to France - at least according to the Daily Mail and https://www.thelocal.fr/20220208/france-reportedly-set-to-lift-covid-test-requirements-for-vaccinated-travellers/

P&O are running a £20 return day trip deal (Calais-Dover) - though booze limits are low compared to the generous pre-Brexit restrictions.
£20 Day Trip | Dover to Calais | P&O Ferries| P&O Ferries (poferries.com)

So if you fancy a day trip (Bruges is a nice place to visit if you have time) and some cheap booze from Carrefour then it's now possible.

There are good deals on spirits on the ferry - I got 47% Bombay Sapphire at £13.50/litre bottle recently.

You're allowed to bring back (per adult):

• 18 litres (24 x 750ml bottles) of still wine
• plus 42 litres beer
• plus EITHER 4 litres of sprits OR 9 litres of sparkling wine (eg champagne) or fortified alcohol like port/sherry.

The last restriction can be mixed (eg. 2 litres of sprits and 4.5 litres of sherry).

Anything above those limits means you have to pay duty on the full amount if caught.

Bringing goods into the UK for personal use: Arriving in Great Britain - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

JGB1955

I haven't checked but...Bruges is in Belgium and I have no idea what their requirements are....