Customs Dodges

[Doc Vernon]

Clever move that one Chris
Now who would have thought of that!
Roy the Boy! I love him still Today and have a few of his oldies as well.
Get a convertor for your LP collection,so you can convert them to Disc Chris,
Cheers

[joseph connor]

One of my transistor radios , ( tranies nowadays means sumat different ) lol
was a big ALBA the base unclipped to take two big square batteries , with them out i could get 220 of my favourate LUCKYS in there , docks and airports ,worked every time .

[happy daze john in oz]

Evan similar to a bottle of spirits I was told was for own consumption and legally had to have the seal broken, so I Always used to take the neck out of the bottle. . Will always be denied the same as a lot of things. Cheers JWS.

John, when going overseas I will order my grog at the airport to pick up on the way home.
I was informed by them that the actual allowance is 2.25 litres per person.
Most think it is only 2 as most bottles are one liter but if there are two of you then it is possible, as we have done, to get an additional half standard bottle as well.

[John Arton]

Any duty free spirits and tobacco brought into the U.K. by seafarers whether paying off or not, was only a concession granted to us and local customs officers could revoke it at will. Liverpool custom officers were some of the worst barstewards in the country. On the Empress of Canada the head bartender was always first down the gangway with two sports bags full of spirits that he would flog to his local pubs, passing the customs boarding officers on his way ashore. Apparently there was always a couple of bottles left for them in there shed. The same gits , a one finger, did me for not declaring a three year old Seiko watch, confiscating it and dining me £25, Which was more than the watch value.
Bristol's rummage squad could be a right load of ****e also.
Rgds.
J.A.

[Lewis McColl]

Got done in Tilbury , had declared 200 marlboro and a bottle of Scotch. Customs guy is in my cabin and says you have declared 200 +a bottle. Yeah there they are. What about the pack of 20 on your desk. I opened the pack there were 2 ciggies in it. Asked him if he was kidding me, nope he says so we went down to the ships office. 2 ringer says what's he got 200 & a Bottle + an open pack of 20. £25.00 fine and they were taking the 200& Bottle. I lifted the bottle opened it and poured it into the rosie. The look on there face was well worth the £25.00 fine.

[happy daze john in oz]

Last visit to UK we wanted to take some duty free in as we would also be going into Ireland.
Told by customs here that is not allowed under EU rules.

Bloody EU the sooner it is gone the better, I see today your PM has come to some arrangement with EU on departure!

[Lewis McColl]

Would appear so, fishing industry in the UK are not going to be happy.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Would appear so, fishing industry in the UK are not going to be happy.

Don't know why Lew that people expect things to happen overnight, in my mind a transition period of 19 months in the lifetime of a country is less time than a blink. It would appear that the man in the street as well as some politicians have no idea how complex the negotiations are in altering the rules and regulations to meet international as well as individual country and maritime laws; although I suspect that the politicians do, but it makes them look important and garners votes if they go along with those that shout loudest. Anyone who has negotiated legal documents, long term and bareboat charter parties knows how long it can take between just two parties and although there are only two negotiators appearing on TV/Media there are twenty eight participants in these negotiations of whom +/- 24 will have their benefits cut and will have been shouting for a longer transitional period. The transitional period of 19 months gives the UK plenty of time to set up various trade deals around the world, as they are not prohibited from doing so during this period and even under normal circumstances it can take years for two countries to agree trade deals twixt each other, so personally I don't see what the problem is. The seas are not going to be drained dry of fish in 19 months and it gives the UK fishing fleets time to get their tonnage in order and indeed order new tonnage after March 29th 2019 if they have the foresight to do so, as by that time the regulations WILL have been sorted out and the transitional period begins

[Keith Tindell]

On the TV last night, when they announced the time had been agreed they showed a large chart with all the points that had been agreed, and those that were still in discussion. Its a massive task, and there is still a long way to go. Politicians love talks and meetings, and this will run and run, and then magically at the last moment, when bluff and bluff has been called, an agreement will be reached. Remember we only have the media for information , so we are all in the dark most of the time, kt

[cappy]

Don't know why Lew that people expect things to happen overnight, in my mind a transition period of 19 months in the lifetime of a country is less time than a blink. It would appear that the man in the street as well as some politicians have no idea how complex the negotiations are in altering the rules and regulations to meet international as well as individual country and maritime laws; although I suspect that the politicians do, but it makes them look important and garners votes if they go along with those that shout loudest. Anyone who has negotiated legal documents, long term and bareboat charter parties knows how long it can take between just two parties and although there are only two negotiators appearing on TV/Media there are twenty eight participants in these negotiations of whom +/- 24 will have their benefits cut and will have been shouting for a longer transitional period. The transitional period of 19 months gives the UK plenty of time to set up various trade deals around the world, as they are not prohibited from doing so during this period and even under normal circumstances it can take years for two countries to agree trade deals twixt each other, so personally I don't see what the problem is. The seas are not going to be drained dry of fish in 19 months and it gives the UK fishing fleets time to get their tonnage in order and indeed order new tonnage after March 29th 2019 if they have the foresight to do so, as by that time the regulations WILL have been sorted out and the transitional period begins

##that seems a pretty fair observation of the situation re fish.......cappy