DAKA
Well-Known Member
What a waste of space they are !
Going abroad used to be easy, fill in a form, and post it in your dedicated marina post box as you cast off.
( C1331 http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...Forms&propertyType=document&id=HMCE_CL_000428 )
Return and post the other half in the same box .
But not any more........
similar form but has to be completed 10 days before you depart to allow for postage delays,
How do you know when you are going (weather forecasts are not that good) and how do you know how much wine/gin/champagne swmbo is going to load on.
Alright, I managed it by giving swmbo a shopping list but how often does swmbo take in such important issues
Next issue
on return you have to phone the border agency, alright questions not too complicated but at the end I am told to take down my Q flag and immediately post the form back to them to an address he is about to pass onto me..........have I got a pen and paper ready, no.
have I got an envelope, no
have I got a stamp, no
where the L do I find a post box, no car to drive round, we are anchored off a remote beach.
Drop the tender in and go for a walk to look for a post office, find a pub instead, have a meal which puts things into prospective
Reason for posting....
you might want to keep a few envelopes and stamps on board and wait until you are close to a post box before you phone them
Going abroad used to be easy, fill in a form, and post it in your dedicated marina post box as you cast off.
( C1331 http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...Forms&propertyType=document&id=HMCE_CL_000428 )
Return and post the other half in the same box .
But not any more........
similar form but has to be completed 10 days before you depart to allow for postage delays,
How do you know when you are going (weather forecasts are not that good) and how do you know how much wine/gin/champagne swmbo is going to load on.
Alright, I managed it by giving swmbo a shopping list but how often does swmbo take in such important issues
Next issue
on return you have to phone the border agency, alright questions not too complicated but at the end I am told to take down my Q flag and immediately post the form back to them to an address he is about to pass onto me..........have I got a pen and paper ready, no.
have I got an envelope, no
have I got a stamp, no
where the L do I find a post box, no car to drive round, we are anchored off a remote beach.
Drop the tender in and go for a walk to look for a post office, find a pub instead, have a meal which puts things into prospective
Reason for posting....
you might want to keep a few envelopes and stamps on board and wait until you are close to a post box before you phone them
