SPCR

[lustyd]

How is the SPCR reporting service so bad?! I just submitted a voyage plan to leave and had to answer a question on why UK VAT is not due, then was told I must leave my Q flag up until UK border officials let me take it down.
I’m leaving the country for 9 months at least, no way am I waiting for that, and I’m certainly not paying the UK to export my boat!

Sorry for the rant but this service makes me ranty.

Now for the French version…

 

[dolabriform]

How is the SPCR reporting service so bad?! I just submitted a voyage plan to leave and had to answer a question on why UK VAT is not due, then was told I must leave my Q flag up until UK border officials let me take it down.
I’m leaving the country for 9 months at least, no way am I waiting for that, and I’m certainly not paying the UK to export my boat!

Sorry for the rant but this service makes me ranty.

Now for the French version…

My recent experience has been that when you submit the return voyage plan, you will get a reply within a couple of hours telling you all is good and you can lower your q flag on entry to port.

Just put returned goods relief as the VAT answer.

The French one is much easier

 

[newtothis]

Life was much easier when the rules were set out by SPQR.

 

[dolabriform]

The keep the Q flag up bit is only for entry into the UK

 

[lustyd]

The keep the Q flag up bit is only for entry into the UK

No it definitely says it when you leave, that’s the point of the thread.

 

[mjcp]

Life was much easier when the rules were set out by SPQR.

Yeah, but what did they ever do for us?

 

[Plum]

then was told I must leave my Q flag up until UK border officials let me take it down.

When I got that message they also did not say how long I should remain in that UK port. A few hours later I sailed off again.