On 24-Jul-16 6:59 PM, tim... wrote:

"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 24-Jul-16 12:48 PM, tim... wrote:

"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 24-Jul-16 11:30 AM, tim... wrote:

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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Brian Gaff wrote:

I understand that many commercial vehicles are waiting 15 hours
to get
across the channel.

Following the Nice attacks (hope your speech software pronounces that
properly) France is back on state of emergency, so enhanced border
checks

so we check all the Brits to the nth degree whilst Spanish, Italian
and
Belgian terrorists can just walk across the border

France reintroduced border controls across the country on 13th
November 2015 in response to the Paris attacks, as a precaution for
Euro 2016 and the Tour de France. Under the original notification,
they are due to end on 26th July 2016, but that may be extended.

so they are stopping people at customs posts at the border are they?

They have certainly issued the necessary notice under Articles 25 and 26:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs...control_en.pdf


including all the new built roads where there are no facilities for
doing so

We have no permanent facilities to carry out census stops, but that
doesn't stop them putting out road signs and road cones to create one.

but not on 3 lane motorways

That doesn't mean it can't be done. The pictures I saw of one of the
Belgium / France border checks just after the Paris attacks appeared to
involve closing the motorway and diverting traffic into a service area,
where the checks were being carried out.


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Colin Bignell

In message , Nightjar
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That doesn't mean it can't be done. The pictures I saw of one of the
Belgium / France border checks just after the Paris attacks appeared to
involve closing the motorway and diverting traffic into a service area,
where the checks were being carried out.


A colleague came back from Europe at the weekend. They drove through
Belgium into France to get the chunnel. He said that as they came down
the motorway to the Belgium/France border, all traffic was directed off
at a junction, and straight back on the other side. No checks being
carried out, just a short stretch of motorway in the middle of the
junction closed (for no obvious reason).


Adrian
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On Sunday, 24 July 2016 16:37:49 UTC+1, Phil L wrote:
ARW wrote:
"Phil L" wrote in message
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it's hardly hurting us by making more people holiday in this country
rather than France

What if someone ends up trying a holiday in Blackpool?

They'll get cold and damp.

Just like the donkeys on Blackpool beach. They all have that study in misery look on them even on a nice day.

what do the donkeys on Blackpool beach get for their dinner?

No sandwiches there?
Parked where the overspill of the detritus of beach rubbish collects near the cafe car park, must be the epitome of deep joy for them.

"Phil L" wrote in message
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what do the donkeys on Blackpool beach get for their dinner?

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half an hour like everyone else.

:-)





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Adam

"Chris Green" wrote in message
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Richard wrote:
Once we leave it will be routine so get used to it.

Why would one want to go to France anyway? Nip over to any north African
country and get a similar cultural experience.

It is a *little* farther.

Faster to get to?



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