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Duty free France to UK

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:17pm
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We are planning to travel to the UK, by car in December. I fully understand the amount of duty free that we are allowed to take there, but am confused by this statement on gov.UK website. 

Gov.uk site says this "You cannot combine allowances with other people to bring in more than your individual allowances."

Does anyone know if we can BOTH each take the full duty free allowance, in the same car, or is that considered as "combining allowances"

Thanks for sensible answers.

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:05pm

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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:05pm

Rodan wrote on Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:17pm:

We are planning to travel to the UK, by car in December. I fully understand the amount of duty free that we are allowed to take there, but am confused by this statement on gov.UK website. 

Gov.uk site says this "You cannot combine allowances with other people to bring in more than your individual allowances."
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Does anyone know if we can BOTH each take the full duty free allowance, in the same car, or is that considered as "combining allowances"

Thanks for sensible answers.

Each person has an allowance so 2 person's allowance allowed. What you can't do is 1 person take 2 allowances for themselves cos other person doesn't want theirs. 

Hope that makes sense. 

Regards 

Pauline 

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:06pm

Rodan

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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:06pm

paulsav wrote on Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:05pm:

Each person has an allowance so 2 person's allowance allowed. What you can't do is 1 person take 2 allowances for themselves cos other person doesn't want theirs. 

Hope that makes sense. 

 

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Pauline 

Thanks, that's  what I thought, so I'd better start shopping  !

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:12pm

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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:12pm

Rodan wrote on Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:06pm:

Thanks, that's  what I thought, so I'd better start shopping  !

In the past we bought everything local shops but on ferry in August baccy was much cheaper than tabac shop. So we bought on ferry. Sorry but didn't look at alcohol as we, re non drinkers but people were buying lots 

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Pauline 

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