I think my car is aluminium thoughPlain plate and a magnetic GB badge if needed
Don't think any option will be a problem if and when we can all travel again everyone will be happy to be able to move freely although not just as easily and cheaply as before.Rather than sign up to “what f£&*ing number plate monthly” (it’s easy to overthink things ) , I’m going with plain flat aluminium (who knew that’s an option) to go in my new slide in number plate holders .
The alu plate should bend nicely in the front holder .
No badges or country identifier, I’ll just stick a GB sticker on the back , so in fact a total reversal of my start position.
Definitely not as cheaply. Especially if you have dogs....Don't think any option will be a problem if and when we can all travel again everyone will be happy to be able to move freely although not just as easily and cheaply as before.
Or sandwiches !Definitely not as cheaply. Especially if you have dogs....
We used to take a shopping bag with us with food for 2 days till we could get to a supermarket. That's now screwed.Or sandwiches !
I’m going to create a hidden compartment for my egg sandwichesWe used to take a shopping bag with us with food for 2 days till we could get to a supermarket. That's now screwed.
We now have to stop en route at a supermarket to get food or starve.
I'm just waiting for the end of free roaming next...
I’m going to create a hidden compartment for my egg sandwiches
Or car insurance, health insurance, but wine and good food are still worth it.Definitely not as cheaply. Especially if you have dogs....
Put some metal the other side of the boot section ?I think my car is aluminium though
Or I've a MIG welder and some aluminum wire if you likePut some metal the other side of the boot section ?
I suspect that the ham and cheese sandwich finds that were publicised were the result of random checks. Given the way cars and trucks drive off ferries in a constant stream, unfriendly foreign customs can't possibly check everyone, often they don't even do a passport check. What's the penalty anyway, just losing a sandwich or two? Not looking for trouble, but I might think about risking that.
My guess is a lot of those "picked on" for something trivial like a plate or lack of metallic badge or not adjusted lights, etc will have probably been excessively speeding or doing something else to warrant the attention. Certainly in Spain you would be very unlucky to get pulled over if you were driving sensibly without the "new" GB flag plate.
As I understand the new rules, all you really need to be "legal" are the letters "GB" somewhere on the rear of the car. An old out of date EU flag might cause problems, but theUK flag is up to you I think, I haven't read anywhere that it's a requirement. The ferry companies aren't a reliable source of information, they all tell travellers that they must have a current breathaliser kit to drive legally in France, but this is complete b0llocks, you don't. It may be "advisory" or "suggested", but a law making it compulsory was never ratified by the French Government, so there, you don't need them. Same thing with spare bulbs, anyone still bother with these? The LEDs on both ends of my new C Class, would probably cost a couple of thousand at MB prices for a set of spares, and aren't they more or less guaranteed to last forever?
Yep, that would do itGorilla Glue
Make sure it’s level before it driesYep, that would do it
With my OCD, it would definitely be level!Make sure it’s level before it dries