↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home > Off Topic > Driving to Belgium
Post Reply  Down to end
Page 1 of 1
Print this entire topic · 
walfy



Member Since: 29 Aug 2007
Location: Frome
Posts: 2658

 
Driving to Belgium
Im planning on driving to Belgium for a weekend before christmas. Staying in Ypres (or wipers as it was affectionately known.)
Have accomodation booked, eurotunnel booked.
But trying to get the compete story on travel docs is another story altogether.
From my understanding

Outbound (into France)

Passport
COVID passport
Statement of Honour

France into Belgium

As above

Belgium into France

As above but COVID test within last 24hrs.

France to Uk

As per UK to France.


Trouble is, I can find differing statements, depending on if you are in each country for less than 48hrs.

My timescales from leaving the UK

In France for 3hrs tops, incl customs etc

In Belgium 36hrs tops

In France for 6-8hrs tops incl customs etc.


Has anyone travelled to Belgium recently and know the exact score with the process. I like to be prepared but I'm concerned I'm overthinking it. 110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD
RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it
VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys

Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD
Post #930112 17th Nov 2021 3:46pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
hank



Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2296

Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Assuming all travellers are vaccinated...

UK to France
1. Passports
2. Covid Passports
3. Sworn Statement of Honour
- Upload the documents to the eurotunnel website in advance and you will sail straight through check-in since the documents are pre-approved and linked to your number plate

France to Belgium
1. Passports
2. Covid Passports
3. Complete Belgian Passenger Locator Forms
- Irrespective of how long you will stay in Belgium or have been travelling you need to do this since you are entering from outside the EU by train, bus, sea or air.

Belgium to France
1. Passports
2. Covid Passports
3. Sworn Statement of Honour
- No need for negative covid test since Belgium is on France's Green List

France to UK
1. Book a day 2 test
2. Complete the UK Passsenger Locator Forms
- You will need your day 2 test reference number and covid passport to complete the passenger locator form

I recently travelled UK - France - Switzerland - France - Italy - France - UK
In honesty though, after the Eurotunnel I was not asked to show anything (even passports) again > 110 XS Double Cab


Last edited by hank on 17th Nov 2021 5:10pm. Edited 1 time in total
Post #930123 17th Nov 2021 4:37pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
walfy



Member Since: 29 Aug 2007
Location: Frome
Posts: 2658

 
Many thanks. Looks like I was just about there with the info.
Good to hear that it's a painless process.
just need Belgian COVID stats to lower before we go. I think last week was a 38% increase on positive results than the week before Shocked 110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD
RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it
VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys

Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD
Post #930128 17th Nov 2021 5:01pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
donmacn



Member Since: 06 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
Posts: 1841

 
I came back into the UK on Monday after three days in Spain.

The UK locator form…. There’s a place in it for the reference number of your pre-booked, commercial day 2 test once you come home. My one, from Boots, was something like B45 5790 2207. I entered this into the form and it was rejected for having the wrong format. Helpfully there was nothing to say what the correct format was.

A random post I found on twitter said:
B45 should be used as ‘BOOTS’
Then all four numbers of the first group
Then just the first three numbers of the second group…. ?!?

So B45 5790 2207 is actually supposed to be entered as BOOTS5790220. There is absolutely no way I’d have got that myself, on my mobile, in a Spanish cafe… Fair to say I wasn’t a happy camper.

I’m just mentioning it in case you end up with a similar problem. Might help point the way to a solution.

I was in Ypres and the area with a pipe band a couple of years ago. My first time there - powerful stuff. Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
Post #930152 17th Nov 2021 8:20pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
kenzle8a



Member Since: 12 Feb 2020
Location: None
Posts: 1074

 
It must have been easier to move around in Soviet Russia...
Post #930159 17th Nov 2021 9:12pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
diesel_jim



Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6092

United Kingdom 2006 Defender 110 Td5 SW Epsom Green
Reading the news tonight, looks like a lot of Europe/easterly europe is starting a bit of a lockdown.

I reckon Christmas is going to be spent indoors a lot....
Post #930160 17th Nov 2021 9:20pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
ericvv



Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

Switzerland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black
Good luck Walfy, you may also be affected by the below. Since Monday all over Belgium, on roads as well as at airports, there are very serious disruptions due to these actions. They plan to harden them as time goes by, and possibly carrying this into the new year.
Eric
https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium...sts-today/ You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #930342 19th Nov 2021 12:21pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
walfy



Member Since: 29 Aug 2007
Location: Frome
Posts: 2658

 
Thanks for all the updated info. The B&B I'm staying in is owned by a senior Police Officer, so will message him and see how the land lies. If lockdowns get to intrusive then we'll postpone the trip.
Only going for Menin Gate, TyneCot Cemetery and Pool of Peace. And a bit of eating and drinking. They'll all be there next year 110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD
RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it
VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys

Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD
Post #930422 19th Nov 2021 7:26pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
bear100



Member Since: 22 Mar 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 1913

Wales 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
Just had to cancel my euro tunnel and hotel, uk on the red list for Belgium and because I have a 14 year old who can’t have a vaccine he would need to quarantine for 10 days Shocked
Had restaurants and a full itinerary booked Big Cry 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI
2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone)
2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone)
1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone)
1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone)
1994 discovery 300tdi (gone)
90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone)
Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone)
Post #930526 20th Nov 2021 8:41pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Reply with quote
22900013A



Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green
Slight tangent but I think I've made peace with never going abroad again, way too unpredictable a situation and too many hoops to jump through, as said above, all very USSR. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"
Post #930549 21st Nov 2021 3:57am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Post Reply
Post Reply  Back to top
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT

Jump to  
Previous Topic | Next Topic >
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
DEFENDER2.NET RSS Feed - All Forums