Death's Head wrote:Moggy wrote:I can't wait until some of the utter melters that I know suddenly realise they can't stock up on cheap booze and fags with a quick trip to Europe.
I didn't think you still could, I thought the days of "Duty Free" within Europe were gone. One of the things I hated about going on holiday with my parents to Europe (other than the fact that it was always coach & ferry as my mum didn't like flying) was that my dad always had to buy every bottle in his allowance, and by "his allowance", I mean his, my mum's, my sister's and mine.
I wasn't talking about duty free. A lot of Europe has lower taxes on booze and cigarettes than we do and under the single market we are allowed to stock up on it and bring back as much as we like (technically we are, customs can get pissy if people bring too much back!). As long as it's for personal use of course.
Once out of the EU though, these "booze cruises" will have to stop as the customs limits will be 200 cigarettes, 16 litres of beer and 1 litre of spirits. That will be duty free, but will hardly be worth a trip to France for.