France next week?

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Booked for France next week, on tenterhooks in case the french impose a fourteen day inbound quarantine which could be awkward. Also the infection rate is up again over there but not in the areas we are looking at.

Anyone else heading over or already there, still going but a very slight dither....
 
We were supposed to be going to France next week for a month, and being in a motorhome we would feel pretty safe so wouldn’t be any more worried about catching anything,
But as some insurance companies won’t insure whilst out there, but the main reason for not going anymore
Is having to self isolate on our return.
We would either have to take 6 weeks out of work, or only go for two weeks
 
Also booked on tunnel Tuesday 1st September then planning to move through to Germany.
 
Been out here now for a couple of weeks and no problems, everyone here in the Limousin is wearing masks.
 
trustmetours said:
Keeping our fingers crossed for the middle of September to go for about 6 weeks or so. IMHO if we stick to the 'middle of no where' for stop overs and keep to ourselves it will be no more dangerous than being at home however this is an extremely fluid pandemic so we will wait and see how things look at the time.
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That’s similar to my mindset. You only catch it by touching infected items or being close to an infected person. The van is an isolation pod, we do not need showers or toilets so there is only shopping to consider and that can be managed using masks and hand washing. My only concern is a more draconian approach by the uk on closing the border from France but that seems highly unlikely politically at the moment. Quarantine on return is not a problem as now retired. I think we have a go situation Houston.......
 
Hi, basically ready to go, just waiting for France to be taken off the " no go to" list otherwise the Travel Ins will be void.
PJ
 
DorsetDrifter said:
Also booked on tunnel Tuesday 1st September then planning to move through to Germany.
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Found this else where on web
I am guessing touring in Germany is now not possible following their decision on the 26th to put the UK on their 'International Risk Countries' list. Or am i reading this wrongly and it only applies to certain states? The UK FCO website seems outdated as it is still staying it is ok to travel.
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With regard to insurance I am with nationwide and discussed this with them. I have a transcript which confirms we are covered for everything except Covid which means the most likely events, road accidents, falling, other medical problems are still covered. That means that the only non insured risk is Covid which, having looked at the EHIC website would still give 80% cover. In my mind the Covid risk is manageable by severely limiting social contact and good hygiene. As I say my biggest worry is France doing a tit for tat.
 
tidewatcher said:
With regard to insurance I am with nationwide and discussed this with them. I have a transcript which confirms we are covered for everything except Covid which means the most likely events, road accidents, falling, other medical problems are still covered. That means that the only non insured risk is Covid which, having looked at the EHIC website would still give 80% cover. In my mind the Covid risk is manageable by severely limiting social contact and good hygiene. As I say my biggest worry is France doing a tit for tat.
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Also intending to venture forth on the 1st September by Shuttle and also with Nationwide cover. Was told a while back that I was covered for COVID because I booked holiday early March( not completely true as I’ve changed date twice) However, FCO advice now scuppers that.
 
We are booked on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry on Sept 17th and, like others, are mainly worried about a tit-for-tat retaliation by France. At the moment, all we have to do is fill in the "sworn statement" for France but if they impose more stringent conditions it all depends on the details. In a motorhome, we can pretty-well self isolate but will they make us stay at one specified address or can we keep moving? Will they insist on a test prior to disembarkation? A friend of ours had to go to Italy on business a couple of weeks ago and two days prior he said he wasn't feeling well and got a test here, which came back negative ('cos he really wasn't unwell!) and that was accepted. Might have to do the same thing :)
 
OK I have just phoned around all my insurances again with interesting results.
C&MC Camper Van Insurance: cover as normal, no change.
Nationwide FlexPlus Breakdown Cover: Cover as normal, no change.
Nationwide Travel Insurance: All non Covid medical cover as normal, Covid medical cover if booked prior to the FCO advice not to travel to France. Cancellation not covered for Covid if travelling after FCO advice.

I would advise anyone going to France to call and check as the calls are recorded which gives you some security if a claim was forthcoming.

It would seem the insurance companies rate the Covid health risk quite low financially but are worried about mass cancellation claims, I think along with our method of travel and the ability to manage our contact risk we should draw some comfort from that.

Hope this helps.
 
As i posted on other threads a while back we`ve decided to give Europe a miss this year because of Covid-19.

Don`t really want to but we think it`s for the best, no monies have been paid upfront apart from the Annual Multi Trip travel insurance which we just left active.

You just don`t know what`s happening for one day to the next, with cases rising in the likes of France, Belgium, Spain, Italy etc. and the FCO advising essential travel only we wouldn`t be overly surprised if a another lockdown happened.

If it was just down to us then it would be fine but there are too many bloody idiots out there, both here and abroad that are just carrying on as normal and don`t seem to know what all the fuss is about.

We`d normally be gearing up ( getting motorhome ready etc.etc. ) to our 3rd trip abroad this year and just waiting for the schools to go back before going.

Got a trip to Scotland in a couple of weeks all being well so we`ll try and make the most of that if it happens :unsure:
 
tidewatcher said:
Booked for France next week, on tenterhooks in case the french impose a fourteen day inbound quarantine which could be awkward. Also the infection rate is up again over there but not in the areas we are looking at.

Anyone else heading over or already there, still going but a very slight dither....
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Hello tidewatcher. Arrived in France 2 days ago. No mention at port of quarantine here as we speak.
 
Staysure are providing medical cover for destinations that the FO has advised not to visit. Any quarantine for entering France has always been voluntary, I read somewhere that there is no legalisation in place to make it mandatory.
Unfortunately covid cases in France are rising each day so it is unlikely to come off the U.K. list.
I have a tunnel booking for early September that I was definitely cancelling but now I’ve found out I can get medical insurance I’m debating on going and making sure my last 14 days are in Germany so I don’t need to quarantine.
 
RichardHelen262 said:
We were supposed to be going to France next week for a month, and being in a motorhome we would feel pretty safe so wouldn’t be any more worried about catching anything,
But as some insurance companies won’t insure whilst out there, but the main reason for not going anymore
Is having to self isolate on our return.
We would either have to take 6 weeks out of work, or only go for two weeks
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Its not just about you catching it. You can transmit too. I am sure the locals will love you travelling around. Stay at home
 
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