Tests for travel by Eurotunnel

I had some good news yesterday. After battling the covid authorities in Wales I have managed to get my wife's records changed so that she now shows as having 2 jabs plus her booster. Therefore I can now upload her info into the TousAntiCovid app alongside mine.

Previously I could not as she has had 3 main jabs due to her medical situation. Her booster is due imminently which would be her 4th jab. The system could not recognise the 3rd jab so hence showed her as only having 2 jabs.

NB We ate in a resto here in Spain last night and were not asked to show any jab info. We did not try in France on our way down here over the previous 8 days.
 
barge1914 said:
Has anyone experience of COVID checks at Swiss and Italian borders, if any?
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We crossed Swiss, German and French borders last week. No checks or forms on any if you have a had your jabs. If asked the UK QR codes work (use the most recent of the two/three jabs). It is linked to and compatible with the EU Digital Covid Certificate. But we just drove strait across the border with no checks.

No sure looking at Italy you need to fill in a PLF and possibly have an antigen test no older than 24 hrs. But read up on the site to check that. In the past I've found that even when there are forms and tests needed there have been few checks when driving over a land border. But best to follow the rules when crossing borders of course.

The above assumes you have been out of the UK for at least 10 days.

You can get all the rules for each country at https://reopen.europa.eu/en/ - the rules are in constant flux so always have a quick check on that site before driving over a border.
 
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TJBi said:
Not sure that Alan (motorhomingfrance.co.uk) has got this right. If you follow the link from his web page to the French health service website, there is a long list of countries that are excluded from the pharmacy system. This list starts with EU members and includes a number of countries, of which the UK is one. The French language page (but not the English language page) states that these countries enable one to obtain an EU digital COVID certificate or equivalent, which is accepted in France. I deduce from this that UK residents can still use the NHS QR code, perhaps scanned into the TousAntiCovid app. I most certainly will not be trying to find a pharmacist who is prepared to ignore French government instructions and charge me for the privilege!
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Thanks for that. It makes me doubt any other information on motorhomingfrance.co.uk.
 
britcoms said:
Thanks for that. It makes me doubt any other information on motorhomingfrance.co.uk.
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Alan has now updated that page to correct the error. I find that most information on there is pretty good, though I have occasionally contacted him in the past re minor inaccuracies.
 
I subscribe to his newsletter as well. I bought a book from there once regarding historical tours in France I think. Great book but no references to places to stay for the night, which I was expecting tbh.
 
Ian, we went onto Boots and got the cert on our phone within an hour. But better was a postal one to home and do in the van ... upload pic of passport and result. We used c19 for entry to Greece said max 12 hrs, but result back in just over an hour (office hours).
 
trevskoda said:
Simple fact, all the jabs do is protect you from pos death, with the jabs you can still carry and spread the virus, so from what I see is someone is making a lot of money out of this and hoodwinking folks.
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Only if you are 'fat, Black or 82.' The jabs are doing as much damage as the disease but to much younger people . It is only just getting going now.
 
France only requires a test done within 48 hours of arrival now, which eases things a little for those who have to travel some distance to the port/tunnel

www.gov.uk

Entry requirements - France travel advice

FCDO travel advice for France. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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As I read it, it now seems to require from orange countries (inc. UK) a PCR or Antigen test within 48 hours before travelling? It would seem a Sworn Statement is now only required for the unvaccinated? Has anyone gone through yet in February and can confirm this? And has anyone been asked for a rest on arrival?
 
Drove from Fr to Italy on Monday... no border checks.
We were 36 hr transit so no need for tests etc. Had done the EU plf but no one asked to see it. And no one batted an eye about us being in Italy. More mask wearing, even when out in the countryside walking than we've seen ... and by a school group!!! But doesn't seem to essential.
 
Mask wearing is highly prevalent here in Spain...much more so than in the UK. 100% compliance in supermarkets thus far plus I'd say 80% when folks are just out and about walking.
 
In most European countries shops and bars get heavily fined if they don't enforce mask wearing. Hence pretty much 100% compliance. Not fair on the bar or restaurant owner if you don't comply.
 
barge1914 said:
My heads buzzing after reading all the websites.
It seems we need at least an antigen test within 24 hours of travelling on Eurotunnel to France. Since it takes us a couple of days to get down there (too decrepit to do it in one) it seems we have to find somewhere down that way to get tests. We were planning stopping in Canterbury P&R the night before travelling. Has anyone figured out the logistics, I or found a testing place thereabouts they could recommend?
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Colinc said:
That report is wrong. I was there last week and the TousAntiCovid works fine with the UK certificate. You can also use the third jab code from the NHS - but TousAntiCovid more familiar to bars.
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Does Tousanticovid work also for the rest of Europe, or do you have to get local version too like Italy Green Pass?
 
By work, do mean accepted?

I have the Tousanticovid app on my phone here in Spain but haven't been asked for it yet. The certificates are on there but expire after 30 days so I will need to reload them for when we trade back through France, just in case.
 
barge1914 said:
Does Tousanticovid work also for the rest of Europe, or do you have to get local version too like Italy Green Pass?
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It may. I have used my NHS pass elsewhere in Europe. Show the third one - the one for the booster. Sometimes they scan it and it works - other times they just look at it. Usually need photo id too - driving license or passport. The UK scan codes are linked to the EU gateway and work the same as any other EU citizen out of their home country.
 
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