booze cruise to France

[colink98]

is this still a thing ?
i smoke cigars and we do like a beer/wine/gin.

i dont mind the idea of taking the motor on the ferry to France..
and even staying a night in a sensible hotel to make a day of it.
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[Polarbear]

What an interesting question. I haven't heard people doing it for ages yet 10+ years ago it was a common week end excursion.

I don't even know whether booze is cheaper in France still or what.

I will wait with interest as I now fancy a cruise to France to see how much alchofrol I can fit in the Jaaag.
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[andyscooter]

with aldi and lidl its cheaper to just buy from them
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[Minty]

https://www.pidou.com/

Spend £250 with them and they will pay for your travel by the looks of it. Seems good prices to me.
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[piazza]

Did it about 20years ago in an escort van and slept on the goods on the way home. I made a few quid from that. One of the alcohol warehouses did a run to Belgium? for cheap smokes.

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It's still a bit cheaper, but not the saving it used to be. For tobacco, you're better off going over the border to Adinkirke to buy there. All cafe's have price boards up and warehouses of tobacco out the back.
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[A100man]

Good for wine still (Majestic France is almost 1/2 price compare to UK less so for beer these days..
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[TaffyTDM]

[ThunderGuts]

It probably depends on where in the UK you are; if you're near to Dover then it's probably feasible, but if you're any distance then by the time you've expended fuel and possibly even accommodation I imagine any savings will have evaporated.

Within the EU the limits are pretty generous, but if you've got huge amounts you might need to convince a customs officer that it's for personal use only?
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