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Customs question

bizguy · 2014-01-20 10:33:32

Hi, not sure if this is in the right area but... I was getting the ferry from holyhead to dublin recently and customs/security on the UK side opened the bonnet of the car and had a good look inside with a torch. They only glanced into the boot and rear of the car. Irish audi a5, native irish driver. Any ideas????????????…

20-01-2014 11:33AM

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bizguy

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Hi, not sure if this is in the right area but...

I was getting the ferry from holyhead to dublin recently and customs/security on the UK side opened the bonnet of the car and had a good look inside with a torch. They only glanced into the boot and rear of the car. Irish audi a5, native irish driver.

Any ideas????????????

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#2 20-01-2014 11:37AM

thomas anderson.

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Whats the question?

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#3 20-01-2014 11:46AM

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Why would they examine the engine thoroughly and barely give the far bigger spaces in the car a glance?

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#4 20-01-2014 11:51AM

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Why would they examine the engine thoroughly and barely give the far bigger spaces in the car a glance?

Perhaps they wished to check the VIN to see if it was stolen or had false plates. .

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#5 20-01-2014 12:11PM

bizguy

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ardmacha wrote: »

Perhaps they wished to check the VIN to see if it was stolen or had false plates. .

Thanks never thought of that

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#6 20-01-2014 03:43PM

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Probably checking for drugs. Ireland is often used as a smuggling route for the bringing cocaine into the uk and Europe.

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