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Trip to France for champagne

Deedavid · 2016-11-07 11:16:15

Hi all, am thinking of doing a trip to Cherbourg in France to get some champagne for a wedding. I am just wondering if a Peugeot partner van would be big enough to carry 250 bottles of it? Any one ever done this trip and any advise would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks.

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#32 11-11-2016 08:32AM

LeChienMefiant

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Foire aux vins is the best time to go, September/October. Less so the spring time sales.

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#33 11-11-2016 11:12AM

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munchkin_utd wrote: »

uk motorists dont have to deal with the irish laws, and the irish authorities could quite easily confiscate your booze and let you go to court to get it back.

Nonsense. I go to France every year with a few family members for a wine trip. We bring a van and generally come back with it loaded to the gills with wine and cheese!

I would usually have around 25 cases of wine, we have never had any issue with customs coming back. They can't impose a limit on goods purchased as a consumer in another EU state. The guidelines are just that - arbitrary threshold set by someone at a desk somewhere, they have no legal standing as long as you are bringing the stuff back for your own personal use.

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