British border Controls at Holyhead

c4cat · 19-04-2009 11:51PM #1

My wife, child and I were pretty much treated like criminals on arrival at Holyhead arriving from Dublin. they now have police and customs checking every foot passenger coming off the boat. Customs had their dogs sniffing all passengers and a dog took interest in me. A British customs officer pulled me up and explained to me that the Dog was trained to find drugs or large amounts of cash and asked if I had either. I explained I had UKP1000 which was for our family shopping trip to the UK. I was told that we were going to be asked questions under the money earned from the proceeds of crime act and my Wife and I were seperated and quizzed about the cash I had, what, why and how are we doing our trip to the UK. Our passports were take into a room to be checked on the UK Police data base. All this time we were held there with a tired child at 1am in the morning. While I was waiting I had to fill out a green landing card giving all my personal details. After about 15 mins. The police officer came out with our passports saying "thankyou all is in order you can proceed"

Seems this is now the norm for travel to the UK...............

reverandkenjami · 19-04-2009 11:55PM

Definately not the norm!! Was there last tuesday and there was a large crowd heading to liverpool for the match. Not a single person was checked by police/customs... So it must be a random thing

19-04-2009 11:56PM

sounds like they were looking for someone

Mac daddy · 19-04-2009 11:59PM

That doesn't sound right at all.
Unless they are worried we are going to take over there jobs

S.I.R · 20-04-2009 12:05AM

you un-lucky sod...

on a good day they feel you up.

Second base

jetsonx · 20-04-2009 12:08AM

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/christy-moore-frightened-by-detention-at-holyhead-151152.html

K-9 · 20-04-2009 12:10AM

Ah the 80's.

Remember them? It's like reincarnation.

gurramok · 20-04-2009 12:10AM

Didn't think a 1000 pounds was too much to attract attention? Whats the limit?

ScumLord · 20-04-2009 12:19AM

c4cat wrote: »

Seems this is now the norm for travel to the UK...............

How is it the norm? It's a random check, I've taken the ferry to the UK a good few times and every so often you get stopped and checked.

c4cat · 20-04-2009 12:22AM

gurramok wrote: »

Didn't think a 1000 pounds was too much to attract attention? Whats the limit?

There is not a limit to the amount of cash one can carry, but one has to justify how one has the amount one is carrying and for what reason too

Soby · 20-04-2009 12:24AM

Dogs can distinguish between small and large sums of cash

..Even sniffing out cash???wierd

AnonoBoy · 20-04-2009 12:26AM

c4cat wrote: »

I explained I had UKP1000 which was for our family shopping trip to the UK.

Let me tell you about this wonderful new invention called credit cards.

Why are you carrying 1,000 pounds sterling on you?

c4cat · 20-04-2009 12:26AM

ScumLord wrote: »

How is it the norm? It's a random check, I've taken the ferry to the UK a good few times and every so often you get stopped and checked.

It was more then random most of the passengers especially males were targeted. I was also checked last month traveling with a male friend

gurramok · 20-04-2009 12:27AM

Soby wrote: »

Dogs can distinguish between small and large sums of cash..Even sniffing out cash???wierd

Well, every euro note has a trace of cocaine on it as proven by scientists!

c4cat · 20-04-2009 12:29AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Let me tell you about this wonderful new invention called credit cards.

Why are you carrying 1,000 pounds sterling on you?

cos credit cards rob you in charges each time you use them especially if its a foreign transaction charge

AnonoBoy · 20-04-2009 12:30AM

c4cat wrote: »

cos credit cards rob you in charges each time you use them especially if its a foreign transaction charge

Obviously a much better idea to carry a large amount of cash with you. Sure if you get mugged you can always call up the cash company and cancel the notes that they took off you......

....... oh wait.

kraggy · 20-04-2009 12:32AM

c4cat wrote: »

My wife, child and I were pretty much treated like criminals on arrival at Holyhead arriving from Dublin. they now have police and customs checking every foot passenger coming off the boat. Customs had their dogs sniffing all passengers and a dog took interest in me. A British customs officer pulled me up and explained to me that the Dog was trained to find drugs or large amounts of cash and asked if I had either. I explained I had UKP1000 which was for our family shopping trip to the UK. I was told that we were going to be asked questions under the money earned from the proceeds of crime act and my Wife and I were seperated and quizzed about the cash I had, what, why and how are we doing our trip to the UK. Our passports were take into a room to be checked on the UK Police data base. All this time we were held there with a tired child at 1am in the morning. While I was waiting I had to fill out a green landing card giving all my personal details. After about 15 mins. The police officer came out with our passports saying "thankyou all is in order you can proceed"

Seems this is now the norm for travel to the UK...............

Sorry to hear that.

reverandkenjami wrote: »

Definately not the norm!! Was there last tuesday and there was a large crowd heading to liverpool for the match. Not a single person was checked by police/customs... So it must be a random thing

Might not have been the norm when you arrived but could be the norm over the next few months thanks to them idiots who carried out them atrocities up north.

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Let me tell you about this wonderful new invention called credit cards.

Why are you carrying 1,000 pounds sterling on you?

Let me tell you that not everyone has, nor likes to have, a credit card.

People are in enough debt as it is without paying 20+% on a card as well.

gurramok · 20-04-2009 12:32AM

c4cat wrote: »

cos credit cards rob you in charges each time you use them especially if its a foreign transaction charge

How is that?

I've paid for my NI shopping by CC numerous times, i get the daily exchange rate and there has been no extra charges?

AnonoBoy · 20-04-2009 12:34AM

kraggy wrote: »

Let me tell you that not everyone has, nor likes to have, a credit card.

People are in enough debt as it is without paying 20+% on a card as well.

Credit cards are actually a very handy thing to have if you can handle your money and pay it off every month instead of letting it build up to ridiculous amounts. If people aren't able to control their spending then fair enough, don't get one.

To me, it seems fuppin' stupid to be carrying large amounts of cash around with you.

AnonoBoy · 20-04-2009 12:35AM

gurramok wrote: »

How is that?

I've paid for my NI shopping by CC numerous times, i get the daily exchange rate and there has been no extra charges?

I think he means if he takes money out at a cash machine using his credit card.

Which is stupid.

philologos · 20-04-2009 12:36AM

If the authorities have suspiscions I think they should have certain rights to interview people entering certain juristictions under. After all it was merely 15 minutes? Consider yourself lucky! No doubt others have been kept for longer before.

kraggy · 20-04-2009 12:36AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Credit cards are actually a very handy thing to have if you can handle your money and pay it off every month instead of letting it build up to ridiculous amounts. If people aren't able to control their spending then fair enough, don't get one.

To me, it seems fuppin' stupid to be carrying large amounts of cash around with you.

Or ya could get mugged by the credit card company in the form of ridiculous interest.

Saibh · 20-04-2009 12:37AM

You could have used your bank card - I did when I went to London, no need to bring cash or use credit card if you didn't want to.

c4cat · 20-04-2009 12:38AM

gurramok wrote: »

How is that?

I've paid for my NI shopping by CC numerous times, i get the daily exchange rate and there has been no extra charges?

I have no need to or intend to justify my personal choices in how I prefer to handle my financial transactions, as I conduct them totally legally.

AnonoBoy · 20-04-2009 12:39AM

kraggy wrote: »

Or ya could get mugged by the credit card company in the form of ridiculous interest.

If you actually pay the money off every month it proves to be not that expensive at all.

I'd rather do that than risk losing 1,000 pounds due to getting mugged by one of them English foreigners.

gurramok · 20-04-2009 12:39AM

c4cat wrote: »

I have no need to or intend to justify my personal choices in how I prefer to handle my financial transactions, as I conduct them totally legally.

So? I did not imply you were doing anything illegal!

AnonoBoy · 20-04-2009 12:40AM

c4cat wrote: »

I have no need to or intend to justify my personal choices in how I prefer to handle my financial transactions, as I conduct them totally legally.

Me think the poster doth protest too much.

'fess up OP - where's the cash coming from? Insurance scams? Drug running?

You can tell us.

kraggy · 20-04-2009 12:42AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

If you actually pay the money off every month it proves to be not that expensive at all.

I'd rather do that than risk losing 1,000 pounds due to getting mugged by one of them English foreigners.

Ah, that's better.

Now, where were we? Oh yes, I was saying how you are wrong.

Just kiddin. Yeah I see your point but I have a chip on my shoulder from another thread a couple of years ago where a guy was trying to make out that if you don't have a credit card you are not a man yet and have a lot of maturing to do.

I know. Pleb of the highest order.

But that's why I don't like people saying you SHOULD have one as cc's have got people in to a lot of strife in the past.

AnonoBoy · 20-04-2009 12:44AM

kraggy wrote: »

Ah, that's better.

Now, where were we? Oh yes, I was saying how you are wrong.

Just kiddin. Yeah I see your point but I have a chip on my shoulder from another thread a couple of years ago where a guy was trying to make out that if you don't have a credit card you are not a man yet and have a lot of maturing to do.

I know. Pleb of the highest order.

But that's why I don't like people saying you SHOULD have one as cc's have got people in to a lot of strife in the past.

Oh - that's only those people who have them in their real name.

I, on the other hand, have..... I've said too much. :cool:

c4cat · 20-04-2009 12:51AM

gurramok wrote: »

So? I did not imply you were doing anything illegal!

So i am free to use cash, if I so desire, is that so?, and if so why should I be told I should use another method? however wrong you think my choice to be, its my own freedom of choice I am using. If ones freedom of choice is being questioned by authorities then where is that freedom of choice

gurramok · 20-04-2009 12:57AM

c4cat wrote: »

So i am free to use cash, if I so desire, is that so?, and if so why should I be told I should use another method? however wrong you think my choice to be, its my own freedom of choice I am using. If ones freedom of choice is being questioned by authorities then where is that freedom of choice

Its just loads of cash is not a safe method to carry around anymore and in the modern times, going around with alot of cash raises eyebrows, its just the way it is.

Plus you have to watch the pickpockets and not get drunk either

British border Controls at Holyhead

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