mikeyp102 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Still showing as over 40s, was hoping it would drop to 38 so I can book mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, mikeyp102 said: Still showing as over 40s, was hoping it would drop to 38 so I can book mine Me too, I hoped by today I’d be able to book. Maybe tomorrow is the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 hours ago, trekka said: I got hit with the shivers on Saturday night so had an early night. Was very achey and I felt tired yesterday but I've woke up feeling fine today . Had the shivers then the sweats twice last night, only just woke up achey after finally sleeping in the morning. Rough night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) Ah great, and now the day after MPs are considering an extended travel ban. Let’s just close all borders forever, unless you’re rich of course. Edited May 3, 2021 by fightoffyour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Ah great, and now the day after MPs are considering an extended travel ban. Let’s just close all borders forever, unless you’re rich of course. I bet Stanley Johnson manages to get out to his Greek holiday home for “essential business”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Genie said: I bet Stanley Johnson manages to get out to his Greek holiday home for “essential business”. Isn't there an explicit exception in the rules for people to visit property they own overseas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, HanoiVillan said: Isn't there an explicit exception in the rules for people to visit property they own overseas? The location of such properties is also the main deciding factor for the country traffic light system I bet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Isn't there an explicit exception in the rules for people to visit property they own overseas? I don’t know, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Genie said: I don’t know, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest. Looking at the rules, there is less of an exception than I thought: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-declaration-form-for-international-travel#rules-and-exemptions The only one I can see that is explicitly related to property is a reasonable excuse to 'carry out activities related to buying, selling, letting or renting a residential property'. Presumably if eg Stanley Johnson wants a holiday in Greece badly enough, he can set up an apparent forthcoming rental transaction that mysteriously falls through when he arrives. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: The only one I can see that is explicitly related to property is a reasonable excuse to 'carry out activities related to buying, selling, letting or renting a residential property'. It’s so open ended he wouldn’t even need to be that imaginative. Could just say there was a bulb that needed changing. It doesn’t even say that the activities must not be possible without you going. As @fightoffyour said, rich people will be fine and able to get out to their holiday homes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted May 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: Ah great, and now the day after MPs are considering an extended travel ban. Let’s just close all borders forever, unless you’re rich of course. It'll be Christmas before I get to see Turkey at this rate! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted May 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: Had the shivers then the sweats twice last night, only just woke up achey after finally sleeping in the morning. Rough night. Going by my experience and lots of others, it should hopefully soon pass if it hasn't started to already . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 3, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 3, 2021 19 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: The only one I can see that is explicitly related to property is a reasonable excuse to 'carry out activities related to buying, selling, letting or renting a residential property'. Does it include you actually owning the property in question? As that wording implies I can rent a villa and go on holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 As said before, restrictions on travel, even when vaccinated is the most absurd policy I've ever heard. They don't want us plebs to get back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Lets look at the what the EU are suggesting Quote Today, the Commission is proposing that Member States ease the current restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU to take into account the progress of vaccination campaigns and developments in the epidemiological situation worldwide. The Commission proposes to allow entry to the EU for non-essential reasons not only for all persons coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation but also all people who have received the last recommended dose of an EU-authorised vaccine. This could be extended to vaccines having completed the WHO emergency use listing process. In addition, the Commission proposes to raise, in line with the evolution of the epidemiological situation in the EU, the threshold related to the number of new COVID-19 cases used to determine a list of countries from which all travel should be permitted. This should allow the Council to expand this list. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2121 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted May 3, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: As said before, restrictions on travel, even when vaccinated is the most absurd policy I've ever heard. They don't want us plebs to get back to normal. Sorry Stefan, but this is conspiracy theory nonsense. 'They' very much DO want us plebs to get back to normal, so we're spending a shitload of money on travel, and stopping the airlines from folding. That said, I guess there could be a Brexit factor in keeping the spending on UK holidays. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, mjmooney said: Sorry Stefan, but this is conspiracy theory nonsense. 'They' very much DO want us plebs to get back to normal, so we're spending a shitload of money on travel, and stopping the airlines from folding. That said, I guess there could be a Brexit factor in keeping the spending on UK holidays. I can't agree Mike. Look at the latest protest bill. The restrictions they're proposing benefit the rich, and screw everyone else. Typical Tory bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Vaccine passports not looking such a bad idea now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Genie said: Vaccine passports not looking such a bad idea now Well that's the sinister thing. When vaccine passports were first floated, people were massively against them as a huge restriction on liberties. The new ideas are much worse, making the vaccine passports look normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, bickster said: Does it include you actually owning the property in question? As that wording implies I can rent a villa and go on holiday I agree the wording is useless, but presumably you do actually need to own or be responsible for the property, rather than be renting it . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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