Post Brexit Transport Process and Observations
Please check with APHA for the latest notes on the commercial import of cats and dogs. I have waited a while before posting about the changes to TRACES and the …
COVID-19: Calais Pet Passport Changes
Calais Pet Passport Office is operating restricted hours during COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday was my first Calais Shuttle Service since the COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. I hadn’t paid too …
Tighter APHA Controls
Yet more evidence this morning of tighter controls by DEFRA/APHA at the ‘ports’ regards the transport of pets, and a positive effect is being reported. The DEFRA inspector was at …
DEFRA Enforcement At Calais
Checking animals into Pet Passport Control at the Shuttle, Calais yesterday I noticed a man moving around behind the check in staff as they processed the pets. The staff were …
Tighter PET Scheme Controls
On our last Scheduled Pet Transport to the UK from Spain, the officers at the Pet Passport Control at Calais took a photo copy of the signed Declarations from the …
PETS Scheme Abuse
Came across a blatant, yet unintentional, case of PETS Scheme abuse during our last Scheduled Pet Transport from Spain to the UK via Germany, Holland and Belgium. Stood at the …
PETS Scheme: Check Vets Details
They are without doubt getting stricter, or to be accurate more thorough, at the Pet Passport Control at Calais when we take the Shuttle to the UK on our pet …
Tighter Controls At Calais Pet Passport
They have tightened the controls at the Pet Passport Office in Calais (Shuttle) for pets (cats and dog) being transported into the UK on either the PETS Scheme, or under …
PETS Scheme Tighter Controls
On the last couple of trips we have been asked at pet passport control in Calais for ‘proof’ that we have permission to transport the pets we have been taking …
New Pet Passport Control At Calais: First Impressions
Very impressed with the new Pet Passport Control at Calais (Le Shuttle) as we can now drive the van into a secure garage and they inspect all the animals in …
New Pet Passport Control At Calais (Le Shuttle)
As of August 6th 2015 the new Pet passport Control Office at Le Shuttle (Calais) has opened offering: A larger pet exercise area, Air conditioned reception, More parking and A …
Pet Passports & TRACES
Following on from the recent post regarding new Pet Passport woes it appears that there is still a lot of uncertainly regards the pet passport when transporting under TRACES. If …
Eurotunnel Price Rise
Eurotunnel have increased the price per pet from £15 to £16, but we wont be passing on the increase! They have not increased the cost of each crossing when booked …
Transports Stopped At Calais
I received a message last night saying that “all transports had been stopped at Calais yesterday”. The only information the person contacting me had was that they thought they had …