Re: Customs at Gatwick
 

Hi Nick

I also get stopped 90% of the time, everytime I drive to France I get
stopped on the way back. No matter what car I'm in I get stopped.
I did land at Heathrow many years ago with to many cigs, so I thought as I
am bound to be stopped in the green lane I may as well go in the red lane.
This I did and the customs man said ,as I was honest, he would not charge me
for the extra cigs. result.
    :o)

GGJ


"Nick Fisher" wrote in message
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    > Funnily enough, I have the opposite experience. Although I'm a
    > smartly-dressed 39 year old white male, I almost _always_ get stopped when
I
    > go through Customs coming into the UK. It usually amounts to nothing more
    > than a brief chat ("where are you travelling from") etc. but occasionally
    > I've had the full monty (just on my luggage, I'm pleased to say) in a side
    > room.
    > I think I just have one of those faces that looks familiar and this flicks
a
    > switch in the Customs officer's brain. Though why only in UK I can't
begin
    > to imagine !
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    > > deadlghts wrote in message
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    > >
    > > The only time I (white-ish male) have had my baggage searched was when
    > > I was sporting a black leather jacket, backpack and a three day
    > > growth. It has never happened when I've been in a business suit with
    > > rather stylish business luggage. Go figure.

Re: Customs at Gatwick
 

"deadlghts" wrote in message
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    > I am flying in to Gatwick from the US and from there to Paris. I
    > haven't booked the Paris hop yet. I would be most grateful if someone
    > could give me a realistic approximation as to how long I need between
    > flights. I've heard that clearing customs at Gatwick can be very
    > time-intensive.
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Having been through LGW countless times and picked up many people coming
into LGW I can tell you pretty acurately that it will take from 30-45
minutes from the landing time of the plane until you have cleared
immigration and customs and are in the main arrivals hall.

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sgwennodd "Miss L.Toe" yn neges
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    > Having been through LGW countless times and picked up many people coming
    > into LGW I can tell you pretty acurately that it will take from 30-45
    > minutes from the landing time of the plane until you have cleared
    > immigration and customs and are in the main arrivals hall.
Depending on your nationality/passport of course.

Oh, and expect a slight delay if you've got a live hand-grenade in your
luggage.
    :-|

hwyl!
geraint.