As you will see from this email below the UK Border Force
have now stated absolutely clearly that a GAR form is
required when flying into the UK regardless of whether you
are flying into a 'Customs' airport, with 4hrs notice from
EU and more from other places. I will update the club
website shortly.
Regards, David Joyce, G- XSDJ
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Dear Mr Joyce
In fact there have been no changes to the notification requirements and it
is a misconception (admittedly a quite widely-held one) that arrival at a
Designated location means that advance notice is not required. Requiremen
ts are the same at all locations: 24 hours for flights to & from non-EU lo
cations, 4 hours for flights from EU locations and 12 hours for flights to
& from Channel Islands, Northern Ireland and IOM.
We in the UK are unique in allowing EU flights to arrive at any airfield r
ight down to private strips, but the concept of Designated airports has be
come obsolete as many of these are no longer manned by Border Force staff.
There have been a number of consultations with the GA industry representa
tive bodies recently to discuss the issue of advance reporting times, and
consideration is being given to reducing this at those locations where the
re is a permanent Border Force presence. The outcome of these negotiations
and revision of Designated status will be publicised fully as appropriate
.
Best regards
Richard Vandervord
HIO, GA/DB Teams
Border Force Intelligence Directorate ~ Aviation
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From: ncu@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk [mailto:ncu@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk]
Sent: 20 October 2013 12:56
Subject: FW: GAR Forms [Protective Marking: RESTRICTED]
-----Original Message-----
From: David Joyce [mailto:davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk]
Sent: 20 October 2013 12:55
Subject: GAR Forms
Dear Sirs, I have recently been informed via AOPA that the
long established system of GA aircraft being able to fly
back to the UK from the EU without submitting a GAR form
as long as they land at designated customs airfields such
as Lydd, has been withdrawn by the UK Border Force, and
that large fines are potentially threatening those who
fail to realise this. I would be very grateful if you
could confirm whether this is so and whether this is a
permanent measure. My interest in this is that I 'own' the
website pages for our flying club
(www.theeuropaclub.org/flying) that give guidance to those
flying abroad and if this is the case I clearly need to
alter the current wording. Regards, David Joyce
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