Isle of Wight passports?

C2 RIBS · 29 March 2009, 21:02

Is this true the government want passports/or ID for crossing the Solent? or the Scottish islands?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...sle-Wight.html

If so how does this affect charter/private boats

BruceB · 29 March 2009, 21:26

Yep, there is a huge terrorist problem on Skye, Mull, Canna, Eigg, Barra et al.
There are huge arms dumps and training grounds used by the Hebridean seperatist movement which need to be tracked.
It is getting well over the top and isn't even effective. I wonder if we now need passports to pop over to Mull in the RIB, who is going to collect them?
It won't work up here anyway, folk will just ignore it as much as they can.

C2 RIBS · 29 March 2009, 21:30

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Originally Posted by BruceB

I wonder if we now need passports to pop over to Mull in the RIB, who is going to collect them?
It won't work up here anyway, folk will just ignore it as much as they can.

Offer your services at a huge charge with allowances- just like all our politicians

chewy · 29 March 2009, 21:33

Seems like a waste of time and money to me!
What happens if you set off in your RIB or yacht and get caught out by the weather or just change your mind and end up in Cowes.
Do you get shafted for not informing them and what happens if you don't actually have a passport or have forgotten it?

C2 RIBS · 29 March 2009, 21:37

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Originally Posted by chewy

Do you get shafted for not informing them and what happens if you don't actually have a passport or have forgotten it?

Deportation in shackles for you

JSP · 29 March 2009, 21:37

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Originally Posted by BruceB

Yep, there is a huge terrorist problem on Skye, Mull, Canna, Eigg, Barra et al.
There are huge arms dumps and training grounds used by the Hebridean seperatist movement which need to be tracked.
It is getting well over the top and isn't even effective. I wonder if we now need passports to pop over to Mull in the RIB, who is going to collect them?
It won't work up here anyway, folk will just ignore it as much as they can.

Don't forget the suicide midges!

chewy · 29 March 2009, 21:47

Fecking midges, I sat in the log cabin we had when I was up in Hunting Tower as I got bit to buggery!

No islands where I live so I'll be ok.

Nos4r2 · 29 March 2009, 22:17

I hope it's just Daily Mail hype. My gut feeling tells me it's not though.

I wonder how long it'll be before JK has his movements curtailed because of the fireworks business....

Pete7 · 29 March 2009, 23:06

Isn't the e borders thing to keep undesirables out? if so I would outraged if I came from the Isle of Blanc and needed to show my passport on Entering England. On the other hand perhaps the island is inhabited by undesirables

Pete

PeterM · 29 March 2009, 23:26

This is April fool early - no way is it real . They dont track you in light aircraft so not a chance in a boat ! I can however see the advantage of not letting people off the Island..... Infact I'm from Portsmouth - thats an Island ( technically ) & can see advantages in not letting people of there too without checks first !!

slimtim · 29 March 2009, 23:37

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Originally Posted by Pete7

On the other hand perhaps the island is inhabited by undesirables

Pete

The cheek of it!

Pete7 · 30 March 2009, 08:45

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Originally Posted by slimtim

The cheek of it!

Well there are 126k of you clinging to a rock in the English Channel, sort your tax out and become duty free or we go to Alderney instead

Pete

codprawn · 30 March 2009, 15:36

This is true - under the eborders scheme which I posted comments on a while ago. Our glorious Government strikes again - still they are better than all the other parties aren't they.......

C2 RIBS · 30 March 2009, 16:52

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- still they are better than all the other parties aren't they.......

?????

codprawn · 30 March 2009, 17:55

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Originally Posted by C2 RIBS

?????

It's called sarcasm dear boy!!!!!!!!!

BruceB · 30 March 2009, 20:52

Is everyone quite sure this isn't a set up for an "April Fool"

willk · 30 March 2009, 20:58

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

I wonder how long it'll be before JK has his movements curtailed ....

God forbid! He's tetchy enough when he's regular

codprawn · 30 March 2009, 21:18

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Originally Posted by BruceB

Is everyone quite sure this isn't a set up for an "April Fool"

I posted on this a few weeks ago - nobody paid much attention - it's only when it actually happens that these things tend to sink in!!!

BruceB · 30 March 2009, 22:25

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Originally Posted by codprawn

I posted on this a few weeks ago - nobody paid much attention

To be fair, you post a hell of a lot of stuff that nobody pays any attention to

willk · 30 March 2009, 23:01

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Originally Posted by BruceB

To be fair, you post a hell of a lot of stuff that nobody pays any attention to

This is incorrect. Apparently, according to a recent MORI poll, I read 98.7% of his posts.