October 05, 2019

Touring EU will get complicated and expensive for UK bands in case of no Brexit

UK bands could be badly hit by the need for visas, carnets and documents if UK leaves the EU without an exit-agreement. Bands would face extra issues with documentation, travel and the transport and sale of goods as they go to the EU. Guardian goes into details: European health insurance cards may not be valid after a no-deal Brexit, necessitating the purchase of health and travel insurance. Anyone driving their own vehicle in the EU would require a “green card” that takes up to a month to acquire from an insurance company, plus a GB sticker and in some countries an international driving permit. Parties planning to run “unscheduled bus or coach services” in EU countries would require a standard international operator licence and a copy of the Interbus waybill. Every roundtrip passing through EU nations requires a completed waybill from the Confederation of Passenger Transport that details the entirety of a planned trip from start to finish.