Peter Holt ended up having to drive 1,000 miles to meet his family after he was stopped from boarding
A dad says he had to pay £3,000 and drive 1,000 miles across Europe to join his family on holiday - after he fell victim to a little-known passport rule.
But post-Brexit rules - which he had no idea about - brought this forward to July 2023. He's warning others because despite the rule, he was able to book the flights, check in online, drop his bags and get his boarding pass before being alerted. Undeterred, at 11am, just three hours after the flight he missed took off, he was on the road. “I had looked in the Uber drive for passport assistant appointments, but the website was saying clearly that there were not any due to the strike action," he said.“That was when I came up with the idea to drive. I bought my ticket to pass through the Channel Tunnel and set off on my journey.
Peter said the trip reminded him of something he would watch on Top Gear when he was younger. He said: “As sad as the situation was, the trip was fantastic, the roads were smooth, the scenery was fantastic, and driving through mainland Europe was just beautiful.
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