UK driving licences will not be valid in the European Union if no Brexit deal is agreed, and travellers with passports close to their expiry may be denied entry into the bloc, the government has warned in the latest set of no-deal notices published today.
A No-Deal Brexit wide range of impacts on the public if the UK crashed out of the EU without any kind of deal, although ministers say the warnings are intended to help people plan.
Highlights
- British drivers may have to obtain one of two different types of International Driving Permit, depending on the destination country, in order to drive in the EU on business or on holiday if there is no Brexit deal. Drivers holding EU driving licences will be able to drive in the UK without requiring any extra paperwork, the document says.
- In the event of a no deal Brexit, car manufacturers would need to get EU certificates showing that they comply with EU safety and environmental standards, one of the papers says. And EU manufacturers wanting to sell cars in the UK would need the equivalent UK documentation.
- Some UK pharmaceutical companies will face additional regulatory hurdles in the event of a no-deal Brexit, with those dealing in so-called drug percursors needing import and export licenses to trade with EU nations, which is currently not the case.
- In a no-deal scenario British and Irish citizens could continue to travel freely between Britain and Ireland without seeking immigration permission, one of the documents says. They are “not required to take any action” to protect their status or rights associated with common travel area.
- The government has vowed to maintain high environmental standards after the UK leaves the EU, upholding international agreements it has already signed up to. EU environmental law would continue to operate in the UK and would be updated over time with the first environment bill for more than 20 years expected to focus on issues including air quality. Until then, unspecified interim measures would be put in place.
- Travellers with less than six months on their passports may be denied entry to countries in the EU in the event of a no deal Brexit,the passport document says. It says UK citizens who plan to travel to the Schengen area after 29 March should ensure their passports have longer than six months validity.
- After a no deal Brexit, one document warns, cosmetic firms whose responsible person is based in the UK will need to find one located in an EU state, and EU companies must seek someone for the role based in the UK, if they want to sell products in Britain.
- There should be no immediate change in the UK’s own data protection standards, which were toughened up earlier this year, the data protection paper says. Personal data could still be sent from the UK to the EU.
Here are the No Deal Brexit Documents published today:
- Connecting Europe Facility energy funding if there’s no Brexit deal
- European Regional Development Funding if there’s no Brexit deal
- European Social Fund (ESF) grants if there’s no Brexit deal
- Funding for UK LIFE projects if there’s no Brexit deal
- Driving in the EU if there’s no Brexit deal
- Handling civil legal cases that involve EU countries if there’s no Brexit deal
- Appointing nominated persons to your business if there’s no Brexit deal
- Travelling with a European Firearms Pass if there’s no Brexit deal
- Trading under the mutual recognition principle if there’s no Brexit dea
- Trading goods regulated under the ‘New Approach’ if there’s no Brexit deal
- Vehicle type approval if there’s no Brexit deal
- Accessing public sector contracts if there’s no Brexit deal
- Broadcasting and video on demand if there’s no Brexit deal
- Merger review and anti-competitive activity if there’s no Brexit deal
- What telecoms businesses should do if there’s no Brexit deal
- Data protection if there’s no Brexit deal
- Industrial emissions standards (‘best available techniques’) if there’s no Brexit deal
- Reporting CO2 emissions for new cars and vans if there’s no Brexit deal
- Upholding environmental standards if there’s no Brexit deal
- Using and trading in fluorinated gases and ozone depleting substances if there’s no Brexit deal
- Running an oil or gas business if there’s no Brexit deal
- Trading in drug precursors if there’s no Brexit deal
- Satellites and space programmes if there’s no Brexit deal
- Getting an exemption from maritime security notifications if there’s no Brexit deal
- Recognition of seafarer certificates of competency if there’s no Brexit deal
- Mobile roaming if there’s no Brexit deal
- Travelling in the Common Travel Area if there’s no Brexit deal
- Travelling to the EU with a UK passport if there’s no Brexit deal
Sources: Guardian, British Government, Sky, BBC
