From the MVT site.
Please read the urgent email sent out tonight regarding any vehicle that is trailered into France/taken in a van or truck and armoured vehicles from the UK. Those vehicles need to have a CERFA 15678 form - they are to be handed to customs on the inbound journey and part 2 will be returned to show on the outbound journey. This is guidance was issued to us today. If you have difficulty editing the form in the attachment (this is likely to be adue to software) see this direct link.
I wonder if the French (or anybody) will look at it...They didn't with the temporary export licences we HAD to have....So will they be searching vans for vehicles in the back?...I suspect not...Ian
Lots of MVT took them as a precaution. Lots offered them to French customs (I dont think any were asked for!). Some were processed, others met with queried looks. Typical bureaucracy. But I guess there will be the occasion that it will cause someone grief.
We had no problems at all with either Customs or Passport control. In fact quite the opposite, none of the bikes in our van were inspected or their paperwork. All Border security were interested in was that there were no people in the back of the van who shouldn't be there. Our van recently came back from Portugal with English and Portuguese registered bikes in the back. Again no checks on the bikes, just checking for people. The Passport control people in Portsmouth and Ouistreham were friendly,very professional and great fun. Actually the nicest exit and entry back into the UK I can remember.
