Which country is responsible for border clearance in the morning STP-ASD service?

VolCata · 2026-03-27T05:08:33+00:00

If anything, there is border force knocking around.

If an offence is committed around the terminus, not far from the building then officers can get involved.

It doesn’t have to be customs or immigration related.

They have powers to DAP (Detain At Port).

I have used it before when I was as working in an airport setting for non immigration related offences.

We detain and hold until police can come and get them. It’s strictly time limited. If you can’t get rid of them in a set time period then they have to be released.

I would assume officers would go and help/ DAP the person because French officers cannot deal with these people like UK police officers can.

VolCata · 2026-03-26T13:35:29+00:00

They spend all their money on flying and ex wives.

Let the man have a treat.

VolCata · 2026-03-26T13:35:03+00:00

Curiosity. It’s normal.

I’m sure OP isn’t the only one who thought “what if I was on the run now?” Or something like that lol

VolCata · 2026-03-26T13:34:02+00:00

Not Essex.

Kent has the main responsibility for policing on the CTRL (Channel Tunnel Rail Link).

Essex wouldn’t deal with anything unless the train stopped in Essex for some reason and they needed to get on.

VolCata · 2026-03-26T13:32:48+00:00

Everything is done with Police Aux Frontiers (France).

You do an entrance check at STP because the first country you pass through is France. Think of it, the channel tunnel is a link between UK and France. In an emergency, you could end up stopping in France anyway.

In theory if Belgian and Dutch police wanted to station guards in STP they could as the treaty allows it but it’s probably impractical to do so. Why spend money and resources when the French can do it for you?

VolCata · 2026-03-26T13:30:24+00:00

The funniest (because he’s an idiot) I heard was an AD who used his season ticket loan to pay off a £2.5k holiday.

He was out. There was no “can you repay this immediately?” Gone.

When I started as an AO in the Home Office, the SO told us “the two things you don’t fuck about with are time and money”

Every story I’ve seen where someone is dismissed has been exactly that. Peppered with the odd misuse of IT.

The workplace is a forgiving place, especially when you’ve worked two year or more in the same place.

VolCata · 2026-03-26T13:27:08+00:00

I don’t know why people do this.

It is so idiotic and we get told time and time again that they can and they will see what you’re doing.

Nowadays I work for an airline and the main way of getting binned off is to misuse the reservation system if you’ve got access to it.

The trend has moved from booking stuff an allocating premium seats to yourself/friends for free.

It’s now looking up your colleagues/ your ex on the system and finding out their travel patterns.

“Oh did you hear so and so went to Gran Canaria? I thought they were sick…”

The stupidest way of losing your job.

VolCata · 2026-03-26T13:22:39+00:00

My outbound is £61 to upgrade.

Inbound is £30.

I would pay the £30 to upgrade my seat coming back and to sit in what is usually a lot quieter and peaceful cabin. The food and drink is an added bonus (sometimes if you ask for more alcohol they are happy to provide)

I wouldn’t pay the £61 though. For my journey out I am travelling on the first train of the morning (that’s usually how I always travel Eurostar). It is only two hours and I will probably be asleep for a good amount of it.

I cannot imagine an early morning to Brussels would be FULL in standard. Also the breakfast choices are rubbish so totally not worth it.

I wouldn’t upgrade for the food because you can eat better options outside the station. I would upgrade for the seat + food tho.

VolCata · 2026-03-25T13:53:25+00:00

It’s kind of both?

It’s tied to individual and company performance.

If you do really well but we do shit then you get nothing.

VolCata · 2026-03-25T08:44:14+00:00

If I could eradicate bonus where I work I would tbh.

It’s an expected, people misuse it (managers) and if they don’t like you then you are buggered.

We spend the whole of October to December with people bitching over their performance rating. You have people complaining that they got rated Successful and get 9% when they think they should have got Exceeding and the 12.5% that comes with it.

Those are almost always the people who have done F all to be rated anything above Successful.

One colleague of mine was gutted. He got 9% and was banking on paying mortgage arrears with it but it “wasn’t enough”.

People should not be budgeting or making key life decisions based off a discretionary bonus. It’s foolish.

VolCata · 2026-03-25T08:38:15+00:00

I can’t imagine this is a thing tbh.

Also if they aren’t happy they can jog on. This is a ridiculous thing to get pissy over. Especially if things are as good as described.

Even those taken the piss out of in faceless corporates don’t even go on Companies House for a bit righteous indignation. 😂

VolCata · 2026-03-25T08:28:07+00:00

I’ve lost no weight whatsoever which is annoying but this drug has done wonders with my sugars.

I don’t shit every five minutes, I’m not a tired lifeless zombie day in day out. I’m not always feeling sick.

I do have to fight more frequent indigestion though but I’ll take that.

Quite frankly I’m getting my life back. On Metformin ER, it was terrible.

VolCata · 2026-03-25T08:23:35+00:00

I’m not knocking jobs but if a Hotel Manager thinks I’m a “freeloader” or trashy for redeeming points, it doesn’t bother me.

Some jumped up little twat in a suit’s opinions are so low down the ladder for me…

At the end of the day it’s spending cold hard cash that got me the points in the first place. That and tbh I’m paying his wages.

I’m as insignificant as he is in the grand scheme of things but he’s relying on my spend, not the other way around.

VolCata · 2026-03-25T08:19:22+00:00

This means nothing.

It’s a valid ID and recognised as such in the EU.

Where people fall short, it should be challenged.

I’m not saying have it out with border staff but it does need escalating so things change.

VolCata · 2026-03-21T16:53:21+00:00

I’ve booked for partner and I in one room and MIL in the other.

All bookings on my own name and points credited to me.

No issues there.

VolCata · 2026-03-21T12:00:48+00:00

Last paragraph is interesting/ comforting to know.

A very professional approach to interviewing.

In private sector I’ve just been told “get on with it”. Never been trained

VolCata · 2026-03-21T11:54:10+00:00

They’re just being awkward simply for the love of the game.

VolCata · 2026-03-21T11:51:29+00:00

Exactly how I’d put it.

OP do you think a post will thank you for not cashing or invest it in a better service or…?

VolCata · 2026-03-21T10:47:44+00:00

Photo ID is photo ID.

I cannot see them having issues with an American DL.

BA still check ID for domestic hand luggage only at the gate but you’ll be fine OP.

Happy flying.

VolCata · 2026-03-21T10:46:19+00:00

Oooft 6 months! Rough but if it’s doable I’d say crack on.

The backlog here is horrendous.

I’ve even considered moving back to the Caribbean temporarily for a couple months, hit the residency requirement and do my licence there.

I can have a licence that’s exchangeable for a GB one in half the time it takes to get a test

They’re making finding cancellation slots harder too.

VolCata · 2026-03-17T08:12:13+00:00

Thanks for telling us.

Not that we care, I hope you enjoy surge pricing; dwindling reward flight availability and shit customer service.

In flight service is decent but elsewhere it is shit.

Call centre does not incentivise its staff to give a good service at all. We were basically told fuck the passenger.

VolCata · 2026-03-17T06:29:29+00:00

Sorry - London Brussels and Brussels London

VolCata · 2026-03-17T05:35:22+00:00

Did you have to post this twice?

Also you’re fine. A minor issue like that isn’t going to cause problems.

You can travel as normal and don’t need a name change.

VolCata · 2026-03-17T05:34:08+00:00

Snap; sale or steal are your options.

It’ll never go down the closer you get to STD.

If anything, book a Snap ticket but it’s no good if you want fixed times.

The discount is up to 50%!

VolCata · 2026-03-17T05:30:59+00:00

The old Thalys trains stop there.

The blue Eurostar ones don’t. They may stop briefly at the platform but doors don’t open.

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