Exhibiting in the EU

[fulton]

Just to add my experience today, I travel to the EU on a regular basis in my van, non commercial, private use only, I travel on an EU Passport, today was the first time I have been stopped by UK Customs at Calais, vehicle documents checked, these documents are a requirement to have with you in most of the EU, lots of questions, one was why do I use a van rather than a car? I said because of my hobbies including model railways, he then asked what scale and gauge? he was a fellow railway modeller in OO! I took the opportunity to ask about taking a layout to an exhibition in the EU, yes a Carnet is required, he added you may have to get it stamped at the UK Inland Border Facility at Sevington on your way to Dover or Folkestone. 

Edited April 2 by fulton
correction