the British customs,Nike Air Max 95-360 Womens Pink Grey, they are fairly careful at the moment, with the proviso above... getting out is possible it's getting in that is more difficult. Andy Say - on 07 Aug 2014In reply to Zoro: As far as I am aware (as I did nearly the same as you and got away with it many years ago) you can't technically be prevented from leaving the UK but might need to be prepared to be turned back on entry to France. However I'm sure Eurostar would't want you living on their train if the UK then won't let you back in. And nowadays it is often the French authorities who check your passport before you leave (and the UK authorities who check you in France before you come back).As I say many years ago I got out to the Dolomites by road and every border guard just sort of shrugged and passed the problem on to the next guy; the only person who made anything of it was the passport control in Dover on the way out.Post edited at 09:45 Carolyn - on 07 Aug 2014In reply to Bruce Hooker: I'd agree - getting out might go OK - we've often only had to wave a handful of passports, and on the most recent trip (early morning ferry) passports weren't checked at all leaving the UK or entering France. We've always used ferry,Nike Air Max 95 Mens UK, not tunnel, though.Much more careful checks coming back into UK, though, every time. Toerag - on 07 Aug 2014In reply to Zoro: I've come back from France on my drivers license - realised atthe last minute I'd left my passport in the hotel I'd just driven all day from and there was no way I could get there and back in time. I just went to the check-in as soon as I could to explain the situation and they were OK with it. I was travelling from France to Guernsey though, your experience may be different. You may get into France, but not back into the UK! Jenny C on 07 Aug 2014In reply to Zoro: Just got back from Europe and we never even showed our passports leaving the UK (Tunnel) and on arriving in France you drive straight off the train onto the roads. There is also no border control when travelling within (most of?) mainland Europe.HOWEVER on leaving France, whilst the French border crossing was unmanned the UK border control checked our passports pretty thoroughly - really pissed me off actually that I can leave on holiday having forgotten my passport and only find out when I try to get back home.As others have said is is easy (and fairly cheap, or even FOC) to rearrange crossing times with the tunnel. balmybaldwin - on 07 Aug 2014In reply to Zoro: Having just gone through the tunnel...On the way out you are unlikely to have the passports looked at too closely so you may get away with it. On the way back they were thorough, including requesting windows to be wound down so the lady in passport control could see the dodgy guy in the back of the car to see if he matched the photo. Simon Caldwell - on 07 Aug 2014In reply to Babika:> > Lots of Europeans travel to UK by plane or boat without a passport because they have national ID cards and these fulfil the same function.> > As we don't (because some bleeding heart liberals got all worked up about the issues about 7 years ago) then you're indeed f&&*88d.Nothing to do with ID cards,Nike Air Max 2014 Blue Black UK, everything to do with Schengen Enty - on 07 Aug 2014In reply to JJL:> > The other options are all desperate and ill-advised:> - try driving license (~0% chance)> - borrow passport/use old and hope for count only (~50% chance on exit; ~0% on re-entry)> - Get a local boat owner to take you across (~10% each way)> - swim (check tides first)You missed:- Go anyway but bury yourself in the boot under all the sacks.Worked for my mate who got all the way down the M1 before he realised he'd left his passport at home.E Sally Bustyerface - on 07 Aug 2014In reply to Simon Caldwell:> (In reply to Babika)> [...]> > Nothing to do with ID cards, everything to do with SchengenI think you are wrong about this. Schengen agreement is about participating states not requiring the showing of passports or