No worse than Dover ones, back in the day. I once had the entire dashboard of my MAN dismantled searching for my CB.
The idiots never even thought of asking me to remove my wool lined jacket in the middle of summer, under which it was hanging by a lanyard around my neck. 
Great story Spardo.
And true, as was my younger brother waiting behind who had his in his toolbox. They found that, confiscated but no charge. 
This is not a made story, I wanted to park for the weekend to see the big dunes of Pyla near Arrachon, Bordeaux, the driving ban was from 22.00 Saturday night, it was 23.00, the Douanes stopped me and spent ages going through a load of groupage.
They had scuba diving tanks in their Land Rover’s, I asked what they were for, and they said it is to to rei-inflate the tyres as they let them down to patrol the beaches to not get stuck.
They look for bin liners full of drugs that are tied to ships out at sea that float to the shore.
Welcome back Tobes but you dont half talk a load of old Horlicks
Cheers mate.
Many years ago Fran and I decided to walk over that, it was bloody hard work because for every step on the loose sand you foot slipped back almost as far.
All the kids used old fertiliser bags and I think there was a shop that sold sledge’s made of plastic.
Had to go to Tracy Island on me way home from market as me disc tacho was 1 hour out due to clocks going forward so Hori had to do it, far to complicated for me, Buzzer
Cowboy Operator running with two cards ! Should be locked up ! 
To Salisbury market and back, I dont think so its 30 miles each way and its got a tortoise mode fitted, 
Buzzer
Put another bale of Maize silage under the haylage but I think they have found it, Buzzer
With a nice reg plate also!
That’s Easter done and time to hit the tarmac, all washed off clean as a whistle GEL on lads, Buzzer
