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12/7/2010 at 10:04pm
 Location: Potters Bar
 Outfit: Wynnster Carina 8
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What do people do with their passports etc when camping abroad. Do campsites have safety deposit boxes.


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12/7/2010 at 10:20pm
 Location: St ALBANS
 Outfit: Riva(Dandy) Destiny. Peugeot 5008
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We keep ours with us at all times.  In theory the police could ask to see it at any time.

regards Bob



12/7/2010 at 11:03pm
 Location: Milton Keynes
 Outfit: Bailey Alliance 66-2 Motorhome
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I assume you are thinking about over night. Could you lock them in the glove compartment of the car?

David



13/7/2010 at 7:55am
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Hide them in't car. If its a modern car its the most secure place you have. A thief with the right contacts can sell a UK passport for £400, so worth stealing. Occassionally with credit card transactions, supermkt. etc, you will be asked to show your passport but its got much rarer since chip&pin.

I don't know if campsites have safes but if you want to stop & not pay upfront, many will want to retain your passport so you don't do a runner.


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13/7/2010 at 8:57am
 Location: Guildford
 Outfit: De Vrijbuiter Dallas 4
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I got this. Takes my Tomtom, iPod, and passports. I prefer to leave my passport in the car as I have my driving licence on me when out and about. Some cars have hidden compartments in them, you can put your passports etc in a sealed bag or box and hide them in there.

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13/7/2010 at 10:41am
 Location: Bucks
 Outfit: Used to have a Pennine Fiesta
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Some cars that have rear seats that fold up (I won't say which ones) have some natty hidey holes.  The theif would have to know where they were and would have some effort in moving seats around. Ok, if he/she is prepared to do this, then you'll not stop them by any means but as most thefts are quick opportunistic ones, you'll be fine to hide them away like this.  Just make sure your car keys are hidden away!


13/7/2010 at 10:50am
 Location: Devizes Wiltshire
 Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC
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I carry mine on me (not in a bag) all the time, and find cargo pants with lots of pockets are god-send when travelling!

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13/7/2010 at 1:19pm
 Location: Essex
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All the campsites I've ever stayed in in France and Spain have had safety deposit boxes available for hire in reception. Not cheap to hire though, so we fitted a safe into both our old TT and now our new pathfinder. I suppose smaller sites may not have them though, you'd have to check.



14/7/2010 at 10:03am
 Location: Southampton
 Outfit: Dandy folding camper
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I make a copy of passport & pet passports to carry in my rucksack/ bag with a copy of the campsite location. Then I put the real things in the footwell in my Meriva with car documents & travel insurance docs. There is a small storage compartment in front of the rear seats which is covered by the carpet. Then no risk of losing the real things.

Then all the docs are reasonably handy at all times and I can show a temporary document if needed. I started this when -many many years ago the campsite used to hold passports if no camping carnet- now they just copy the passport.



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14/7/2010 at 7:33pm
 Location: Liverpool
 Outfit:  Honda CR-V
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We are similar to Cryptian - copy the docs and hide the genuine ones!

I copy all of our docs, car, insurance, E111 thingy, credit cards, etc - I find it's and easy way to record all the numbers



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