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F R E I G H T T R A N S P O R T L T D ( F T L ) D R I V E R T R A I N I N G M A N U A L V E R S I O N 2

➢ Every year almost 3500 people are killed or seriously injured on UK roads where
speed was a factor.

➢ The risk of death is approximately 4 times higher when a pedestrian is hit at 40 mph

than at 30mph
➢ Speed is one of the main factors in fatal road accidents

➢ More than half of UK drivers admit to driving too close to the vehicle in front on

motorways and not maintaining the minimum braking distance.

9 Customs Allowance
If you’re travelling to Great Britain (England, Wales or Scotland) from outside the UK, your
personal allowances mean you can bring in a certain amount of goods without paying tax
or duty.

When you’re bringing in goods you must:

• transport them yourself
• use them yourself or give them away as a gift

If you go over your allowances you must declare all your goods and pay tax and duty on all
the goods in that category.

You cannot combine your personal allowance with anyone else.

If you go over your allowances you must declare your goods online before you
travel or at the border when you arrive. Your goods could be seized if you do not
declare them.

9.1 Alcohol allowance

How much you can bring depends on the type of alcohol. You can bring in:

• beer - 42 litres
• wine (still) - 18 litres

You can also bring in either:

• spirits and other liquors over 22% alcohol - 4 litres
• sparkling wine, fortified wine (for example port, sherry) and other alcoholic drinks
up to 22% alcohol (not including beer or still wine) - 9 litres

You can split this last allowance, for example you could bring 4.5 litres of fortified wine and
2 litres of spirits (both half of your allowance).

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