


But with just 100 days to go until the scheduled date of Brexit on March 29, Mrs May has upped preparations in case the UK crashes out of the European Union without an agreement - while Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that thousands of troops will be put on stand-by to help with potential disruption.

It looks like there is a good chance the UK will be leaving the EU with no deal in place.

So the Mirror has looked through the government's documents revealing 21 ways a No Deal Brexit is likely to affect you.

Around £2 billion has already been allocated for spending by Whitehall departments for Brexit preparations, and Chancellor Philip Hammond announced on Tuesday evening how a further £2 billion will be shared out in 2019/20 - prioritising borders, trade and security.

Twenty-five Government departments will receive additional money, with the Home Office set to receive almost one quarter of the sum - £480 million - to increase Border Force capability with "hundreds of new officers", and to help it prepare the EU Settlement Scheme.

Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab suggested businesses be given a tax break to help them weather a no-deal Brexit, using the £39 billion divorce bill the UK "would have paid the EU".

1. You need to renew your passport early

The UK has finally agreed a Brexit deal with the EU - 874 days after the vote to Leave.
But Theresa May now has to get it past her Cabinet, then EU leaders, then the UK Parliament.
The UK has finally agreed a Brexit deal with the EU - 874 days after the vote to Leave. But Theresa May now has to get it past her Cabinet, then EU leaders, then the UK Parliament.


But in a no deal Brexit, after 29 March 2019 you may not be able to travel to these countries if you have less than six months left on your passport.

The government is advising travellers - children AND adults - to renew any passports that will have less than six months' remaining validity at the time of their trip.

"If your passport does not meet these criteria, you may be denied entry to any of the Schengen area countries, and you should renew your passport before you travel," a government note warns.

It goes on to say people with expiring passports should renew them "soon" because the passport office can get "busy".


2. Taking your pet abroad? You could need to visit the vet four months in advance

There would be a huge surge in red tape for pet owners who want to take their animals abroad.


The main requirement is that three weeks before the first visit, owners must go to the vet to have their pet vaccinated against rabies and to get them microchipped.

But in the worst case no-deal Brexit, pet owners would have to visit a vet at least four months before visiting the EU.

"This means pet owners intending to travel to the EU on March 30, 2019 would need to discuss requirements with their vet before the end of November 2018," government papers warn.

The animal would have to have a rabies vaccination followed by a blood test at least 30 days before travel, to prove the vaccination worked.

Once that was completed, the pet owner would have to visit a vet to obtain a health certificate.


This is the worst case scenario. In another form of No Deal Brexit, the UK could be made a "listed third country". This would increase red tape but not as much, with a visit to the vet only needed three weeks before travel.

3. Your holiday flight could be grounded

Flights could be grounded in a worse case No Deal Brexit.

British airlines hoping to fly planes between the EU and UK would have to win permission from each separate country, the government admits.

European firms wanting to carry passengers between Britain and the continent would have to seek authority from the UK.

UK airlines would also lose the automatic right to fly planes between two EU destinations, such as Milan and Paris.

The government says it "envisages" granting permission to EU airlines and getting permission to fly in the EU.

But Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said there was a risk that flights would be grounded if "goodwill" fails.

He told MPs: “It’s not implausible, it’s not impossible. It could happen deliberately, it could happen by mistake. It depends on how friendly or unfriendly the accompanying music is while all this goes on.”

4. You should get insurance and flexible tickets for Eurostar 'disruption'

Eurostar services could be suspended in a no deal Brexit.




Without such a deal, Britain has proposed recognising EU operator licences until March 2021 to ensure services can continue. But this isn't guaranteed, and UK operators would have to reapply with the EU.

Former Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis claimed the notice "seems to be saying that the vital train link between Britain and Europe could be severed."

5. You might have to go through airport security twice

Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street after it was announced that she will face a vote of no confidence






6. You could be barred from using Netflix and Spotify on holiday


Under the EU-wide "portability regulation", which came into force in April, citizens can access accounts set up and based in one country while visiting other member states.




7. You'll find it harder to drive in the EU

The Black Country voted for Brexit
The Black Country voted for Brexit


But under a no-deal Brexit, you may need an International Driving Permit.

The £5.50 documents would be sold at 2,500 post offices from February. Currently they're sold at fewer than 100. The number of permits issued would have to soar from 100,000 a year to 7m.


The certificates are free of charge and available from insurance companies.



8. Your mobile phone roaming charges may be hiked

Mobile phone roaming charges could be hiked - less than two years after they were slashed across the EU.

Costs were cut in June 2017, meaning there is no extra fee for using a British device on the continent for calls, texts and data.

Operators would not be bound by the agreement if the UK crashes out without a deal.

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The biggest companies, servicing 85% of customers - Three, EE, O2 and Vodafone - have no plans to reimpose roaming charges after Brexit.

But in terms of the entire mobile market, "surcharge-free roaming when you travel to the EU could no longer be guaranteed," the government has warned.

9. If you live in Northern Ireland, you face electricity blackouts









10. You could be stranded on your package holiday





11. You'll lose rights to take action over dangerous products





12. Your cigarette packets will change

A packet of cigarettes. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire





That means the UK would be unable to use them after 29 March 2019.

13. If you're going through a family breakdown, you could be trapped in limbo







14. European coach trips face the chop

Cheap travel is available at amazingly low prices - if you know where to look

The government warns UK coach operators may be unable to access the EU at all.

Currently, the EU is part of the “Interbus Agreement”, which allows for coach operators to run occasional and regular services in other countries.

The plan is for Britain to rejoin the agreement as a third country member. The new agreement will only apply to occasional services - so coach holidays and tours can continue.

But regular services would not be permitted.

The documents urge UK operators to rewrite their terms and conditions to allow them to subcontract some or all of their journeys to EU-based operators.

The document also warns new checks at EU borders could cause delays at ports.

But the government promises “contingency arrangements to manage the flow of traffic.”

15. Thousands of troops will be put on standby

More than 3,000 troops are being "held at readiness" in case there is a disastrous no-deal Brexit, the government said.

The Armed Forces personnel are split between fully-employed service people and reserves, the Defence Secretary said.

Gavin Williamson told MPs a request has not formally been received yet, "but what we are doing is putting contingency plans in place.


16. Hospital chiefs fear they could run out of medicine

A leaked warning revealed NHS chiefs fear running out of drugs in a chaotic No Deal Brexit.

NHS Providers, the body for individual hospital trusts, sounded the alert in a private memo to Tory ministers and the head of the NHS.

The body's chief executive Chris Hopson declared there is a lack of communication nationally about the consequences of leaving the EU without a deal.

"Without national planning and coordination, there could be both stockpiles and shortages of medicines and medical devices," he wrote.

As a result, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed plans to fly in medicines to treat millions of patients if there's no deal.

The Cabinet minister said officials are drawing up the plans to import lifesaving drugs if ports are blocked, meaning they can't be shipped to the UK.

He told MPs: "We're working with industry to prepare for the potential need for stockpiling in the event of a no-deal Brexit."


17. Your everyday medicines and perfumes could become more expensive








18. Your local supermarket giant faces having to stockpile food

Calls for a 'meat tax' have caused 'beef' among local butchers

The government has all but confirmed food could be stockpiled if we crash out of the EU without a deal.

Then-Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said the government will be ensuring Britain has an "adequate food supply".

Indicating private firms, or others, could be the ones to stockpile food, he told MPs: "It would be wrong to describe it as the Government doing the stockpiling."

Reassuringly, Prime Minister Theresa May added: "This is not just about stockpiling." Presumably it’s M&S stockpiling.

19. You could be affected by 'civil unrest'

A No Deal Brexit could spark "civil unrest" within just two weeks, the UK head of Amazon warned - and the firm is planning for such an outcome.

Doug Gurr allegedly made the shock comment to then-Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab during a business retreat at his grace-and-favour stately home Chevening.

A source revealed the comment to the Times, and it was not denied by Amazon.

Instead a spokesman said: "Like any business, we consider a wide range of scenarios in planning discussions so that we’re prepared to continue serving customers and small businesses who count on Amazon, even if those scenarios are very unlikely."

The government has been actively hiring experts on civil emergencies to deal with leaving the EU.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government recruited three £50,000-a-year workers to do the disaster job.

The job description warned any takers must ensure public authorities are ready to "prepare for, respond to, and recover from civil emergencies of all types."

20. Your motorway commute faces becoming a lorry park

motorway traffic

A major motorway is being closed overnight for more than a month in the run-up to Christmas so it can be turned into a lorry park in case of a no-deal Brexit.

Highways England began preparations in October for the M26 in Kent to be used as a holding area for lorries if there is gridlock at ports like Dover.

But the plan was not disclosed to local councillors or MPs until just hours before work began.

Tom Tugendhat, Tory MP for Tonbridge and Malling, was furious.

He said his community was kept in the dark about the M26 work after receiving assurances that nothing was planned.

Speaking in the Commons, Mr Tugendhat said: "It's come to a pretty pass when a member finds out that works have begun on a motorway to turn that motorway into a parking lot without consultation either with the local community or with surrounding members."

21. And finally... your regular caviar parties are doomed!




A tragedy.