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In Spain UK citizens have often found that the many rules, some small, some large and a number of regulations have been ignored by the Police and authorities as we're all part of the EU28 ‘family’ of nations.
But I expect that after Brexit those rules and regulations will be applied to the letter. However this will play out VERY SLOWLY. It will not change suddenly on Brexit day but will increasingly happen as we test out those rules that we didn’t even know were in place.
We will all find out in due course how this will affect us in our personal circumstances and very few will escape unscathed. Residency income requirements, Health insurance, Car regulations, EHIC use, income tax and social security can trip up even the innocent.
The ending of our freedom of movement within Europe, together with the arrival of ETIAS in 2021, for many of us may not be our first taste of change.