Is the UK in or out of the EU?

After the December 2019 election, the British parliament finally ratified the withdrawal agreement with the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. The UK left the EU at the end of 31 January 2020 CET (11 p.m. GMT).

How long can EU citizens stay in the UK?

six months
Under the new system, if you’re an EU, EEA and Swiss citizen, you can continue to come to the UK as a visitor without applying for a visa and in most cases, will be able to stay for up to six months.

Should Electricals be delivered with a three-pin plug in the UK?

Most electricals should be delivered with a UK three-pin plug (some are exempt, like shavers and toothbrushes). The fact that some online retailers don’t do this started a live ly debate. There were loads of comments to choose from (more than 300 in fact), so I’m sorry if I’ve missed any of you out. Anyway, here’s Socketman to launch this round-up:

Why can’t I use a European plug in the UK?

Also the pins may not make good contact and could arc and cause issues as the plug is not designed for use in these sockets. Basically, never, ever use a European plug in the UK or Ireland without a fused and properly earthed adaptor.

Why don’t European plug sockets have 2 pins?

A number of issues cross my mind with this approach: 1 – Often the plugs used in European countries actually have an earth contact down their side so, although they only have two obvious ‘pins’ they are actually three pole connectors, but this isn’t always the case.

Is it illegal to use a two-pin plug transformer in the UK?

‘It had a two-pin plug transformer on its cable. I didn’t realise that this type of plug was illegal in the UK and just considered it an inconvenience to use a two-pin adapter.’ Philip123 was also delivered a scanner with the wrong plug, but had a better experience: