A decade after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the practical costs continue to reshape everyday life. According to France 24, the impact extends across daily essentials: food prices have climbed as supply chains adapted to new trade barriers; international postage has grown more expensive; and for anyone crossing the Channel, pet passports and customs procedures have turned routine travel into bureaucratic obstacles. The financial and administrative weight of that decision persists on both sides — British and European households and travelers are still adjusting to a fundamentally changed relationship.

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