Photo: AFPBritish tourists travelling to France and other European Union countries will still have to pay pricey roaming charges after Brexit, reports say, even though they are set to be scrapped for the rest of the EU in June this year. A leaked EU document has revealed that the much-awaited EU ban on mobile phone roaming charges, which is due to come into effect in June 2017, won’t apply to travellers from the UK after Britain leaves the EU, the Guardian newspaper reports. The Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: “From the cost of food and petrol to mobile phone bills, Brexit is hitting consumers in the pocket. Advertisement“Theresa May must fight to keep hard-won benefits for British consumers like reduced roaming charges in the negotiations. There’s still hope for UK tourists however, if the Britain is able to strike a good deal with the EU it’s possible that they could be included in the ban on roaming charges, if it also applies to tourists from the EU visiting Britain.

Source: The Local February 06, 2017 14:37 UTC