PprPal has been developed to enhance the service of OnlineGAR.com but also to address other issues such as preparing declarations for other jurisdictions and importing information from outside sources. OnlineGar.com is a subscriptions service competing with a free service and as such its future is in doubt. We hope the value added of PprPal will lead more users to subscribe to OnlineGar.com but if it is useful without it, then please consider making a donation. Being essentially a ‘pro bono’ app there are no resources to provide support services and we cannot promise to answer individual queries.
you may email us at [email protected] but we can not promise a response due to the part time nature of the authors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions? We have answers.
Is PprPal.online live yet?
PprPal.online is not yet live for use with UK Border Force. When it becomes live it will meet the new UKBF submission regulations (notification of travel status etc) However PprPal will create forms for other jurisdictions which can be emailed . These include Ireland, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Belgium, Netherlands
Can I use the Dropbox or other Cloud service ?
PprPal is still inn test mode. to use one of the cloud services (Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud) you would need to contact us for a test account. Once PprPal becomes live your own personal account will suffice. During test phase some cloud services will be unavailable
Do I have to have an OnlineGAR account to use PprPal ?
Only if you wish to submit GAR’s to UK BOrder Force
Can I import journey details from my flight planning software?
PprPal will take a saved Flight Plan from, for example SkyDemon, and populate the journey segment of the GAR. Import from Autorouter is also available with an autorouter account. PprPal can also read flightplans from EasyVFR and Rocketroute. Garmin pilot and Foreflight can export a flight priefing in pdf format which can be read by PprPal
How does PprPal input ID detail such as passports and what security is there?
It has become common to be asked to send a photo of your passport. Banks, lawyers even health organisations do it. This results in sensitive ID information proliferating. The practice wont stop but individuals should take care to delete multiple copies of their ID. PprPal can read a scan of a passport and enter the details into the GAR declaration form. It will then remove the image once read. This protects the user and also any crew or passengers the user is responsible for. PprPal can also import personal information by reading a ‘VCF’ file. Common phone contact apps have the ability to share contact detail which can be sent as a vcf file. If passport numbers are added in a strict format these can be read in – details can be stored in the contacts of the user of PprPal in an encrypted form