the point now is alan we can trade with both, before we were restricted to terms negotiated by the eu to suit them not us. the main times we used the veto was when fr/ger were pushing for fiscal union via the euro and a unified tax system. so we could not make our own decisions regarding vat for example on female sanitary products.
you also have to add in the rest, canada,australia, the indian sub continent a huge market that the eu got its wrist slapped for attempting deals contrary to international law yet we have negotiated a huge deal legally with them. to my mind the old common market free movement of people and goods was the good deal the rest the euro and their attempt to get a federal europe only really benefitted france and germany.