Ferries?....................

http://ferrysavers.com

This site saves time and money searching for ferries.

If anyone knows any others, please advise. Apart from the tunnel, or strapping to kayaks together, are there any other ways of crossing?

Not sure if hoverspeed ever made a comeback.

Cheers for any help, Mark

Excellent stuff mark!

As a Kayak and Canoe Coach, i have thought at great deal about the idea of getting to france that way, unfortuantly i can also be a realist!

I used to have a mate who flew Chinnoks in the RAF, might be worth an ask!!

Prob just get on the ferry though!

By the way, Train doesn't allow Gas powered vehicles, (don't think anyone here got one though)

Whilst on the ferry, they won't allow you to carry fuel cans with fuel in them. so have to be empty, and you may wel lbe asked to open them to prove it Shame as my fuel sponsor onbly works in this country! ah well!

Hi,

"flew Chinnoks in the RAF" Going to the AIRTATTOO at fairford, might see if I can get a lift with a Herc, and parachute into the starting point. Always wanted to try that, probably land on the only pub and destroy it, knowing my luck. LOL

"won't allow you to carry fuel cans with fuel in them" Excellent didn't know that! Thanks.

Shame about your fuel sponsor, not sure if they allow full fuel cans on the tunnel, and if they did, probably wouldn't save you any £££, that being the high cost of the tunnel.

Cheers, mark

theshortwayround wrote:

Whilst on the ferry, they won't allow you to carry fuel cans with fuel in them.

The motivation?
Safety, or £12 lost Tax per jerry can?

hello,
we are using norfolk line ferries and they have evan given us a discount, their price is about £30 cheaper than P&O.
cheers kieran



Monstar

hi,

Just got a quote of £40.50 for a ferry from Dover to Calais with Direct Ferries. For the Landy me and the missus.
Best one I can find so far.

www.directferries.com

Great, thanks.

Best regards, mark

Excellent

Does anybody know if you can take camping gas canisters on ferries?

Lu :bom:

Lu and Tweedie wrote:

Does anybody know if you can take camping gas canisters on ferries?

https://www.norfolkline-ferries.co.uk/EN/FAQ/Passenger_ferry/

One LPG cylinder is allowed by Norfolk Line.

http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/template/_footer_terms_&_conditions_terms_&_conditions.htm
Section 10.

P+O don't like fuel cans at all - even empty ones.
Gas upto 47kg (Excluding tanks) is allowed, but must be declared.

http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcP3Main/ukcPassengers/ukcLegalInfo/ukcTermsAndConditions/

Chunnel don't like LPG vehicles, but cylinders that are less than 47kg AND less than 80% full may be carried.

hth

Won't be going with P&O then!

Will have to ask around al lthe companys and see what they can do. Is anyone else planning on going on the friday? just wondered if there are enough of us together, might get a little more of a discount if we explain the event etc?

contact norfolk line they have given us a discount price to sumthing like £41 but thats with four of us
cheers kieran

That's a very good price!

Your a 90! DOH!

Still searching.

its worth contacting them im sure they would be more than happy if you would advertise them in return

cheers kieran

were going down on the friday night last check in 8 25 pm with p+o 95 quid return thought that was ok were taking gas not been a prob before was in alps last year also carried fuel in cans on roofrack andy

Thx rooftop!

Might just fire an email to a number of companies, and see what comes back.

All the best, Mark

at this rate with all this rain we wont need a ferry we will be washed all the way to france

Thats' it! Tie some 45Gallon drums to your Landy, and paddle there!

Just make sure you empty them first!

Might want to think about booking ferries sooner rather than later guys as guess what, seems we are not the only game in town:-

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/EN/Home/RWC+Finals+Matches

England v South Africa 14th September in ... wait for it ... France of course! Bloody marvelous!!!

21.00 hrs. Anyone know of a bar hooked up to Sky TV in Calais?

my 90 + 3 passengers cost £259 with a 20% discount as am on rally thats euro tunnel+no petrol or gas,but from what i could gather diesel was ok? better check that?

Hi

We're going with Seafrance - £92 return for us two and the Disco on at 3pm ish sailing. I asked them on the phone and they said we can take jerry cans, as long as they are empty.

Lu :bom:

There's some good prices there.

Are people booking a fixed date return? Or an open-ended ticket? Such is a Landy's temperant (speaking personally of course!).

Batfink;

looking also at ferries from Portsmouth, but the difference in mileage the other side may be too great.

Cheers, everyone, Mark

Hello all,

Further to my last reply; worked out the cost of an amendable ticket, and it worked out more than a single to come back if needed.

So, with that in mind and clutching a couple of bottles of wine, met with my co-driver, Andy, and booked ferries.

Dover/Calais with Seafrance £56.50

14 September 2007 @ 13:45

22 September 2007 @ 11:15

Are we there yet?!

77 Days to go! yay

Further to my last post;

spoke with Seafrance directly;

http://www.seafrance.com/seafrance/opencms/uk/en/passenger/

very helpful, actually understood what a Landrover Series is, and class it as a car. And they seem happy with us carrying 4 empty jerricans.

Must remember this additional note about driving tips in France;
- Flashing your headlights means I am going first, not I give way!


Note: to pack extra underware!

Yes, we found Seafrance helpful too. But I forgot to ask about camping gas canisters - does anybody know if they are ok to take on a ferry?

Lu :bom: