Girly held up

[Spud]

Back in the UK after a few problems like ferry strikes etc but yhr Girly held up well after it's little tantrum in Scotland last trip. Electrics all good. Now how do I sue a ferry company? RR to follow cheers Spud

[John Stenhouse]

Learn to avoid Brittany Ferries, they are consistently more expensive than the competition and now they are losing money so want to restructure. Gosh what a surprise!

[Spud]

Ah that's what's it all about then as the people who i spoke to did not seem to know.  cheers Spud 

[iansoady]

Learn to avoid Brittany Ferries, they are consistently more expensive than the competition and now they are losing money so want to restructure. Gosh what a surprise!

I almost always* use Brittany as (a) they go where I want and (b) are more civilised than the "competition". I accept they are a little more expensive but you pays your money.....


*On the odd occasions I haven't I've invariably been disappointed.

[John Stenhouse]

As you say, you pays your money you takes the choice. Whenever I've taken Brittany I've been disappointed, mostly I have to admit with their crazy pricing.

Last time I crossed to go pick up a car they were cheapest for the foot crossing, but not the return with the car, or should that be they were but then the foot crossing went up £60 

[Chris Canning]

Same as Ian,love Brittany,when P+0 bailed out of the Portsmouth/Le Havre run,couldn't be done with L+M and went Portsmouth/St Malo,we've done Bilbao/Portsmouth but the P+O boat couldn't hold a candle to the Brittany boat that sails to Santander.

No complaints at all,good boats,tied the bike down well,as for price?? don't know,we go on the route we want,if we wanted to save money we'd stay at home . 

[Loops]

Here's an alternative;
Dover to Dunkirk with DFDS.
2 hour crossing is easiy tolerable.
Cheaper than to Calais (well it was for our VW Camper) - £99 return for a long weekend when best to Calais was £240 for same.
Better bet if you're heading further East into Europe.
No idea what they want for a bike to cross.
Their boats were clean enough and the coffee \ grub fine.

Loops

[metalguru]

 

Have always had good service from Norfolk line/DFDS Dover-Dunkirke as I seem to go to Belgium frequently.
Period/open return travelling in the week £50 return with a vast choice of times and even if missed the booked ferry, have always been accomodated.
Only bad point is the tie-downs could do with a clean and a lube and generally self tie down but advice/help freely given by friendly dekkies.

[Spud]

Must admit the breakfasts were shite. But they did tie up all the bikes really well. The service seemed ok and they have refunded my money all ready. So other than an extra 450 miles added to my plans at late notice I can't really complain except for my sore ass.

I like the chunnel

cheers Spud

[Bixxer Bob]

Always use tunnel when on the bike, but whichever is cheapest when in the motorhome.  Is Dover Dunkirk what used to be the Sally Line?  Used to use Sally a lot when serving in Germany in the 80s....

[Chris Canning]

You can only talk as you find I guess,we've used the tunnel twice apart from the fact it's a complete no event,both times a train has broken down in one of the tunnels and there's been a 3 hour delay the first time and a 2 hour the second,when confronted by an irrrate midlander!!!,bloke on the check in said 'Happens all the time mate'

[John Stenhouse]

Yeah I suppose you take as you find. What irks me tho' is why when the day return crossing price is £60 for a car, is it £200 to go for a week.

It's not as if on the day return boat they stop half way is it?

Much prefer the tunnel if going by truck, much more civilised, as Chris says a non event any other way.

I would love to do Dover- Calais etc. and do when I'm going east, but I live in the west of the country and usually want to visit mates in the west of France, so makes no sense when I'm doing that to travel four hours this side and five hours the other.