Tunnel, drive on and straight off, id never use the ferry again
In reply to Post #16
I agree with you the tunnel is slicker and easier however its very expensive compared to P&O.
I agree with you the tunnel is slicker and easier however its very expensive compared to P&O.
In reply to Post #17
The last time i went there was a £60 difference return compared to the ferry.
Also you can normally jump on a earlier/later train without being charged.
The last time i went there was a £60 difference return compared to the ferry.
Also you can normally jump on a earlier/later train without being charged.
In reply to Post #17
Disagree with it being 'very expensive' compared to P&O. Think it very much depends on the vehicle being used. For a Trafic style van i rarely find more than a £30 difference between the 2 (may be different for a car). I've just checked our May trip and it is exactly that. For me, the gain of an hour each way, less chance of weather affecting travel and delays, faster loading process, no sweaty farting Polish lorry drivers, no smell of sick and disinfectant and staying with the vehicle and 1000's of pounds worth of gear is worth twice that difference. Personal choice of course but no brainer for me.
Disagree with it being 'very expensive' compared to P&O. Think it very much depends on the vehicle being used. For a Trafic style van i rarely find more than a £30 difference between the 2 (may be different for a car). I've just checked our May trip and it is exactly that. For me, the gain of an hour each way, less chance of weather affecting travel and delays, faster loading process, no sweaty farting Polish lorry drivers, no smell of sick and disinfectant and staying with the vehicle and 1000's of pounds worth of gear is worth twice that difference. Personal choice of course but no brainer for me.
When I went last year the difference in price was something like £50 more for the train than the ferry.
I've done both many times but used the tunnel exclusively for my last half a dozen trips , as said below it's much more convenient on the tunnel and don't mind paying a little extra
I think if you're travelling from around the south east, the tunnel makes perfect sense. However, I travel from the northwest which is 600 miles of fuel and a 5 to 7 hour drive depending on traffic it's sometimes nice to decompress on the ferry and relax before the 2nd leg of the journey.
In reply to Post #22
I have been crossing the channel up to twenty times a year for the last twenty years.
These days I don't use the tunnel in the summer or at peak times .
As it's to unreliable. It breaks down and then they lie about what's happening.
When it works it's brilliant but it's just not reliable.
I have been crossing the channel up to twenty times a year for the last twenty years.
These days I don't use the tunnel in the summer or at peak times .
As it's to unreliable. It breaks down and then they lie about what's happening.
When it works it's brilliant but it's just not reliable.
In reply to Post #23
Granted two years ago I think it was an overhead cable was pulled down in the tunnel resulting in me have a 3 hour wait.
After complaining a few days later I got a full refund of the outward journey and a free return trip on the tunnel to be used in the next calendar year, can't say fairer than that 👍
The ferry would have most likely given you a mouldy old sandwich as a sorry 🤮
Granted two years ago I think it was an overhead cable was pulled down in the tunnel resulting in me have a 3 hour wait.
After complaining a few days later I got a full refund of the outward journey and a free return trip on the tunnel to be used in the next calendar year, can't say fairer than that 👍
The ferry would have most likely given you a mouldy old sandwich as a sorry 🤮
In reply to Post #24
The cut of point for getting some compensation is two hours.
They have even paid my ferry crossing when the quee is five or six hours.
The problem is the number of times the delay is one or two hours and then you get nothing.
These small delays when you do it regularly just become tiresome.
But if you're delay is over two hours Hassel them for compensation.
The service is not as regular as it used to be either.
The cut of point for getting some compensation is two hours.
They have even paid my ferry crossing when the quee is five or six hours.
The problem is the number of times the delay is one or two hours and then you get nothing.
These small delays when you do it regularly just become tiresome.
But if you're delay is over two hours Hassel them for compensation.
The service is not as regular as it used to be either.
In reply to Post #25
When you take bad weather into consideration though Ferries do get cancelled whereas the tunnel doesn't
When you take bad weather into consideration though Ferries do get cancelled whereas the tunnel doesn't
Tunnel all day long...... 