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taking your car to france on the cheap
muddyjames:
I have just booked a day trip for the disco and 3 adults for December 19th for £20 return with P&O. On thier web site it shows £15 each way with £6 fuel surcharge each way, but if you look up www.daytripper.net and go via that site you get a return crossing for £20 and dont pay the fuel surcharge.
Bargain I think. No use for 4 people in May for a week but still I thought I would mention it :lol:
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
We went last year from Portsmouth to Le Havre via LD Lines. They are the 'Easy jet of the Channel'. It cost us about £120 for the return ticket. Le Havre is a good point to go for as it puts you within striking distance of all of France.
If you wanted to Spain, there is a new company running from Portsmouth to Bilbao and are putting a challenge into P&O, so there may be a price war starting soon. I can't recall the name of the new lot, but their boat is called the Fortuny. Google search should through the name up.
Celtic lines are starting from Portsmouth to Cherbourg in January; that may be worth a look.
Robbo:
I use a site called 'ferry savers', sort out a price and usually book direct with ferry's ! But sometimes they can knock off 20 beer tokens or so.
But as said middle of night is cheap, with dover/calais usually cheapest. But if you cross in the night be carefull if you park up in the laybys when in France - loads of car crime goes on by travellers from the East!
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: "Robbo" ---.But if you cross in the night be carefull if you park up in the laybys when in France - loads of car crime goes on by travellers from the East!
--- End quote ---
The bu**ers! They get everywhere! Do they do 'Le tarmacing pour votre driveway, monsewer'?
I'm surprised that Le Gendarmes have not givem them a bit of a slapping. They seem to do it everyone else.
strapping young lad:
--- Quote from: "Robbo" ---I use a site called 'ferry savers', sort out a price and usually book direct with ferry's ! But sometimes they can knock off 20 beer tokens or so.
But as said middle of night is cheap, with dover/calais usually cheapest. But if you cross in the night be carefull if you park up in the laybys when in France - loads of car crime goes on by travellers from the East!
--- End quote ---
the site gave me 99 quid return from portsmouth to le havre which isnt too bad!
means sailing at 11pm on the sunday night then sail back at 5pm from le havre
will have a word with 'er indoors
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