Eurotunnel Pricing

[EAndy]

Monday heading out to Germany to pick up some work equipment (it's £2k+ to ship) so works out far cheaper to drive out to Gottingen and return back home.

Usually I wake up at around 1am it's 2hours down to catch the Eurotunnel grab that and drive across, anyone long story short I arrive back at the tunnel about 10-11pm and head back home for about 2-3am the next day knackered. I will say I stop off every 2-3 hours and through out that usually grab an hour kip several times throughout the day at services when I do fuel stops as it's around 1100-1200 miles all in.

I've done this probably 20 odd times in last 3 years but as getting older and the days have less 'sunlight hours' it gets a bit more tiring.

Plan is to grab tunnel out and then from Gottingen go to Hook of Holland and grab overnight ferry back to Harwich.

So this is where the Eurotunnel pricing confuses me.

A single is £73 between 12.00 - 06.00

If however I book a return prices change to £23 between 12.00 - 06.00 and then same through out day. Basically a return will cost me £46.

Anyone able to explain to my confused brain how a single is £73 yet a return is £46.

I'll book a return because it's cheaper but just means someone actually wanting that slot will miss out I guess as the high carriages the buses and vans use such as what I will are always full.

[EAndy]

Well I booked a return, went out early Monday and caught a ferry back from Hook of Holland in the evening (Hoek Van Holland I should say after 20 minutes of trying to plumb it into my Sat Nav).

Shall await and see if they try to recover the cost of me not taking the return trip, if they do then I'm no worse off, if they don't I'm quids in.

I could always plead a case of my vehicle broke down so I had it recovered hence didn't use the return trip but we shall see. I don't think they'll chase up me for not returning but if they do I'll let you know otherwise take the silence as never paying anything additional.

[EAndy]

Well week and bit weeks since I used the tunnel I'm yet to have any incurred charges.

I did message them the same week I returned asking what would happen but got some response totally ignoring what I was actually asking.

"Thank you for your email.

We are sorry to hear the reasons that prevented you from using your return journey. As advised at the time of booking, your ticket is not refundable and is a 1-2 day return ticket which as you had not used the return journey before midnight on the 2nd day the ticket automatically expires and can no longer be used for travel.

If we can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us."

I wasn't asking for a refund or anything simply whether I would be charged, from the response I can't see any suggestion of being charged more for not using a service.