European route advice

[PeterY27]

Hi

after a bit of advice. Our customers are testing their race car down at Cartagena on the south cost of Spain in March.
We have an 18t truck to carry it in with possibility of 2 drivers.

We're looking for the most cost effective way of getting there and back with the truck

What's everyones view on which ferry to take etc. I've looked at Portmouth to St Malo (£438 each way) and Portsmouth to Santander (£830 each way).

One is obviously a much longer ferry crossing but less driving the other shorter ferry but more driving.
If we were to go Santander route i would probably only have one driver due to the additional cost of extra drivers on the ferry cheaper to fly the extra staff out.

what does everyone think??

[PeterY27]

its £130 each way for an extra driver so adding £260 + vat to an already expensive crossing.

The other reason for avoiding that route i have since found out is the boat is being refitted so they have a spare one in use for that route and its a bit ropey to say the least!

[PeterY27]

Bilbao is just as expensive.

The extra mileage is not really an issue nor is an extra stop as we are planning to give ourselves a margin for error on each journey.

Not sure on the tolls cost but can't imagine it's going to make up the difference between the difference ferry's