Channel Tunnel Advice
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Not strictly a road but I am on the euro tunnel next month and have booked my car in as waving above the 1.85m threshold. It won't be, it's far lower but I did this to try and ensure I am in the wider section as in the double deck bit it seems way too easy to kerb a wheel.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can best ensure that's where I end up?
Does anyone have any advice on how I can best ensure that's where I end up?
djtex said:
Not strictly a road but I am on the euro tunnel next month and have booked my car in as waving above the 1.85m threshold. It won't be, it's far lower but I did this to try and ensure I am in the wider section as in the double deck bit it seems way too easy to kerb a wheel.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can best ensure that's where I end up?
Ask the nice man very nicely when he loads you. Or learn how to drive without hitting things.Does anyone have any advice on how I can best ensure that's where I end up?
It's not the length im worried about, it's the width and having previously kerbed wheels even when taking great care I'm obviously nervous. Especially as I'll be in my brand new M4 with huge diamond cut wheels.
People like Shmee150 regularly use the tunnel and are always in the wider bit, just try to work out how to ensure I am as well.
People like Shmee150 regularly use the tunnel and are always in the wider bit, just try to work out how to ensure I am as well.
Truckosaurus said:
Just drive into the oversize vehicle lane, the worst that can happen is they insist you join the normal sized queue.
This. Just drive into the over height section (left lane after passport control). The man will check your booking and see you are booked in the double height section. When you check-in, make sure the 'boarding pass' you get printed to hang on your rearview mirror has a chevron symbol on it and then as said follow the signs for the wide load lane. Never had an issue when I've booked above 1.85, but they do check for that chevron symbol and boot you out if you don't have it in my experience.
djtex said:
It's not the length im worried about, it's the width and having previously kerbed wheels even when taking great care I'm obviously nervous. Especially as I'll be in my brand new M4 with huge diamond cut wheels.
People like Shmee150 regularly use the tunnel and are always in the wider bit, just try to work out how to ensure I am as well.
That's just like a normal size car, right? Just take the normal carriage, you'll be fine. People like Shmee150 regularly use the tunnel and are always in the wider bit, just try to work out how to ensure I am as well.
CoolC said:
This. Just drive into the over height section (left lane after passport control). The man will check your booking and see you are booked in the double height section.
Actually that isn't what happens. The staff guiding vehicles onto the train will see you have a normal car and put you in the appropriate floor/carriage. If you have issues driving onto the train then the best advice is to use the ferry.Edited by Silver993tt on Sunday 5th June 11:49
I've done this LOTS of times in a regular height car!
You book a ticket for a high car
You drive through passport control
You head for the over 1.85 sign
You then stop at the control box where you get told which lane to queue in
IF, IF the person at that control box tells you that you could fit it the regular carriage you just tell them that you want the extra width not the height!
That is the end of the story, I don't have enough fingers to count how many times I've done this!
Last week I shared a carriage with an Ultima on the way out and an SLS on the way back
Just book a high ticket and follow the signs, you'll be fine
You book a ticket for a high car
You drive through passport control
You head for the over 1.85 sign
You then stop at the control box where you get told which lane to queue in
IF, IF the person at that control box tells you that you could fit it the regular carriage you just tell them that you want the extra width not the height!
That is the end of the story, I don't have enough fingers to count how many times I've done this!
Last week I shared a carriage with an Ultima on the way out and an SLS on the way back
Just book a high ticket and follow the signs, you'll be fine
I'd go for the extra height/width option, iirc diamond cut alloys don't have much rim protection from the tyres and the mini kink as you pass the toilets in the normal carriages can be enough for a crunch. I know this because my old seven series needed the mirrors folding to get past without curbing the alloys and I even scuffed a 20" alloy on my x5 whilst not paying attention, not my fault Mrs 2.5pI had just opened a bottle of fizzy mineral water that had been in the sun too long.
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