Eurotunnel Day Trip tickets back
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I live 30 mins from the tunnel and would regularly book day and weekend breaks. Not anymore. The passport situation is mental. Even on a quiet early morning or night crossing, a 10 car queue at each passport control means a 45 minute delay. Go in the daytime or Sunday evening and it can be 1 hour+ to cross immigration.
Add to the fact that I seem to have bad luck on crossings - constantly being bumped to the next train, being in the carriage in a 30C summer heat where the a/c isn't working in that carriage etc.
Add to the fact that I seem to have bad luck on crossings - constantly being bumped to the next train, being in the carriage in a 30C summer heat where the a/c isn't working in that carriage etc.
vikingaero said:
Add to the fact that I seem to have bad luck on crossings - constantly being bumped to the next train............
That isn't bad luck that is how they have been doing it for some time now. They are running less trains and letting them run when they have enough cars on them, the booked times mean nothing.If you take note when they board a train now they call several (usually 2/3) letters together for the same train, it used to be one letter per train.
vikingaero said:
I live 30 mins from the tunnel and would regularly book day and weekend breaks. Not anymore. The passport situation is mental. Even on a quiet early morning or night crossing, a 10 car queue at each passport control means a 45 minute delay. Go in the daytime or Sunday evening and it can be 1 hour+ to cross immigration.
Add to the fact that I seem to have bad luck on crossings - constantly being bumped to the next train, being in the carriage in a 30C summer heat where the a/c isn't working in that carriage etc.
We are 10 mins away, and used to regularly have day trips/weekends too.Add to the fact that I seem to have bad luck on crossings - constantly being bumped to the next train, being in the carriage in a 30C summer heat where the a/c isn't working in that carriage etc.
IMO it’s the UK control in and out, they seem to be tracking UK passport holders (you would think it was the French, they just stamp and send on rather than the old waive through from days gone).
Although the passport queues do seem to be completely hit and miss, must be an IT flaw or something.
981Boxess said:
So £392 more to cross with a Porsche that a Nissan, understandable really, carrying all those passengers and taking up all that space - good work Eurotunnel 
You're comparing apples to oranges.- The day trip rate has always been lower than the short stay rate.
- The FlexiPlus rates have always been much higher than standard ticket rates.
Mandat said:
981Boxess said:
So £392 more to cross with a Porsche that a Nissan, understandable really, carrying all those passengers and taking up all that space - good work Eurotunnel
You're comparing apples to oranges.- The day trip rate has always been lower than the short stay rate.
- The FlexiPlus rates have always been much higher than standard ticket rates.
When I put the reg of my Boxster in it only gave the flexiplus option for that same crossing because as we all know a Porsche is now classed as a "high vehicle" at Eurotunnel.
You try booking a 981 Boxster for the above crossings then report back.
981Boxess said:
That was my point.
When I put the reg of my Boxster in it only gave the flexiplus option for that same crossing because as we all know a Porsche is now classed as a "high vehicle" at Eurotunnel.
You try booking a 981 Boxster for the above crossings then report back.
Just done it. When I put the reg of my Boxster in it only gave the flexiplus option for that same crossing because as we all know a Porsche is now classed as a "high vehicle" at Eurotunnel.
You try booking a 981 Boxster for the above crossings then report back.
Day trip rate out & day trip rate back.
Mandat said:
981Boxess said:
That was my point.
When I put the reg of my Boxster in it only gave the flexiplus option for that same crossing because as we all know a Porsche is now classed as a "high vehicle" at Eurotunnel.
You try booking a 981 Boxster for the above crossings then report back.
Just done it. When I put the reg of my Boxster in it only gave the flexiplus option for that same crossing because as we all know a Porsche is now classed as a "high vehicle" at Eurotunnel.
You try booking a 981 Boxster for the above crossings then report back.
Day trip rate out & day trip rate back.
Mandat said:
981Boxess said:
Wrong times - you wouldn’t want me to accuse you of comparing apples with oranges would you.
What's the relevance of the times?Who in their right mind would want to have to turn up at Eurotunnel at 2:00am and arrive before 5:00am, to go to France for a day trip, I certainly wouldn’t.
981Boxess said:
The relevance of the times is I posted prices above and commented on those prices for those particular times, not other times that could be dug up that may be cheaper.
Who in their right mind would want to have to turn up at Eurotunnel at 2:00am and arrive before 5:00am, to go to France for a day trip, I certainly wouldn’t.
Your self-confessed detestation of Eurotunnel is affecting your thinking. Either that, or you are being deliberately obtuse.Who in their right mind would want to have to turn up at Eurotunnel at 2:00am and arrive before 5:00am, to go to France for a day trip, I certainly wouldn’t.
Eurotunnel have a set capacity, and much like airlines, will allocate certain number of spaces to different ticket classes.
In your blinkered quest, you’ve found a train at a specific date & time where all of the Day Trip & Short Stay tickets are sold out, with the only available spaces being in the Flexi Plus class.
You claim that this is a conspiracy by Eurotunnel because you have a Porsche, but it is just a simple factor of supply & demand.
This is easily demonstrated, as I have done, by selecting a different train that is not sold out. Et voila, Day Trip & Short Stay tickets are available for your Porsche.
There is no conspiracy. You just need to engage in deeper thought to understand what is happening & why.
Mandat said:
There is no conspiracy.
Correct, it is just that some cars have recently been reclassified by Eurotunnel incorrectly as 'high vehicles', same as a 4x4, my Boxster is one of them. Obviously a by product of that is that you can easily end up with access to less normal priced crossings as demonstated above. It is always easier to say nothing and just cough up, I could afford to do both, I choose not to.It would seem I am not the only one who has noticed it:
mikef said:
On the other had I just did it again with my daughter's Ford Fiesta and the price is still from £86 return, compared to £100 for the Cayman. Sneaky....
981Boxess said:
Correct, it is just that some cars have recently been reclassified by Eurotunnel incorrectly as 'high vehicles', same as a 4x4, my Boxster is one of them.
Strange - once I selected a Boxster, the booking system said:
We have detected that your vehicle has low ground clearance or is exceptionally wide. To make sure you can be loaded easily we will allocate you space on a single deck shuttle.
Bodo said:
981Boxess said:
Correct, it is just that some cars have recently been reclassified by Eurotunnel incorrectly as 'high vehicles', same as a 4x4, my Boxster is one of them.
Strange - once I selected a Boxster, the booking system said:
We have detected that your vehicle has low ground clearance or is exceptionally wide. To make sure you can be loaded easily we will allocate you space on a single deck shuttle.
981Boxess said:
Correct, it is just that some cars have recently been reclassified by Eurotunnel incorrectly as 'high vehicles', same as a 4x4, my Boxster is one of them. Obviously a by product of that is that you can easily end up with access to less normal priced crossings as demonstated above. It is always easier to say nothing and just cough up, I could afford to do both, I choose not to.
It would seem I am not the only one who has noticed it:
Are you being deliberately obtuse as well as repetitive and boring.It would seem I am not the only one who has noticed it:
It isn't being classed as a high vehicle, it's been classed as a low / wide vehicle. I think you're in a very small minority of people who don't like this. The vast majority of threads on PH regarding Eurotunnel are on the topic of "how can I make sure I get my car onto the single deck carriages".
No loading issues crossing with P&O yesterday, I half expected to be diverted on to the lorry deck given the dimensions of my Boxster, but surprisingly no issues at all with either the steeper and narrower than Eurotunnel upper deck loading ramp or anything else for that matter.
Eurotunnel crossing time is obviously quicker, but both crossings with P&O left bang on time, as did my other recent crossings with them, so that makes up for some of the crossing time. Whether you sit waiting in the car park to get bumped on to the next train, as opposed to your booked train, or sitting on the water makes no difference.
The very straight forward pricing policy without any of the nonsense that Eurotunnel have started doing recently makes a pleasant change. I am sure the more financially astute have already worked out why their car dimensions may have changed as far as Eurotunnel are concerned in the last year.
We are lucky to have several ferry alternatives to Eurotunnel.
Eurotunnel crossing time is obviously quicker, but both crossings with P&O left bang on time, as did my other recent crossings with them, so that makes up for some of the crossing time. Whether you sit waiting in the car park to get bumped on to the next train, as opposed to your booked train, or sitting on the water makes no difference.
The very straight forward pricing policy without any of the nonsense that Eurotunnel have started doing recently makes a pleasant change. I am sure the more financially astute have already worked out why their car dimensions may have changed as far as Eurotunnel are concerned in the last year.
We are lucky to have several ferry alternatives to Eurotunnel.
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