Eurotunnel Day Trip tickets back
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Mandat said:
The best bit was comparing the costs of a Flexi ticket with a day trip ticket, and presenting this as a conspiracy gotcha. 
That was what you seriously understood from that was it, oh dear The point being made, is that a large section of travellers on Eurotunnel, who just happen to all drive expensive sporstcars have just had the cost of crossing increased for no valid reason other than Eurotunnel can get away with it.
Given that those same cars (been there done it, untold times) travelled with no issues on those same carriages any thinking person might question why that has changed.
981Boxess said:
That was what you seriously understood from that was it, oh dear
The point being made, is that a large section of travellers on Eurotunnel, who just happen to all drive expensive sporstcars have just had the cost of crossing increased for no valid reason other than Eurotunnel can get away with it.
Given that those same cars (been there done it, untold times) travelled with no issues on those same carriages any thinking person might question why that has changed.
Apart from the fact that they hadn't.The point being made, is that a large section of travellers on Eurotunnel, who just happen to all drive expensive sporstcars have just had the cost of crossing increased for no valid reason other than Eurotunnel can get away with it.
Given that those same cars (been there done it, untold times) travelled with no issues on those same carriages any thinking person might question why that has changed.
I've not noticed any pricing differential regardless of which car I use. I booked a last minute trip in a Ford Mondeo Estate, it was expensive, but I had very little choice. I travelled on the double deck carriages. I booked the crossing about 9am and travelled around noon. When I booked it, I think Flexplus was about £10 more than the standard fare, so I paid for that.
In my Maserati, I've always been allocated the single deck carriages for the past 5 years that I've had it, so it's definitely not a new thing.
Finally, I wouldn't class a Porsche Boxster as an "expensive sportscar"
981Boxess said:
Neither would I, any more than I would a Maserati, I was talking about Ferraris, Astons, Mclarens etc
Yes - but I'm not the one banging on and on and on and on and on and on about how people in "expensive sports cars" are being victimised, and then when asked for proof, quote your own experiences with your Boxster.omniflow said:
981Boxess said:
Neither would I, any more than I would a Maserati, I was talking about Ferraris, Astons, Mclarens etc
Yes - but I'm not the one banging on and on and on and on and on and on about how people in "expensive sports cars" are being victimised, and then when asked for proof, quote your own experiences with your Boxster.From what you say your car isn't classed as one of them, so no idea why you would be concerned about this in the first place, you have no skin in the game.
981Boxess said:
I posted about it because it applies to sports/prestige cars and my car is classed as one of them - hence my interest.
From what you say your car isn't classed as one of them, so no idea why you would be concerned about this in the first place, you have no skin in the game.
Can you read? Do you comprehend what you read?From what you say your car isn't classed as one of them, so no idea why you would be concerned about this in the first place, you have no skin in the game.
What I've said above is that one of my cars gets allocated to the single deck carriage automatically, and it has done for the past 5 years. So it's nothing new, and I'm not sure why you're surprised about it.
The other thing I've said in an earlier post is that the vast majority of posts on here regarding single deck carriages on Eurotunnel are from people asking how they can ensure that their car gets allocated to one of these carriages. Most people actively WANT Eurotunnel to do what they're doing.
omniflow said:
The other thing I've said in an earlier post is that the vast majority of posts on here regarding single deck carriages on Eurotunnel are from people asking how they can ensure that their car gets allocated to one of these carriages. Most people actively WANT Eurotunnel to do what they're doing.
This. omniflow said:
981Boxess said:
I posted about it because it applies to sports/prestige cars and my car is classed as one of them - hence my interest.
From what you say your car isn't classed as one of them, so no idea why you would be concerned about this in the first place, you have no skin in the game.
Can you read? Do you comprehend what you read?From what you say your car isn't classed as one of them, so no idea why you would be concerned about this in the first place, you have no skin in the game.
As a customer of Eurotunnel I can decide for myself if I agree or disagree with the changes that affect my car crossings, what you feel about something that doesn't even apply to you/your car is of no interest to me.
ecsrobin said:
omniflow said:
The other thing I've said in an earlier post is that the vast majority of posts on here regarding single deck carriages on Eurotunnel are from people asking how they can ensure that their car gets allocated to one of these carriages. Most people actively WANT Eurotunnel to do what they're doing.
This. 981Boxess said:
Better than you it would seem, but let me dumb it down for you.
As a customer of Eurotunnel I can decide for myself if I agree or disagree with the changes that affect my car crossings, what you feel about something that doesn't even apply to you/your car is of no interest to me.
This is the bit that you really don't seem to be able to grasp.As a customer of Eurotunnel I can decide for myself if I agree or disagree with the changes that affect my car crossings, what you feel about something that doesn't even apply to you/your car is of no interest to me.
It DOES apply to my car (one of them at least)
It has applied to that car for as long as I have owned it
It's NOT a new thing
It's NOT a conspiracy concocted by Eurotunnel to target you / drivers of similar cars to you. It's something that most people who drive cars of that type actively want. Making it the default is a good business decision for Eurotunnel. The fact that you personally don't like it, doesn't make it wrong.
omniflow said:
This is the bit that you really don't seem to be able to grasp.
It DOES apply to my car (one of them at least)
It has applied to that car for as long as I have owned it
It's NOT a new thing
It's NOT a conspiracy concocted by Eurotunnel to target you / drivers of similar cars to you. It's something that most people who drive cars of that type actively want. Making it the default is a good business decision for Eurotunnel. The fact that you personally don't like it, doesn't make it wrong.
So you believe that a driver of the mid-sized Porsche Macan wishes/needs to be forced into a single deck carriage, whereas the driver of it's near-identical sibling the Audi Q5 is allowed to make the choice?It DOES apply to my car (one of them at least)
It has applied to that car for as long as I have owned it
It's NOT a new thing
It's NOT a conspiracy concocted by Eurotunnel to target you / drivers of similar cars to you. It's something that most people who drive cars of that type actively want. Making it the default is a good business decision for Eurotunnel. The fact that you personally don't like it, doesn't make it wrong.
It is definitely a new thing as in years gone by I've booked and quite happily driven many cars into the normal carriage that are now forced into the single-deck one.
omniflow said:
981Boxess said:
Better than you it would seem, but let me dumb it down for you.
As a customer of Eurotunnel I can decide for myself if I agree or disagree with the changes that affect my car crossings, what you feel about something that doesn't even apply to you/your car is of no interest to me.
It's NOT a new thing As a customer of Eurotunnel I can decide for myself if I agree or disagree with the changes that affect my car crossings, what you feel about something that doesn't even apply to you/your car is of no interest to me.
Eurotunnel said:
"Following a recent review, we have found that the width of certain vehicle types has increased and we will now classify your vehicle as needing to travel in the single deck carriages."
So just because you are blissfully unaware of what has gone on, before you try to lecture people about something you know little about why not find out and learn.It’s all irrelevant really, you either choose to pay it and travel with them or you don’t.
As has been said many times, most people want to go on the wider decks due to concerns of kerbing (there’s been a few threads recently of people complaining they’d been forced on to upper decks despite the car being suitable and kerbing their wheels), like any business they will look at data and have used that to decide the cars that will now be allocated. It’s no conspiracy, so pay up or catch a ferry.
As has been said many times, most people want to go on the wider decks due to concerns of kerbing (there’s been a few threads recently of people complaining they’d been forced on to upper decks despite the car being suitable and kerbing their wheels), like any business they will look at data and have used that to decide the cars that will now be allocated. It’s no conspiracy, so pay up or catch a ferry.
ecsrobin said:
It’s all irrelevant really, you either choose to pay it and travel with them or you don’t.
I am pretty sure people reading this, who have been using this service for decades, would probably already be aware they have that choice.All anyone preferring to travel on the single deck carriage has to do is add a roof box to their ticket. The system then automatically allocates the single deck carriage, subject to availability. So suggesting that people would welcome the recent changes for that reason is nonsense, that option has always been available to anyone willing to pay for it.
Regardless of that, you do not have to go on the upper deck if you would rather not anyway. You just tell the staff by the loading door you want to go on the lower deck instead and they wave you on to the second loading door, done it myself many times.
981Boxess said:
I am pretty sure people reading this, who have been using this service for decades, would probably already be aware they have that choice.
You’ve responded to me and others like you’re the only one who has used the service for years. Although it’s very clear from your posts that you have an axe to grind with eurotunnel yet continue to use them. 981Boxess said:
All anyone preferring to travel on the single deck carriage has to do is add a roof box to their ticket. The system then automatically allocates the single deck carriage, subject to availability. So suggesting that people would welcome the recent changes for that reason is nonsense, that option has always been available to anyone willing to pay for it.
Regardless of that, you do not have to go on the upper deck if you would rather not anyway. You just tell the staff by the loading door you want to go on the lower deck instead and they wave you on to the second loading door, done it myself many times.
Well now all they have to do is put in their registration and it will auto assign them to the larger deck, you never know it might speed up loading on busy days… Regardless of that, you do not have to go on the upper deck if you would rather not anyway. You just tell the staff by the loading door you want to go on the lower deck instead and they wave you on to the second loading door, done it myself many times.
ecsrobin said:
981Boxess said:
I am pretty sure people reading this, who have been using this service for decades, would probably already be aware they have that choice.
You’ve responded to me and others like you’re the only one who has used the service for years. ecsrobin said:
Although it’s very clear from your posts that you have an axe to grind with eurotunnel yet continue to use them.
I live on an island with only two ways to drive off it, tunnel or ferry. If it suits me to use the tunnel I will pay whatever they want to charge and will continue to do so.Do I think Eurotunnel are a good company to deal with, no, I think they have no concept of what good customer service is.
andyA700 said:
Just done some random searches for daytrips on Le Shuttle, mostly midweek to keep the costs down - so I thought.
They are all coming out at £130, so they can shove that where the sun doesn't shine.
£43 return:They are all coming out at £130, so they can shove that where the sun doesn't shine.
https://www.poferries.com/en/routes/dover-to-calai...
A few of us have just booked the tunnel for a ring trip in May , 2 of us in an Audi and Mercedes are on the standard double deck carriages and the Porsche c4s travelling with us was automatically booked onto the single deck carriage , we all booked at the same time for the same crossing and were all paying the same price .
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