2010 Range Rover Vogue on Eurotunnel

[anonymous-user]

Hi,

We are booked in the Eurostart low level car under 1.85m high. My partners car which where going to take is now unusable so we are now taking my Range Rover. Eurotunnel want and extra £160! to upgrade to high level car so will is fit in the low level cabin? I have been looking on Google and gettingmlots of different info about heights for my car. Anyone done it before inthe low level train? Or is it to tall?

Cheers FOB

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[Watchman]

I'm sure I'm not paying any more to go on the high car section, and certainly not £160 more.

I'm in a Merc GL, booked to cross on Sunday. Height details below:

[Hatson]

Measuring it would give the most accurate answer!

[The Leaper]

See here ( if I could find it why couldn't you?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_Rover_(L322)

Seems height is model dependent..

My son had an L322 Vogue and it went on Eurotunnel normal carriages fine.

If £160 extra is real and unacceptable why not go on a ferry?

R.

[CamL]

There is no problem, I used the standard carriage many times in my 2010 Range Rover. Just make sure it is locked in access height and fold in the mirrors for passing the stairs/toilets.

Edited to add - the rear aerial fin sometimes brushes the first 1.85m soft barrier before you get on the train, but don't be alarmed, it doesn't hit the second solid height restriction

Edited by CamL on Thursday 16th August 16:55

[RESSE]

FullofBeans said:

Hi,

We are booked in the Eurostart low level car under 1.85m high. My partners car which where going to take is now unusable so we are now taking my Range Rover. Eurotunnel want and extra £160! to upgrade to high level car so will is fit in the low level cabin? I have been looking on Google and gettingmlots of different info about heights for my car. Anyone done it before inthe low level train? Or is it to tall?

Cheers FOB

I am surprised Eurotunnel want an additional £160 - we booked at the end of July and I chose 'high vehicle/over 1.85m' as our Range Rover Sport is fitted with higher profile tyres and the car would be just over the 1.85m height requirement.

Eurotunnel's website did not make additional charge (the high vehicle carriage is much better than standard car versions - much more room).

Hope that helps?

Edited by RESSE on Thursday 16th August 18:17

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for all the help! I’ll give it go with access height locked and report back ha!
For those asking we are going on the Bank Holiday weekend so an assuming that’s why they are asking so much to upgrade to the taller carriage.

Cheers FOB

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for all the help! I’ll give it go with access height locked and report back ha!
For those asking we are going on the Bank Holiday weekend so an assuming that’s why they are asking so much to upgrade to the taller carriage.

Cheers FOB

[phil y]

I’ve been in the past, booked as low vehicle, but then been directed towards the high vehicle lane prior to loading due to a roofbox.

Worst case scenario, you might have to wait a little longer to fit onto a single decker carriage.

[Pericoloso]

I'm guessing the ridiculous £160 charge is for the lateish change to the booking.

Ferry companies can do this too,they've got you over a barrel and you might not get much back by cancelling and taking the alternative route.

[classicaholic]

Been on the standard train loads of time in a FFRR sometimes lower it but have forgotten occasionally and I don't remembering it hitting, does look tight though!

[Charlie Croker mk2]

I was told by euro tunnel staff that there is no extra charge for using the high roof train but that was booking in advance .

[bakerstreet]

Hatson said:

Measuring it would give the most accurate answer!

Seems fairly obvious doesn't it

As others have said, its a case of locking in access height and suck it and see. Don't think my D3 will be under 1.83 even in Access Height. RRS probably does as it has a lower roof line.,

I'm currently planning for a trip to Centre Parcs in Paris for June 2019 and I have been ticking the over 1.85 for Euro Tunnel booking as I'm expecting us to need a roof box

[CAPP0]

FullofBeans said:

Thanks for all the help! I’ll give it go with access height locked and report back ha!
For those asking we are going on the Bank Holiday weekend so an assuming that’s why they are asking so much to upgrade to the taller carriage.

Cheers FOB

I think I have always gone for the full-height option with mine (on 20s). I have it in my head that it's 1.9-something even in access mode?

TBH, I would just turn up and then drive through the full-height lane once you're checked in. Nobody monitors that and I very much doubt anyone would say anything.

[The Leaper]

Cappo,

I disagree about being checked after entering the over height lane. I've travelled with my son in his L322 and we've gone through that lane and afterwards we have been stopped before the queuing lanes by a bloke and been directed to the normal height lanes.

R.

[anonymous-user]

The Leaper said:

Cappo,

I disagree about being checked after entering the over height lane. I've travelled with my son in his L322 and we've gone through that lane and afterwards we have been stopped before the queuing lanes by a bloke and been directed to the normal height lanes.

R.

Hi Cappo,

Did it fit in the regular height trains ok?

Cheers
FOB

[Watchman]

On Sunday, as I lined-up to board, the separation of over-height vehicles from normal vehicles happened early in the process. Once you're through both passport checks (the French one being simply to establish that you were in possession of something vaguely looking passport-related before being waved through without your handful of documents being given a second glance), the over-height lane was to the left of the others, and it took me around the outside of the other lanes and straight to the train without another "official" being in sight.

In fact, apart from the "parking monitor" - there to coerce you into parking closer to the car in front than you might normally be comfortable, and the chap who goes through the train and ticks off all the boarding passes (hanging from your rvm), it seems very automated. It's quite a slick operation.

And contrary to my last crossing (some 5 years ago) where we had to wait over 2 hours because of oversubscribed crossings, we arrived early (as instructed and as we always do) to be offered an earlier crossing... which was nice.

[CAPP0]

FullofBeans said:

The Leaper said:

Cappo,

I disagree about being checked after entering the over height lane. I've travelled with my son in his L322 and we've gone through that lane and afterwards we have been stopped before the queuing lanes by a bloke and been directed to the normal height lanes.

R.

Hi Cappo,

Did it fit in the regular height trains ok?

Cheers
FOB

@FOB - I don't think I've ever taken it in the standard height carriages. It would be tight, but I guess that doesn't matter if there is still clearance (just don't raise it up whilst in there!!)

@The Leaper - you must have been unfortunate. I can't count how many times I have been through, both in the L322 and a D3 (also on air), and I genuinely can't ever recall seeing anyone between leaving French customs (on the UK side) and seeing the guy waving you onto the train. On the way back, once you've done the round-the-houses via the shop building, again you don't see anyone from the guy at the roundabout (who isn't controlling which lane you go for) and the guy in the hut once you've gone through the overheight lane.

[Timbuktu]

My 2012 L322 Range Rover has been on the standard height carriage numerous times with the suspension locked on low and it is fine.

Once or twice we've been directed into the tall vehicle carriage by one of the stewards.

We did get measured once and the lady said we were over the height limit - a ha - hang on a minute madam (presses access height) I think you'll find you're wrong!

When I've compared prices before it wasn't any cheaper to go in the tall vehicle carriage but as someone else said perhaps booking late might change that.