tonyspicer
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I use it regularly and it is great service much quicker and better than the ferries. If you arrive early they generally give you the option of an earlier departure. Both ends it is straight off the train on to the road.
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give you a little tip:
buy two return tickets is cheaper than just a return ticket
say your holiday is 1/7 to 5/7, buy a return ticket for 1/7, pick the time you want to set off then choose the cheapest return time slot, do the same for the return journey on 5/7. Just ignore the return leg ticket. It should save you a little bit of money.
^ This.However, if you do not use the outbound journey, your return journey is invalid. Happened to a friend of mine 10 days ago. He had a return ticket which was not valid - he did not use the outbound to Calais as his car was already in Europe. He had to pay Euro 270 to buy a single ticket home at the Calais Eurotunnel gate.
mind your alloys if you've got low profile tyres. That 50mm steel kerb a bit of a bugger.
mind your alloys if you've got low profile tyres. That 50mm steel kerb a bit of a bugger.
A group of us went to Belgium in 2015 when the illegal immigrants were playing up in Calais. Two cars were booked to go back in the evening and they called us to say that there was a 6 hour delay at about 10.00pm , when we got there at about 10.00am the following morning the 6 hour delay had been reduced to 30 mins. They just put on extra trains overnight.It's ridiculous really, if they ran a few extra trains you could literally drive up and drive on the next train - the tunnel has capacity for far more than it actually handles - but they deliberately don't run more trains in order to push people into the "retail experience," so adding 30 - 60 minutes to the crossing but giving Eurotunnel at least an extra tenner margin contribution per passenger. (Some people pay £30-£40 for a seriously dull meal)
I'm not sure I understand the above.
However, if you do not use the outbound journey, your return journey is invalid. Happened to a friend of mine 10 days ago. He had a return ticket which was not valid - he did not use the outbound to Calais as his car was already in Europe. He had to pay Euro 270 to buy a single ticket home at the Calais Eurotunnel gate.
No, I don't think you do.
Let's see if this is simpler.
E.g. Holiday is 1/7 to 10/7.
Buy a same day return ticket for 1/7, so for example, 9am Folkstone to Calais then pick same day return Calais to Folkstone (choose the cheapest time as you won't use it)
Do the same again for 10/7 - choose a Calais to Folkstone setting off time of your choice then choose the cheapest same day return ticket.
On the day, you use the 9am Folkstone to Calais ticket, ignore the same day return ticket.
On 10/7, you use the Calais to Folkstone ticket, ignore the return journey
No ''back to back ticketing'' and you will use the outbound ticket, so the complete opposite.
I've used this about 4 times in total, and last time was 2 months ago, it works and saves anything from £20 to £60.
No, I don't think you do.
Let's see if this is simpler.
E.g. Holiday is 1/7 to 10/7.
Buy a same day return ticket for 1/7, so for example, 9am Folkstone to Calais then pick same day return Calais to Folkstone (choose the cheapest time as you won't use it)
Do the same again for 10/7 - choose a Calais to Folkstone setting off time of your choice then choose the cheapest same day return ticket.
On the day, you use the 9am Folkstone to Calais ticket, ignore the same day return ticket.
On 10/7, you use the Calais to Folkstone ticket, ignore the return journey
No ''back to back ticketing'' and you will use the outbound ticket, so the complete opposite.
I've used this about 4 times in total, and last time was 2 months ago, it works and saves anything from £20 to £60.
Sounds great, you happy to pay the shortfall should it not work?
OK, I misunderstood.Buy a same day return ticket for 1/7, so for example, 9am Folkstone to Calais then pick same day return Calais to Folkstone (choose the cheapest time as you won't use it)
Do the same again for 10/7 - choose a Calais to Folkstone setting off time of your choice then choose the cheapest same day return ticket.
On the day, you use the 9am Folkstone to Calais ticket, ignore the same day return ticket.
On 10/7, you use the Calais to Folkstone ticket, ignore the return journey
No ''back to back ticketing'' and you will use the outbound ticket, so the complete opposite.
OK, I misunderstood.
I guess it depends upon how long it takes before Eurotunnel's IT system gets coded to check for unused return tickets then
ask for high and wide .. it's wider with no risk of alloy damage, single deck and no extra cost
why wouldn't it work?
it's already been tried and tested by myself
think outside the box
Good that it worked..though there are carriers who specifically state that they will charge the full price if the return portion is not used.
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