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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 09:44 AM
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Eurotunnel and P&O are both quoting around £210 (travelling in Sept). Are there any cheaper options?

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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 09:58 AM
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Seafrance where £5 cheaper when I went in March.

http://www.seafrance.com/en/home/index.php

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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 12:29 PM
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Try:

www.drive-alive.co.uk/

They require you to book at least two hotels from them, but it would still work out cheaper! You use their planner, which can be annoying in some ways but great in others when you find a cheaper route using the hoverspeed.

I have booked through them three times, and once didn't bother turning up at the hotels!

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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 12:43 PM
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Hoverspeed have been cheap for me in the past.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 01:32 PM
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walk over the italian border
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 01:44 PM
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hang around near the channel tunnel entrance and when nobody is looking you and your car clamp yourself to the bottom of the train. hey presto youre in france !!
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 02:13 PM
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Buy one of those cr4p womens mags like chat or best and find the scratch card, you always win a weekend break on those, only costs you £5 for the phone call and 60p for mag.

I wouldn't mind so much if each time my girlfriend insists on ringing up we actually used the damn ticket.


[Edited by RichB - 4/10/2002 2:14:54 PM]
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 04:02 PM
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Went to France last month on Norfolkline - £85.00 for car and upto 5 passengers. Goes from Dover to Dunkerque and takes 2 hours. Excellent boat - on time both ways - takes 2 hours exactly. Couldn't fault it. There's a website but ring to find best deal as they have all sorts of special offers.

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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 04:45 PM
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RichB - does that actually work? I thought they made you take their rip off travel insurance or something?
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 05:00 PM
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I don't actually know
I did have a voucher once that entitled the bearer to travel 4 up in a car from Portsmouth but to be honest I don't know about the insurance, I suspect you are right though the scheming b'stards
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 05:45 PM
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find a friendly scouser to take it across for you. oh, hang on, you'd never see it again ......



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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 06:04 PM
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Last time I went on the Eurotunnel it only cost £50 or so (from memory)...?
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