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Someone has mentioned that this thread, somewhere, says that gas bottles are now allowed on Eurotunnel.  This is incorrect.  Gas bottles for cooking stoves, etc., are allowed.  This in from information from Eurotunnel's own website.

Gas used for domestic services

If travelling with a campervan, caravan or any other vehicle fitted with cooking facilities, any flammable gas container must be declared when asked and will be checked at the appropriate checkpoint by Eurotunnel Le Shuttle

Flammable gas containers may be transported with the following restrictions:

In all cases, transport of gas containers to power domestic services (e.g. cooking, lighting & heating, etc.) are restricted as outlined below:

Portable gas containers (cylinders/bottles, etc.)

For the purposes of this text, this means cylinders/bottles containing flammable gas that can be moved from the vehicle for replacement or re-filling.

The quantity of gas is limited to 47kg (or approximately 93 litres) maximum for a single container and to 50kg (or approximately 99 litres) maximum in the case of several containers.

I hope this makes it quite clear the gas bottles are allowed.

However LPG powered vehicles cannot travel on Eurotunnel.

Quote: Originally posted by larkspeednl on 15/5/2014

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A couple of small points I did not see mentioned which could save people some hassle if coming over to the continent.

France requires by law that all cars carry a breath tester.

This can be cheap pound shop disposables or even a 5 quid digital one off ebay, either is fine but you must have one.

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