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11/7/2008 at 6:28pm
 Location: East Yorkshire
 Outfit: Bailey Pegasus 546
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Hi All

I checked our booking today with P&O as we have changed our caravan since we booked last October.

We travel in August from Hull - Zeebrugge and an increase from 6.29 to 7.23 metres cost an extra £54.

I was told that they checking over height and over length vehicles, and I would have had to pay on check in.

I paid up rather than risk it, has anyone travelled recently and got away with it?

Cheers

Paul

 



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11/7/2008 at 8:05pm
 Location: Hedon East Yorkshire
 Outfit:  Rollerteam T-Line T740
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Did you not book a Saturday or Sunday sailing as caravans go free!

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11/7/2008 at 9:43pm
 Location: Swansea South Wales
 Outfit: lunar lexon 640 T A Kia Sorento
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we are going on the ferry in august ,Dover to Calaise with sea France my wife and i are going in our twin axle , some relatives are following us in there single axle which is 2 foot shorter , plus there are 3 adults and 2 children , they paid exactly the same as us

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12/7/2008 at 8:52pm
 Location: Teesside
 Outfit: Swift Freestyle
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Can't imagine they would measure each caravan. They take an age loading at Hull without checking the length.


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12/7/2008 at 9:41pm
 Location: West Midlands
 Outfit:  Karsten
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When we were getting on ferry couple of weeks ago (portsmouth to cherbough) they searched us, well looked in the boot and that, we had a trailer tent then, so car was chocka, god knows if they thought we had someone hiding in the boot?!

We need to change our next ferry booking as just got a caravan, but only cost £10 for each change, hope its not more?

You best not to risk it, would be embarassing?



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12/7/2008 at 10:22pm
 Location: On a rock near France
 Outfit: None Entered
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Portsmouth is renowned for checking vehicles, it was on high risk security alerts for some time due to the terrorism threats, we were checked when we came back to Jersey last year too.  I told my son it was because he'd had a No.1 haircut and he looked like a thug - hmmmmmmmm not amused!

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16/7/2008 at 11:54am
 Location: Aberdeen
 Outfit: Abbey Vogue GTS 416
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Check your insurance details too Bios. When I thought my van was 7.23 one company (the AA I think, wouldn't insure me). Turned out mine is actually a little under 7m. The red pennant costs more for vans over 7m.


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16/7/2008 at 12:28pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Touring caravan.
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C'mon guys this is the age of the computer. When you say what model of van you have, they automatically have the height and length, or at least the more professional ones will have. The iffy bits are the bolt ons like bike racks on the back or on the roof. Most of the check in booths have photocell sensors for height, and it can be a bit embarrassing if that starts squwking.

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16/7/2008 at 12:40pm
 Location: NW of Glasgow
 Outfit: Sterling Searcher 2008 Volvo XC90
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I have not found that  Red Pennant costs more for bigger vans.  You do have to ring them if you have a bigger van, but I didn't find out why!.  Our van is 7.95 m and we were quoted the standard fee this year.

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