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I'm just looking for a ferry crossing for our proposed August trip down to South Western France - Landes area.  I normally use the shorter crossings, being a cheapo, but this time the quote from LD Lines, from Newhaven to Dieppe beats both P and O, and DFDS prices.  For a car, solo, the quote for the crossings I want is £78 return, and a cabin would cost £40 extra.  This gets me 137 km nearer my destination, and gets me off to a very early morning start in France.  I share the driving, so can have a nod during the journey.

The longer Channel crossings cut down the mileage and driving time but not by nearly enough to make me want to choose a longer crossing.I could save 180 km and 1 hour 30 minutes of driving time, but it would cost me an extra £310 including cabins.

SNAP!  I've just been doing the same comparisons and looking at others.    We hadn't booked our next crossings yet, and our timings are always complicated because of the long journey time in England and then to our storage depot in mid-France.  I've just been looking on the Caravan Club website, and then at the ferry companies.  The cheapest return crossing I can get for our dates is £78 directly with LD Lines and like you this cuts our journey mileage and time down.  Other prices were £88 with DFDS and £93 with P and O - both through the Caravan Club

We like a bargain too, and in recent years have used the DFDS Caravan Show offers but they weren't as good this year.  Additionally on our recent return from France DFDS wanted us to pay £48 to amend a crossing.  Instead we booked another with P and O, saving £13 and giving us a £20 voucher towards meals or drinks in the restaurant!  Result!!!

When OH wakes up I shall tell him I've booked!

The Yvetot route is described on some of the posts about Rouen,but I don't know it as we don't head in that direction - always south, not west!

I'm not an expert on the M25 but would have thought someone will know what it's like at that time on a Saturday.

Interestingly we've looked at LD Lines - and been tempted by the prices.  Anyone used this route and would recommend/avoid?

I am also interested in cheapest crossings - we've left it quite late to book anything this year (due to family issues) and I want to go Bank Holiday week. The ferries for Dover calais for the times we wanted to cross are either booked or almost the same price as the tunnel!

Anyone found any more prices that were good?