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hi  val,  just  rang  d f d s to ask about  whether  they intend having  a  stand  at  the caravan  show in october  for  ferry discount  codes,  they  advised that the caravan club  would  be  their on their  behalf  as  you  stated  on a previous post,  i get 10% discount  through c s m a, just been qouted £112  for  return journey dover /dunkirk at half  term next may, with f c,  do  you have to be a member of the cc to get the 25%  discount  they  are supposedly  offering  at the show, or  will their be  codes on  offer  after  the show,  didn"t  want to jump in and book now  if  you think better discounts may be available in the next couple of weeks.

                       thanks,  paul. 

Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 27/9/2014

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Anyway I will be at the show on the Wednesday, and with a bit of luck I hope to get a decent deal for our July 2015 crossing, even though I am not a member of any club.

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I imagine it will just be an offer made if you book through the Caravan Club website, as the announcement was made by a staff member of the Caravan Club, and you can't book through the website if you're not a member.  You cant even do it for other people now, the lead member has to be named on the booking reservation as travelling.  In the past it was possible to book for family and friends if you were a member of the Caravan Club.

I must admit our last three crossings have been with P and O - and for a solo car they have been cheaper each time than DFDS - especially if you book the crossings from France!

25% for members of the Caravan Club has been mentioned by a member of staff from the Caravan Club, so potentially £103.00 for a long caravan, or £93.00 for a shorter caravan.  (By the way, DFDS allow a mis-estimation of the length by not charging extra for anything less than 6 metres!  I found that out when I rang to change our May booking to a longer caravan and was told 'there's one metre of leeway before we charge you extra'.)

Unfortunately thise prices are not quite the same as the £38.00 returns for a car, or £58 with a caravan, which used to be a real perk of 'The Code' and there was always hot competition to be able to be the first to announce it!

It's £78 return, with DFDS on their own website on the dates we're likely to be using, for just the car but would be £150 with the caravan!  I'm so glad we leave it in France! 

I've  just checked the Caravan Club website for their current prices and would currently save £8 for just the car, if booking through them.  However, with the caravan it would be £9 MORE expensive!!