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[Allan & Loren]

We're off the France in July so been checking out ferry bookings and discounts today and amazed at the differences. Travelling Dover Calais and return with our RV which is 9m long with the bike rack and 3.2m high plus 2 adults and 2 dogs. Travelling out Friday morning and returning Friday early afternoon following week. We have to travel by ferry as engine runs on LPG otherwise I'd go euro tunnel.

DFDS
£352 inc 10% off

P&O
£424 inc free upgrade to flexi ticket

Camping & Caravan Club using P&O same crossing times as through P&O direct
£235.32 with Ste discount OR
£208.31 inc ACSI books/card and camping ID card
Booked via a real person on the phone instead of Internet and already had the other prices ready as a comparison.

Obviously no brainer which option I booked! Not only got the ACSI books/cards which I'll use over this year and hadn't already purchased but the saving also more than pays for the c&cc membership.

 

[colyboy]

We use frequent Traveller scheme with the Eurotunnel. I does not matter what the size of your MH is, at a cost of £110 return any time of the year!

colyboy

 

[Charlie]

We use frequent Traveller scheme with the Eurotunnel. I does not matter what the size of your MH is, at a cost of £110 return any time of the year!

colyboy

They really wanted to know that ...

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[Allan & Loren]

We use frequent Traveller scheme with the Eurotunnel. I does not matter what the size of your MH is, at a cost of £110 return any time of the year!

colyboy

We used to always use euro tunnel but can't now we have the RV as they wont allow vehicles that have engines run on LPG so had to switch to the ferry. will switch back if we change the vehicle in the future.

 

[Silver-Fox]

We used to always use euro tunnel but can't now we have the RV as they wont allow vehicles that have engines run on LPG so had to switch to the ferry. will switch back if we change the vehicle in the future.

Surely its main source of fuel is petrol so wouldn't you put that down for traveling the tunnel.

Or if you're gas tank was nearly empty would that be ok for the tunnel.

Just a thought

 

[gus-lopez]

Surely its main source of fuel is petrol so wouldn't you put that down for traveling the tunnel.

Or if you're gas tank was nearly empty would that be ok for the tunnel.

Just a thought

No.
It says quite plainly that if there is lpg supplied to fuel engine they will not accept you.
No idea why? perhaps because it isn't possible to turn off the lpg from tank ?

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[Allan & Loren]

@richr it is as @gus-lopez says. Believe me I have tried every which way to get round it, including the empty tank but they won't accept it and the answer was because it cannot be switched off unlike the LPG tank for the house gas. C'est la vie!

 

[WillH]

An empty tank is just as dangerous as a full tank, it is still full of gas.

 

[EX51SSS]

An empty tank is just as dangerous as a full tank, it is still full of gas.

That's because it's nominally empty as used cylinders and tanks are. They aren't classed as clean unless certificated.

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[Silver-Fox]

What a bizarre stance to take, Im guessing you have lorries carrying all sorts of potential hazards yet a fuel in a tank is banned.

Would it be acceptable if a fuel stop tap was fitted, just wondered.

 

[Silver-Fox]

An empty tank is just as dangerous as a full tank, it is still full of gas.

Yes I appreciate that, I was just pointing out you any carrying a full tank that could provide a long burn time.

 

[EX51SSS]

What a bizarre stance to take, Im guessing you have lorries carrying all sorts of potential hazards yet a fuel in a tank is banned.

Would it be acceptable if a fuel stop tap was fitted, just wondered.

Specifically vehicles powered by LPG are not allowed on the train.
Vehicles carrying all sorts of potential hazards?
Most vehicles that have orange plates fitted would probably not be allowed anyway as certainly gas cylinders and tankers aren't. Those types (except probably on certain routes) are not allowed on passenger ferries either. I used to regularly go to Belgium with nominally empty cylinders and we weren't allowed. We had to use Cobelfret from Immingham to Zeebrugge.
All vehicles are 'potentially' hazardous but Eurotunnel do not allow vehicles powered by gas, no matter how you cut it, it's not allowed. Those who travel by train see the sign regularly. No ifs or buts.
Petrol technically is more hazardous but gas is banned.
It's their train, their stance and from experience in the gas industry, a good stance.

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[Larrynwin]

We had the same problem , odd thing is it's ok on a ferry and a leaking LPG tank into the bilges of a ferry could cause a real problem.
The set up on my RVs when ignition was off so was LPG tank valve so imo no more risk than normal domestic LPG tank.

 

[WillH]

When in the ferry industry we allowed LPG vehicles with the tank isolated. Gas bottles, two max, were permitted in a dedicated locker. Loose bottles not permitted. Bike racers would arrive with methanol fuel in cans, not permitted either. Biggest culprits were trucks with bootleg diesel in 210 litre drums, instant arrest if we found them.