I was just about to book for Aug 24, not sure about things over the other side. Any thoughts from someone who's recently done it?
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Although I don't recommend having a shower in slow moving traffic... I found it doesn't drain as well as normal and I smashed by face on the shower door.
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Just come back this morning, overnighted in Gravelines. Did not see one illegal and NO trouble boarding the 8.50 am train, we had more trouble on this side due to the M20 been closed between junction 8 - 9. Official on our train said the trouble is in the night when it is dark, they try to board the FREIGHT trains. Don't worry about it.
colyboy
I think so..... if stack on delays inevatiable. Never seen anything like it in 25 years using crossings last week. Once across fine!Booked on the Chunnel 11 am(ish) on 14 Sept. Will be travelling down fro Hollyhead over night so hope to miss out on the traffic jams....or is that wishful thinking on my behalf??!!
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Sorry but there is NO NEED to use another route. As I said we did not see any illegals on the approach to Calais, that was about 7 to 8 am. DO NOT WORRY.
colyboy
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What alternative route did you take? We're due to cross a week on Monday so am interested in trying to avoid the 'stacking'!In france now. We were delayed 3 hours outbound. Went cross country to avoid op stack - no traffic but we all got car sick lol.
It might be a bit different now that the strikers have set Tyre's alight on the motorways into Calais,The stacking won't affect you it's just for lorries , just allow another hour on your travel time and that will more than cover the diversion involved.
We came back today on the 11 o'clock train and saw a few bodies sleeping under carboard in the surrounding fields.We checked in early and were given an earlier train.
Once back in Britain the real hell began !
We crawled around the m 25 ,up the m11 ,then snail like up the a 14 ,even the a1 was back to back,it took us over 5 .5 hrs to get home a journey that usually takes just over 3 .
2 weeks in France at peak holiday time and never 1 traffic jam ,then back to this ,can't wait to escape again!
Vlad
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Are you on the train or ferry?What alternative route did you take? We're due to cross a week on Monday so am interested in trying to avoid the 'stacking'!
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Morning Mike. Unless you want to drive to Newhaven it's Dover-Calais by train or ferry. All you can do is book and hope for the best. We're going back over on 29th Aug, not worried just stay chilled!we are hoping to go after @B-well train meet. hope it starts to clear before then. or can some one come up with a alternative way to go. help.
we are hoping to go after @B-well train meet. hope it starts to clear before then. or can some one come up with a alternative way to go. help.
Off the m4 at jct 13 Newbury then let sat nav do its job. It wasn't op stack we were avoiding but the congestion caused on the diversion as we were travelling on the Saturday.What alternative route did you take? We're due to cross a week on Monday so am interested in trying to avoid the 'stacking'!
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