Family emergency, looking for an earlier BF crossing Spain into UK. Anyone planning to amend their booking in March? (1 Viewer)

[MaidinDevon]

This is a real long shot. My friends daughter has been taken into hospital, and she is eaher to get home ASAP.
Brittany ferries cannot offer anything earlier than 25th March, so she has booked this.
However, they have advised her to check their website frequently, in case there is a cancellation. The booking system is live, and reflects changes immediately.
She is travelling solo, and considered flying home, but van storage and how to get back to collect it, is a big issue.
So I thought I would just tell the funster community, in the hope that someone is changing their plans and would be willing to coordinate amending their bookingso that Kath posset girl can get home more quickly.

Thanks for reading

Karen

 

[Lenny HB]

Why doesn't she just drive up through France won't be a problem getting a ferry from most of the ports.

 

[Realist]

Why not use the Tunnel?

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[dryad]

if she's been in hospital might not feel strong enough to drive the distance through france maybe..

 

[rb62]

if she's been in hospital might not feel strong enough to drive the distance through france maybe..

I read it that it's her daughter who is in hospital in the UK and she wants to get back asap

 

[Riverbankannie]

if she's been in hospital might not feel strong enough to drive the distance through france maybe..

I think Mum in Spain is trying to get home to her daughter.
MaidinDevon, I would advise her to get going to Santander and get to port and explain. They are bound to have booked travellers who don’t turn up and I would think they would let her on when space available. Always best to ring the office at Santander and speak to someone.
Lenny HB, it’s a long way through France when you are on your own and have to leave your travelling companions behind (there are 3 vans travelling together).

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[Phill D]

I think Mum in Spain is trying to get home to her daughter.
MaidinDevon, I would advise her to get going to Santander and get to port and explain. They are bound to have booked travellers who don’t turn up and I would think they would let her on when space available. Always best to ring the office at Santander and speak to someone.

I would do exactly that
Get yo port and it is very likely that you get squeezed on.

 

[dryad]

I read it that it's her daughter who is in hospital in the UK and she wants to get back asap

i misread it quickly and got it wrong, apologies..
hope mum gets home to her daughter as quickly as possible..

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[L' Hobo]

I think Mum in Spain is trying to get home to her daughter.
MaidinDevon, I would advise her to get going to Santander and get to port and explain. They are bound to have booked travellers who don’t turn up and I would think they would let her on when space available. Always best to ring the office at Santander and speak to someone.
Lenny HB, it’s a long way through France when you are on your own and have to leave your travelling companions behind (there are 3 vans travelling together).

If there is 3 vans traveling together, is it not possible, for someone in the other vans, to take over the driving of Mums van so she can fly home immediately and then she can fly back later to retrieve her van?

Sorry cannot help!

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[MaidinDevon]

Unfortunately, we are all solo travellers. So that isn't an option.
She will not want to drive through France, on her own, so we will stay together until she can get a ferry.

But thanks to everyone who has replied.

Karen

 

[Madmag]

We have phoned up on the day before & even the day & managed to get a cancellation. Just keep trying, good luck.