Eurotunnel Grrrrrr

[O.C.]

yeah cummon Debs... how was the trip  ?

[mecki]

Customers not returning on the sailings specified above should purchase a standard single or appropriate return fare. Abuse of this day trip by car may result in a surcharge of £150 being made.

How do you read out of this that if I buy 2 return tickets that I get charged extra if I don't use the return part of the first one?
I would interpret that as,'if you don't return on the same day and try to use that ticket on a later date instead we'll charge you £150 extra', and not as 'if you buy a return ticket from us and don't use the return part we will charge you £150 extra if you ever try to use our services again'.
Do you get blacklisted or something if you don't return?
I don't think this would stand up in court. 

[alibx11]

Mecki, I know of a couple of boys who tried it on a weekend  trip to Scotland, they booked 2 day return tickets, one for the Friday they wanted to go out on and one for the Sunday when they wanted to return. I think they got away with the outbound trip but the booking home wasn't honoured as they hadn't taken the outbound trip on the sunday morning to validate the return journey.

Had to pay for an expensive return at the terminal, as they always charge you more again there than booking online.

They can argue the terms and cons, if you get a bugger at check in, and then again you can be lucky and get someone who lets you go on anyway, it's a chance you take.

[Debs]

yeah cummon Debs... how was the trip  ?

It was great thanks OC..

I prefer to ride over there than in this country.. Car drivers tend to be more respectful towards bikers.
I just spent New Year over there. Really want to move there than stay in this country.. 

[O.C.]

I know what you mean, car drivers seem to be more bike aware/oriented....roads are good too 

[mecki]

Mecki, I know of a couple of boys who tried it on a weekend  trip to Scotland, they booked 2 day return tickets, one for the Friday they wanted to go out on and one for the Sunday when they wanted to return. I think they got away with the outbound trip but the booking home wasn't honoured as they hadn't taken the outbound trip on the sunday morning to validate the return journey.

Had to pay for an expensive return at the terminal, as they always charge you more again there than booking online.

Sounds the same as Debs's story.
They obviously bought the wrong ticket and therefore got caught out. For return tickets it is important where the outbound journey starts. If you buy two return tickets with the same departure port then of course they won't accept the ticket at the destination if you didn't travel on the outbound journey.
It is so simple really. If you buy one ticket Folkstone - Calais return and the other one Calais - Folkstone return 2 days later you won't have any problems whatsoever.
Of course if they only sell cheap return tickets from the UK outbound and not from France (or the outbound trip has to be in the morning and you want to travel in the evening) then you'll have to bite the bullet and buy a regular ticket for the return journey.
I just don't believe that they will try to prevent you from travelling with a proper outbound return ticket just because you didn't use the return part of another ticket some time in the past.

[Ubertours]

I know what you mean, car drivers seem to be more bike aware/oriented....roads are good too 

You are dead right Mecki, I have done it many times, never a problem.

[Boomer]

You would need to buy the tickets on separate credit/debit cards and even that may not help any more as the ferries are now using ANPR to pickup who you are.
It may still work but it's days are numbered.

[Debs]

They obviously bought the wrong ticket and therefore got caught out.

I must have, but thats me being to bloody honest 

I think its days are numbered for UK Residents to buy a Calais - Folkestone - Calais ticket... They will soon catch on to the loop hole  Eurotunnel

[Bumpkin]

More by luck than judgement when I went over I actually bought the return leg whilst over there - as availability is so easy I would definitely recommend that approach for future, and then you can at least prove you're in the right country for the outbound leg.

Geoff

[mecki]

You would need to buy the tickets on separate credit/debit cards and even that may not help any more as the ferries are now using ANPR to pickup who you are.
It may still work but it's days are numbered.

It doesn't matter if they know who you are and which tickets you bought before.
Nobody can force you to travel or charge you for not travelling the inbound journey of a return ticket.
And each ticket you buy is a new transportation contract.
I am sure that if they try to sue you for more money because you bought a return ticket and decided not to use the inbound part or you go to court because they refused to fulfil their part of the contract and forced you to pay more for the outbound journey they will loose.

[doebag]

.. but after having to strap the bike down over the seat has slightly stretched the leather.

Sure it is the strap and not something else.........................

[Winston Smith]

Which is why I don't strap over the seat.  Like we said before, use a bracket either side (your bull bars should be ok for it)

[shaggs147]

I must have, but thats me being to bloody honest 

......... so honest that you bought two dodgy day returns instead of the correct ones        

[Debs]

There was nothing dodgy about them  They were 2 genuine tickets.. I just bought the wrong return ticket