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Just about to book a couple of cars on to the tunnel for the Mega, does anyone have any cunning plans for getting s discount?
Ta
Book a 1am crossing and then turn up way early 4-5pm
They may charge you extra but usually they'll just put you on the next available
Cheers. Our travel time means I'm already looking at the cheapest fare (£120) anyway, just wondering if there are any deals lingering anywhere.
Quidco. 4% cashback.
I think you can do the 'triple your tesco clubcard vouchers' trick to get cheap tickets. Or is it for the cross channel ferries, can't remember but worth looking into if you have any vouchers.
As above, you can use Tesco Clubcard points - although I think it may be double points now, rather than triple. My missus is Dutch but hates flying and ferry crossings, so we use the Tunnel a fair bit to visit her family and always trade in our clubcard points to do it. Saved several hundred pounds over the last few years.
Club card vouchers we went for £40 in vouchers
Cool, will have a look at that. Thanks.
If you can use the ferry it's a fair bit cheaper.
Day returns are usually dead cheap, and booking them, but only using one leg usually is loads cheaper. However, they can sting you for full price for not using both tickets
Just about to book a couple of cars on to the tunnel for the Mega, does [b][i]anyone have any cunning plans for getting s discount?[/i][/b]
uplink - Member
Book a 1am crossing and then turn up way early 4-5pm
[b]They may charge you extra but usually they'll just put you on the next available[/b]
Did you miss the whole point of the post, uplink? Or do they charge significantly less for the 1am crossings and the charge is less than the difference? 😆 😀
My advice would be not to use the tunnel, it's overpriced and a bit pointless when there's boats going and charging less!
To me the tunnel is worth the premium for speed, convenience, and lack of plebs; especially as it's a fairly un-leisurely itinerary we're planning. Just wondered if there was anything obvious I could do to shave something off it.
We're going on the overnight ferry from Hull and back via Calais. Bit more than the tunnel to be honest but we save the money back on driving and travelling while asleep.
Did you miss the whole point of the post, uplink? Or do they charge significantly less for the 1am crossings and the charge is less than the difference
Did I miss the point? - not at all
Last time I went over it was £60 for the 1am crossing & £90 for the 3pm, I booked the 1am and turned up 11 hours early at 2pm and was on a train before 3pm without extra charge
That was my plan to get a 33% discount and it worked
My advice would be not to use the tunnel, it's overpriced and a bit pointless when there's boats going and charging less!
I'd take the tunnel every time unless I was skint, in time saved alone it's worth it for me.
There's offers around sometimes too, I've had a return trip for £19 in the past
Drive off the motorway and straight on to it and then it kicks you out on the motorway at the other end
The missus wouldn't relinquish her Tesco points! Don't know what her beef is, me buggering off to the Alps for a week leaving her holding the baby!!!
Two cars booked for £240 total, can live with that.
Thanks for advice