fisherman
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Thought it would be this
A handy tip for crossing the Channel
- Thread starter Halcyon Yachts
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Biggles Wader
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Travel to work involved a ferry across the sea. Seems blindingly obvious to everyone else here. Its just you that cant grasp the idea.
Sharky34
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"Device - a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim."
Sharky34
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Is that so?
colhel
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Sharky, you may not be aware but the OP makes a living by delivering boats which in this case involved getting a ferry to France.
syvictoria
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It is very frustrating that some occupations can continue, whilst others are made to close, even if the number of physical customer interactions is very low (think car dealers, rather than pubs, for example) and you're in agreement with the lockdown in principle. I can understand that.
Lucy52
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Halcyon Yachts didn't break any rules, not even in spirit.
Travel on a ferry by bike is permitted by the ferry company in the companies rules, needs must.
The delivery skippers were going to work, which is also permitted and even encouraged by the government.
So why this argument? Halcyon has done nothing wrong.
Travel on a ferry by bike is permitted by the ferry company in the companies rules, needs must.
The delivery skippers were going to work, which is also permitted and even encouraged by the government.
So why this argument? Halcyon has done nothing wrong.
JumbleDuck
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And is, has been explained, to avoid the proximity required by using passenger entrances. Boarding by bike isn't evading the rule; it's a perfectly sensible way of complying with it.
DJE
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If the two cyclists had stayed at home the ferry would have loaded one more car with two more passengers to reach their pandemic maximum capacity. What would that have achieved?
Lightwave395
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Having crossed the channel four times with BF since June I think this is all a nonsense, there have been just a handful of private cars and camper vans on all but one crossing, loads of space and many empty cabins and lots of space. I have a BF Club card so get a cabin either half price or free depending on sailing time, with cabins so cheap and on my August crossing parents letting their sprogs run around everywhere I wouldn't cross without one.
I last returned from Caen just a few days before the French lockdown, there were only about 20 cars, plus several cycles.
I did feel sorry for the cyclists, I usually leave my boat in the early hours to drive up and get the early morning ferry back (with a free cabin) and I arrived at about 0600 in a howling wind and pouring rain, some cyclists were huddled wet and freezing behind the check-in booth for nearly 90 minutes...
I last returned from Caen just a few days before the French lockdown, there were only about 20 cars, plus several cycles.
I did feel sorry for the cyclists, I usually leave my boat in the early hours to drive up and get the early morning ferry back (with a free cabin) and I arrived at about 0600 in a howling wind and pouring rain, some cyclists were huddled wet and freezing behind the check-in booth for nearly 90 minutes...
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syvictoria
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The Eurotunnel was ridiculously quiet too (mid afternoon mid week, mid October). No-one much seems to be moving between countries, understandably. This makes the foot passenger stance quite ridiculous.
Biggles Wader
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Nah I made it up so I could be an even bigger troll than you are.Is that so?
Sharky34
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Oh wow, that really hurt, you are a bully.
jac
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Why is this so hard for some people to grasp.
The government says work ( from home if possible but travel to work if required)
Trips on ferries are allowed
Buying tickets on ferries is income for the ferry companies.
Where is the issue?
I can understand that some people would prefer that the country went to hell in a handcart rather than anyone catching covid and that's a fair ( if ridiculous) position to take. But to lie and state it breaches the law in some way is incredible!
The government says work ( from home if possible but travel to work if required)
Trips on ferries are allowed
Buying tickets on ferries is income for the ferry companies.
Where is the issue?
I can understand that some people would prefer that the country went to hell in a handcart rather than anyone catching covid and that's a fair ( if ridiculous) position to take. But to lie and state it breaches the law in some way is incredible!
longjohnsilver
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As well as the idea that leaving the U.K. makes it more dangerous for those who don’t leave. Logic seems to have left these shores along with the ferry passengers.
Babylon
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Never mind the Covid stuff!....
Pete, can I make an offer to your customer for the Colvic?? ?
Pete, can I make an offer to your customer for the Colvic?? ?
syvictoria
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Travel per se is enabling the virus to continue to spread. But, this includes domestic travel too. Just prohibiting the few people who are still going abroad from travelling won't stop the virus. The threat from people holidaying and travelling for work within the UK is a far greater threat in terms of numbers.
geem
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You can on the Hook of Holland to Harwich crossing normally
