bendyone
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Why will Seafrance let me carry a pack of Flares on thier ferry while P&O/Speedferries wont.
Anyone know about the tunnel?
Anyone know about the tunnel?
Flares and Ferries
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reginaldon
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The French consider regulations are to be applied with common sense, witness when a French motorist comes to a stop sign where there are road works - if there is no possibility of traffic coming from the opposite direction, he will proceed, but we won't, we wait until the light changes - however long.
jhr
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Anyone know about the tunnel?
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Passengers shall not carry hazardous Goods such as loaded firearms or explosives, toxic, radioactive or infectious Goods, or flammable Goods or any other Goods or items which by their nature or by their method of carriage is in Eurotunnel’s sole opinion liable to endanger the safety of Shuttle Operations.
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I think that's probably a "no".
Anyone know about the tunnel?
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Passengers shall not carry hazardous Goods such as loaded firearms or explosives, toxic, radioactive or infectious Goods, or flammable Goods or any other Goods or items which by their nature or by their method of carriage is in Eurotunnel’s sole opinion liable to endanger the safety of Shuttle Operations.
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I think that's probably a "no".
duncan
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rules out lighters and matches then...............then there's the fuel in your car, brandy, etc
I haven't had them ask me about flares when towing boats using the tunnel.
Interesting issue - boater drowns in france after Eurotunnel confiscate flares..........
I haven't had them ask me about flares when towing boats using the tunnel.
Interesting issue - boater drowns in france after Eurotunnel confiscate flares..........
Blue5
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Could you not ask them to store the next to the ships flarepack until you get to the other side
jhr
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I haven't had them ask me about flares when towing boats using the tunnel.
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I haven't had them ask me about flares when towing boats using the tunnel.
[/ QUOTE ] Good thing too; I'm just trying to picture the reaction if you say "I have a plastic container full of explosives" to them in response to the question "have you any hazardous materials on board...."? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Emjaytoo
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When we brought our old trailer sailer bach to Harwich from the Hook of Holland we asked Stena that precise question and were told "no way". So got the marina in The Netherlands to look after them for us until we return with the new boat. The Dutch will do anything to help!
The funny thing is when we got to Harwich I discovered in a locker a pack of small personal flares I forgot were on the boat, so could have brought the whole lot back anyway.
A year earlier when we took the boat out to The Netherlands via Dover/Calais it never crossed my mind that there was a coastal pack of flares, a personal pack of flares and 30 plus litres of petrol on the boat, I just drove on the ferry. Neither did it occur to the ferry staff.
As long as they don't blow up, you'll be alright!
The funny thing is when we got to Harwich I discovered in a locker a pack of small personal flares I forgot were on the boat, so could have brought the whole lot back anyway.
A year earlier when we took the boat out to The Netherlands via Dover/Calais it never crossed my mind that there was a coastal pack of flares, a personal pack of flares and 30 plus litres of petrol on the boat, I just drove on the ferry. Neither did it occur to the ferry staff.
As long as they don't blow up, you'll be alright!
kengill
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You should see the look on their faces when I tell them I'm carrying a few hundred milligrammes of nitro glycerine!
The look of the customs man was pure disgust when he arrived and told the airline to use some common sense as it was clearly permitted to be carried aboard. Woke up his afternoon sleep I reckon.
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The look of the customs man was pure disgust when he arrived and told the airline to use some common sense as it was clearly permitted to be carried aboard. Woke up his afternoon sleep I reckon.
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