The Schengen Issue - Page 2

Colin McKay · 27 Jan 2016, 22:38 (Ref:3608562)

Cobelfret have 3 sailings a day from Purfleet to Zeebrugge but not sure if they accept non-freight traffic. Just checked their website which doesn't give much away!

Heightswitch · 29 Jan 2016, 07:52 (Ref:3608981)

Think I will just stick to Croft this year!!

seems a lot of hassle for cleaner bogs and better food

N.

Lancsbreaker · 29 Jan 2016, 14:55 (Ref:3609043)

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Originally Posted by Tim Falce

We used to have to reverse artics onto most ferries in the 70s as the majority only loaded from one end. I'd love to see some of the current crop of today's truck drivers do it now.

Was actually quite surprised when in Tenerife to watch the artics backing onto the Gomera ferry at Los Cristianos......they had to reverse round 180 degrees before going up the ramp - which was steep enough to cause the odd "grounding" issue for trailers with a long overhang and a deep under-run bar....

Colin McKay · 29 Jan 2016, 17:47 (Ref:3609090)

I once had to reverse a 16 tonner onto a ferry (in Greece I think, might have been Italy) over a ramp made out of sleepers which were tied to the side & the truck remained perched across the boat with a chain front & rear just in case

**Peter Mallett** · 29 Jan 2016, 18:25 (Ref:3609100)

Pa! Tell the kids o' today that and they'd never believe you!

John Elwin · 29 Jan 2016, 19:39 (Ref:3609127)

A few years ago I was on a Speedferries ship & when we arrived in Boulogne the doors flatly refused to open. After much deliberation the decision was eventually made to turn the ship around as the doors at the other end were functioning, but that then entailed all the trucks having to reverse off the ship across a rather narrow ramp in the dark. Those of us in cars up on the mezzanine deck had rather a long wait.

The ship was actually on its first day of service with the company & had spent the previous day undergoing all the requisite tests for certification.

bauble · 31 Jan 2016, 16:30 (Ref:3610061)

John, good to hear that you are still around, I hope you are well, it's been a while since we bumped into each other.

Kind regards,

Bob B.

John Elwin · 31 Jan 2016, 16:37 (Ref:3610065)

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Originally Posted by bauble

John, good to hear that you are still around, I hope you are well, it's been a while since we bumped into each other.

Kind regards,

Bob B.

Hello Bob

I've been a little bit 'off the scene' for a while for reasons I won't go into here but gradually getting back to some semblance of normality.

Hopefully will be at Silverstone Classic, maybe even Int Trophy in May so perhaps bump into you then.

JOHN