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anyone got any links or codes ?
just 'done' a few quotes and they are coming back 'silly'
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Looking like around £150 return next August Mr T.

Still, needs must.
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I dont think you save any dosh buying them miles in advance you know, especially returns. When I went to Germany this year I got a much better price doing two singles about two weeks before, it was about a third off...

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Just peace of mind innit
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Yeh, for sure. If its your big holiday for the year you dont mind shelling out.

I saved quite abit on the Germany trip compared to others doing the same, but Mark, Flibber's and the Robster saved considerably more than me booking ages in advance when we did our summer trip.

Swings and round abouts I guess. If your doing last minute it is worth looking at two single trips rather than a return s it is quite often cheaper.

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Been thinking about doing that, now we can book online from over there. Been a good lad of late though so may just book it and f%k it
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Has anyone used the chunnel as we have got about £120 tesco vouchers for the chunnel, as the prices seem around £65 each way..
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The Bus is registered as dual-fuel so we can't use it anyway.

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I did two 'quotes' that came back at £150 and £170 quid , which compared to the £60 return this year is quite a difference
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T'Onion wrote: I did two 'quotes' that came back at £150 and £170 quid

Aye, same here. 3 quotes Norfolkline, P&O and Sea France ... LD Lines (who we went with this year) have stopped doing Dover-Boulogne
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At that price , we might as well do the santander route , thats only £400
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pocolow wrote:Has anyone used the chunnel as we have got about £120 tesco vouchers for the chunnel, as the prices seem around £65 each way..

Yeah, we use it quite often. It's a great way of crossing the channel, so much quicker than the ferry. it's nice in a camper, too, because you don't have to get out. You can just have a little chill out in the back for twenty minutes, and you're there!
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pocolow wrote:Has anyone used the chunnel as we have got about £120 tesco vouchers for the chunnel, as the prices seem around £65 each way..

Yeah, we use it quite often. It's a great way of crossing the channel, so much quicker than the ferry. it's nice in a camper, too, because you don't have to get out. You can just have a little chill out in the back for twenty minutes, and you're there!

^^^WHS^^^ cost us £120 earlier this year but we did book early.
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T'Onion wrote:At that price , we might as well do the santander route , thats only £400

I did the quote thing for that and got ..

Ports>Bilbau out St Malo>Ports back £970

Ports>Sant one way £641

That's 3 people @ 16+>, 1 @16< cabin with wheelchair access out, reclining seats back

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What Ian said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you can get it that cheap then its a steal!

Last time i got a quote it was near a grand....

T'Onion wrote:At that price , we might as well do the santander route , thats only £400

Where was that then Mark?

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