1st trip to France

Roady987

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Hi all, first post, be kind!
I am travelling to France for 3 months in a few weeks and it's time to book the ferry Dover to Calais.
I have spent some time trying to establish if I can book my van as a camper/motor home on Irish Ferries or DFDS even contacting customer service, I don't get a straight answer.
My van is a plain white Renault Master LWB High Top, 6m X 3m It is fully converted internally with a window on sliding door and one on driver's side with twin solar panels on the roof. Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers John
 
Roady987 said:
Hi all, first post, be kind!
I am travelling to France for 3 months in a few weeks and it's time to book the ferry Dover to Calais.
I have spent some time trying to establish if I can book my van as a camper/motor home on Irish Ferries or DFDS even contacting customer service, I don't get a straight answer.
My van is a plain white Renault Master LWB High Top, 6m X 3m It is fully converted internally with a window on sliding door and one on driver's side with twin solar panels on the roof. Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers John
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I don't think that DFDS will be awfully bothered. You book the appropriate size of M/home online and get your online booking ref which is your ticket. If you arrive as 'White Van Man' in a vehicle that looks as it may be a freight carrier in disguise, the staff who are tasked with checking vehicles may ask you to open the hab area to confirm that your van is a true camper and not a contraband container

Steve
 
Don't you have to take the V5 with you? if so whatever the classification will be on there, dunno if there is a price difference between commercial and or private motorhome.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
Don't you have to take the V5 with you? if so whatever the classification will be on there, dunno if there is a price difference between commercial and or private motorhome.
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There is a differernce for freight tariff. I took my VW LT35 LWB HR to France in 2013 to carry furniture for our French hovel and DFDS said it would not count as freight if I could show that I was carrying my own possessions (took the original invoice with me)

Steve
 
Roady987 said:
Hi all, first post, be kind!
I am travelling to France for 3 months in a few weeks and it's time to book the ferry Dover to Calais.
I have spent some time trying to establish if I can book my van as a camper/motor home on Irish Ferries or DFDS even contacting customer service, I don't get a straight answer.
My van is a plain white Renault Master LWB High Top, 6m X 3m It is fully co you've you've nverted internally with a window on sliding door and one on driver's side e, slwith twin solar panels on the roof. Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers John
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It looks like a camper to me..
Unless it's packed so full with parcels that you can't live, sleep, cook and use the bathroom/ portapotty.
If they ask to look inside, you should be ok .
Especially if you're better half is on the loo, at the time.
 
OP - if you have any worries then you could book the tunnel as they couldn't really care as long as you turn your gas off plus they don't charge a premium for a vehicle of your size. Probably works out more expensive than the ferries but you could use Tesco vouchers and get x3 value for any that you use, which helps with the price.
 
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