One Way Ferry Crossing - Calais - Dover - Help

ghilly

Hi,
I have booked a one- way ferry to Holland and then we plan to drive from Holland to France and stay approx a month. I am now trying to book our ferry crossing back to the UK and it seems a lot cheaper to book a return ferry crossing (almost half the price). Does anyone know about the legality of booking a return and then just not using the return porttion? Any help appreciated.
Thank you,
Ghilly

PolishBigSpender

If you read the terms and conditions, something that most people don't bother to do, you'll see that they will undoubtably reserve the right to charge your card extra to cover the difference between a return and a single fare. They've also been banning people from making further bookings, and SeaFrance/P&O/Eurotunnel have also actively been sharing lists of 'offenders'.

semi_skimmed

ghilly wrote: »

Hi,
I have booked a one- way ferry to Holland and then we plan to drive from Holland to France and stay approx a month. I am now trying to book our ferry crossing back to the UK and it seems a lot cheaper to book a return ferry crossing (almost half the price). Does anyone know about the legality of booking a return and then just not using the return porttion? Any help appreciated.
Thank you,
Ghilly

You can book a one way crossing from Dunkirk to Dover with Norfolkline Ferries..

ghilly

Thank you both PolishBigSpender and semi-skimmed. I feel like a bit of an idiot for not thinking of just reading the T&C's. I think I will go for the Dunkirk option, a lot cheaper one way.

mchale

As advised in post #2, but pay by cash

dzug1

mchale wrote: »

As advised in post #2, but pay by cash

Maybe - but where do you pay that cash? Most travel agents don't deal in ferry bookings, and the ferry companies don't sell day return tickets on the day, only in advance.

cheddar13

You can book one way on most ferry companies as we have done this often. Try ldlines, or sea france.