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Anyone done Eurotunnel to Calais recently?

Heard stories of delays etc, how was it for you?

Driving on to Center Parcs :j

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  • PeteDoff
    PeteDoff Posts: 428 Forumite
    SunnySusie wrote: »
    Heard stories of delays etc, how was it for you?

    Driving on to Center Parcs :j

    Just depends if they've had any incidents.

    http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/traveller-info/latest/
    Turning left avoids some of the idiots (only some)
  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    PeteDoff wrote: »
    Just depends if they've had any incidents.

    http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/traveller-info/latest/

    They keep reporting incidents etc. which may make delays seem a lot more frequent than they are?
    Anyway, I went away and back last week and ended up being put on earlier trains both ways.
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • CoreZone
    CoreZone Posts: 11 Forumite
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    We used it yesterday for a daytrip to Calais. No problems on either crossing, both left on time. We managed to catch and earlier train coming back too.
  • Great to hear, yes, as someone says above, the more serious incidents get splashed over the news and I fear the worst - don't want to get caught in a long queue with 2 littluns in the car! Might pack an extra sticker book or two just in case but I won't panic unnecessarily :)!
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    Did it the week before last, there and back. No delays at all going out, it was extremely quiet. Coming back there was a bit of a queue to get through passport control of 20 mins or so.

    The only immigrants I saw were three guys walking around the motorway just as you leave the port.
    Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    I have. Both ways. Operation stack was on at the time and the news was full of rioting immigrants.

    I didn't see anybody who looked like a potential immigrant and wasn't delayed at all. Despite the press reporting huge delays, I just turned up and was on the train within 15 minutes.
  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    Save your mirror hangers with your loading letter on it - you may be able to use it again sometime in the future.
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • Widelats
    Widelats Posts: 3,773 Forumite
    Yes there was no problems on my trip over to Calais. Except the train toilet, what a smelly cesspit.
    Owed out = lots. :cool:
  • bell123321
    bell123321 Posts: 187 Forumite
    On my recent trip no issues going over, but had a 90 minute delay coming back due to migrants in the tunnel.
  • surfsister
    surfsister Posts: 7,527 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    we had 2hr delay due to a migrant on train!!! also a bunfight at customs in calais with migrants swarming around customs!! fun it was not.
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