Eurotunnel £23 query

mrs_lds

I have heard of a euro tunnel special £23 return day trip. If i purchased 2 of these tickets for different days i.e used one on the 15th and one on the 19th coukd i use them ???

mgdavid

yes if you go twice.
No if you are thinking go on the 15th and return on the 19th.

agrinnall

It possibly could work in mgdavid's second scenario, but only if the deal is available in both directions. So for the 15th you'd buy a London - Paris day return, and for the 19th a Paris-London day return. It's 21 years since I last used Eurostar so this is guesswork on my part.

If the 19th ticket was another London-Paris then when you tried to use the return portion it would probably flag up that you hadn't used the first portion and would reject your journey, forcing you to buy a full price single.

pompeyrich

agrinnall wrote: »

It possibly could work in mgdavid's second scenario, but only if the deal is available in both directions. So for the 15th you'd buy a London - Paris day return, and for the 19th a Paris-London day return. It's 21 years since I last used Eurostar so this is guesswork on my part.

If the 19th ticket was another London-Paris then when you tried to use the return portion it would probably flag up that you hadn't used the first portion and would reject your journey, forcing you to buy a full price single.

Think Eurotunnel is the vehicle service from Folkestone to Calais. Eurostar is the passenger service from London.

benjus

From the Eurotunnel Terms and Conditions:

Failure to complete both the outward and return journeys in respect of a return booking will invalidate your booking and in the event that you complete only one journey in respect of a return booking, you will be liable to pay the difference between the price that you paid for your return booking and the single fare applicable at the time that your journey was made. Eurotunnel reserves the right to obtain from you payment in full for all sums so arising. All travel must be completed within 1 calendar year of the date of original purchase.

The ferry operators use similar T&C as well.

agrinnall

pompeyrich wrote: »

Think Eurotunnel is the vehicle service from Folkestone to Calais. Eurostar is the passenger service from London.

Yes, my mistake, didn't read the OP fully - although the principle of my reply still stands. However, benjus' post illustrates the potential risks of such an approach.

RalphBB

The Ts&Cs state...."....failure to complete both the outward and return journeys in respect of a return booking will invalidate your booking and in the event that you complete only one journey in respect of a return booking, you will be liable to pay the difference between the price that you paid for your return booking and the single fare applicable at the time that your journey was made. Eurotunnel reserves the right to obtain from you payment in full for all sums so arising. ......"

Is this enforceable(ie can they charge you the difference between a return and single fare)? And if so, are they simply allowed to charge the extra fare onto the card you used for the initial booking?
My sense is that they can hardly charge you extra for failing to use 50% of what you initially purchased. But I'm not a lawyer.

mgdavid

Yes they can, and anecdotally they do.

Moto2

I had a 3 day (I think) return with then a few years back and decided not to come back on the stipulated date.
I called them and said I had broken down and wouldn't make it.
Although the single fare was higher than the offer fare I was on, I heard no more about it