Year - over

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:06 pm

Boxered wrote:
Blackal wrote:
Reckon the tunnel will be mucho-busy, with Brittany Ferries on strike.

Al
8 of my mates are in the Picos and due to return by Brittany ferries on thursday, I've just called them to give them the news, they are told to ride to calais where other companies will honour their tickets thats a 971 mile trip from where they are right now

Steve

Owch! I take it Brittany Ferries will be re-imbursing them for the petrol/meals taken/accommodation etc?

Rossy1100S · Post by **Rossy1100S** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:15 pm

That's correct RICHARD, you have to submit your claim for additional hotels/fuel/tolls/expenses en route back to Calais.

They will also refund the return section of your ticket, but you have to fork out first and then claim back retrospectively!

We came back over the Channel with P&O Ferries and they were excellent, no hassle when you presented a Brittany Ferries ticket, we arrived at 11.00 am and were put on the 11.35am crossing, can't complain at that

Geoff

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:01 pm

Gromit wrote:
Owch! I take it Brittany Ferries will be re-imbursing them for the petrol/meals taken/accommodation etc?

According to their website

http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/route ... dates/faqs

they will refund the cost of additional fuel to get you to calais from the original port (santander) and will refund the unused portion of the return ticket, but all other costs (food and acommodation etc) must be claimed from your travel insurance.
All in all it's a bit of a nightmare!

Steve

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:41 pm

Boxered wrote: All in all it's a bit of a nightmare!

Steve

You're not joking Steve.

Plus extra tyre wear - nearly 1k miles is knocking on 1/4 of a tyre's life gone.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:19 pm

I've been monitoring their twitter feed and relaying info to the boys, it seems there will be an anouncement at 5pm today as to whether their sailing tomorrow is cancelled or not.

Steve

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:18 pm

Your pals did have travel insurance?

Easy enough to claim back?

Al

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:15 pm

Is it EVER easy to claim from an insurance policy?
But yes, they all had travel ins. their sailing is deffo cancelled so tomorrow they start to head north to Calais along with all the other passengers, plus those from thursdays boat to Portsmouth that is highly unlikely to sail too

Finding hotel rooms on route won't be easy either.

Steve

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:02 pm

It appears that some travel ins policies will not cover you for strike action

Dontcha just lurrv ins companies

Steve