Car Ferries

It might seem like a dumb question, but.. When taking a car ferry, and I'm
thinking typically of ferries from the UK either to mainland Europe or
Ireland, once your car is on the ferry do you have to get out of the car and
go onto the ship itself? or can you stay with the car? I know you can get
out if you wanted to, I'm just interested in if it is a requirement.

I know with Eurotunnel you stay in your car, as there is nowhere else to go.

Mark Hewitt wrote:
It might seem like a dumb question, but.. When taking a car ferry, and I'm
thinking typically of ferries from the UK either to mainland Europe or
Ireland, once your car is on the ferry do you have to get out of the car and
go onto the ship itself? or can you stay with the car? I know you can get
out if you wanted to, I'm just interested in if it is a requirement.

I know with Eurotunnel you stay in your car, as there is nowhere else to go.

must leave car, Herald of Free Enterprise ??

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
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It might seem like a dumb question, but.. When taking a car ferry, and I'm
thinking typically of ferries from the UK either to mainland Europe or
Ireland, once your car is on the ferry do you have to get out of the car and
go onto the ship itself? or can you stay with the car? I know you can get
out if you wanted to, I'm just interested in if it is a requirement.

I think you do for all UK crossings to Europe. You don't on some shorter crossings,
eg between Denmark and Sweden - where you can stay in the car/train if you want.

--
Andy

"Mark Hewitt" wrote in
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It might seem like a dumb question, but.. When taking a car ferry, and
I'm thinking typically of ferries from the UK either to mainland Europe
or Ireland, once your car is on the ferry do you have to get out of the
car and go onto the ship itself? or can you stay with the car?

The ferry from Swansea to Cork, for example, takes 10 hours. I can't
imagine you'd want to stay with your car, even if you were allowed to.

Ian

Following up to Mark Hewitt

When taking a car ferry, and I'm
thinking typically of ferries from the UK either to mainland Europe or
Ireland, once your car is on the ferry do you have to get out of the car and
go onto the ship itself?

on bigger ones you must secure the car with gears and handbrake,
switch off the movement alarm (sometimes this is done by closing
with key, not remote) and go to the ship.You will not be allowed
to return to the car. On very small ferries between Scottish
Islands, you may stay with the car.
--
Mike Reid
Shetland, Yell and Unst
"http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/skyepics.htm#shetland"

The Reid" wrote:
Following up to Mark Hewitt
When taking a car ferry, and I'm thinking typically of ferries from
the UK either to mainland Europe or Ireland, once your car is on
the ferry do you have to get out of the car and go onto the ship itself?

on bigger ones you must secure the car with gears and handbrake,
switch off the movement alarm (sometimes this is done by closing
with key, not remote) and go to the ship. You will not be allowed to
return to the car.

The hold is usually off-limits until the ferry reaches its destination.
Besides, why would you want to when there's all that /great/ food,
entertainment and other shopping on the passenger deck? =R=

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(Mark Hewitt) wrote:

*From:* "Mark Hewitt"
*Date:* Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:24:38 +0100

It might seem like a dumb question, but.. When taking a car ferry, and
I'm thinking typically of ferries from the UK either to mainland Europe
or Ireland, once your car is on the ferry do you have to get out of the
car and go onto the ship itself? or can you stay with the car? I know
you can get out if you wanted to, I'm just interested in if it is a
requirement.

On crossings to Rosslare you definitely have to get out of the car and are
not allowed to return to the car deck until the ferry docks at the other
end. Not sure about crossings to mainland Europe but I would imagine it's
the same rule.

Following up to Rog'

The hold is usually off-limits until the ferry reaches its destination.
Besides, why would you want to when there's all that /great/ food,
entertainment and other shopping on the passenger deck?

Anyone with a wildlife interest has a chance to see cetaceans
from the decks of many ferries, as well as the obvious seabirds.
The restro of the Shetland ferry is pretty good.
--
Mike Reid
Shetland, Yell and Unst
"http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/skyepics.htm#shetland"

The Reid wrote:
.. On very small ferries between Scottish
Islands, you may stay with the car.

But on the larger Scottish ferries, such as Mallaig to Skye and Gill's
Bay to Orkney, you have to leave the car (at least that was true last
year when I went there).

Larry at Morro Bay, California

Mark Hewitt wrote:
It might seem like a dumb question, but.. When taking a car ferry, and I'm
thinking typically of ferries from the UK either to mainland Europe or
Ireland, once your car is on the ferry do you have to get out of the car and
go onto the ship itself? or can you stay with the car? I know you can get
out if you wanted to, I'm just interested in if it is a requirement.

I know with Eurotunnel you stay in your car, as there is nowhere else to go.


You can't stay with your car on any of the UK to mainland European xings