 Poster: A snowHead
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A small delay on the tunnel is usually of no relevance as they just bump people.
When we were going out on Fri 19th everything was running 30 minutes late but we got on earlier train so left at our scheduled time.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I alway put an hour's delay in my travel plans at the tunnel as that appears to be the median delay. Once or twice we have been put on an earlier train.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I think that some people here need to realise that you will always have queues when it is busy.
Also, when there are issues in the Tunnel some of the UK based staff are unable to get to work at the French end.
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I think that some people here need to realise that you will always have queues when it is busy.
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And even when it isn't (i.e. when I travel!) I've never just driven straight onto a train. But except when it's very delayed it remains a beautifully fuss-free way of crossing the channel. For me it beats all that traipsing around on a ferry. Sit in comfy car seat, recline the back, shut eyes and rest. With your own choice of music or quiet. Drive off and straight onto the road. Magic!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I usually have a snooze or eat my lunch. Sometimes not pleasant when you are stuck in the boarding lanes in hot weather though. Not an ideal place to get the dogs out of the car either, as there's no shade, and no grassed area.
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Lunch on train but more wobbly and bumpy the tracks are definitely not ageing well almost spilt my coffee!
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Very quiet today from Folkestone. A certain northern Snowhead was bumped forward by an hour.
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| Very quiet today from Folkestone. A certain northern Snowhead was bumped forward by an hour. |
Yep
We gained 1.5 hours thanks to the very efficient border guards and security chap whose only question was is the car automatic or manual!
No EES just old fashioned passport stamp
Heading tignes leisurely drive in time for lunch Saturday
Don’t know what all the fussing was about
Just travel New Year’s Day !
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Heading tignes leisurely drive in time for lunch Saturday
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Gosh, that's ultra leisurely. No tolls, presumably?
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Heading tignes leisurely drive in time for lunch Saturday
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Gosh, that's ultra leisurely. No tolls, presumably? |
Not really just a couple of days then geant big shop Saturday on way makes it part of holiday instead of huge rush
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mispost
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Just arrived at Shuttle - usual huge queues to get through UK customs 
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@Boris,
Timing seems be everything!!
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You know it makes sense.
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No queues at all from Ashford this morning. Offered and earlier train, just enough time for the loo and drove straight through and onto the train. Not even swabbed, which is unusual
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@snowornever, yep - boy was about 50 mins ahead of us and sailed through!
To be fair they opened up several extra lanes so at least taking action to tackle
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Poster: A snowHead
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Son and family went out yesterday scheduled train was 12 am ish arrived about 9am having had a good run from up here nn yorks on next train so made it comfortably to switz border for meal and overnight ,in resort by lunchtime today verbier satellite.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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20% off discount voucher just arrived today. Code is: 26JANSALE
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@RickBoden and others, as per it excludes all the major weekends:
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1.3. Offer only valid for tickets (see 1.3-1.9 for ticket exclusions) booked between 05 January 2026 and 11 January 2026, for travel between 05 January 2026 until 30 June 2026, excluding travel on and between the following dates:
1.3.1. ▪ from Friday 13 February 2026 to Sunday 15 February 2026
1.3.2. ▪ from Friday 20 February 2026 to Sunday 22 February 2026
1.3.3. ▪ from Thursday 27 March 2026 to Monday 30 March 2026
1.3.4. ▪ from Friday 03 April 2026 to Sunday 05 April 2026
1.3.5. ▪ from Friday 10 April 2026 to Sunday 12 April 2026
1.3.6. ▪ from Friday 01 May 2026 to Monday 04 May 2026
1.3.7. ▪ from Thursday 21 May 2026 to Monday 01 June 2026
1.3.8. ▪ from Thursday 11 June 2026 to Monday 15 June 2026 |
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Cheers, I might see if that works…
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Was momentarily annoyed that I've already booked return trip for late January. Then remembered that I'd used similar Black Friday discount for it.
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Travelled from Calais to Folkestone on the evening of the 1st January and the queue for a Quick burger (kid's insisted!) was longer than the queue for border control...both French and British.
Back from Folkestone last night, no queues at all and offered an earlier train.
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@Layne, when the offer email dropped into my inbox, I had the momentary feeling off elation that i'd save money until I realised they never discount Easter holiday travel  ... £425 for a normal car with a roof box and a pet! Jeez, might be cheaper to hire a private jet soon.
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Don't forget to sign into the website to use the discount codes.
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@Specialman, lol, yeah, not my first rodeo on this one!
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You cannot use Tesco vouchers with this discount code.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@blahblahblah, no, you never can, I booked outbound and part paid with my Tesco vouchers and booked the return leg with the discount code, as I didn't have enough vouchers for the whole trip this time.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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My experience yesterday was this. We had a standard ticket for 21:45 arrived at 16:30 at check in they asked if we wanted to pay £105 to get on the 17:46 or we could get booked onto the 19:31. We took the 19:31 but drove straight through the terminal to border control did the border checks and straight to the lanes and got the 17:15 train. The single deck part of the train was mostly empty.
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@MAthert, Interesting to hear of some flexibility - we have largely switched to ferries, as nowadays the very cheapest DFDS tickets give 4 hours each side flexibility - means effectively that you always get put on the next ferry regardless - if the tunnel offered that consistently I might consider the extra cost.
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You know it makes sense.
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Capacity restrictions being reported on Le Shuttle website this morning, with delays of around 30 minutes.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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But still preferable to a ferry today - if you can find one!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Origen, absolutely, and I was wondering if they were announcing the restrictions because so many people had made last minute bookings.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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All services currently suspended.
Sitting in the loading pens.
I bloody hate the tunnel!!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Likewise 
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Website suggests trains are running to time again
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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and note that many of the ferries in dover are also running late so the grass is not always greener on the other side 
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@Rob_Quads, precisely, it's January, and there's been a huge storm.
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As it happens our delay was about 45 mins and now just off the shuttle.
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@Hells Bells, I'm not sure if this is why there are capacity restrictions today, but when there are high winds, AIUI, the trains in Calais have to go more slowly as they are more exposed there.
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I had an 8.46 booking this morning turned up at 07.00 and straight onto the 7.46, now having a beer in Lyon.
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Cheers @Fogliettaz, Enjoy!
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