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  1. [quote user="LyndaandRichard"]Surely going at a constant 30mph has to use less fuel than going at a higher speed? The more work something does, the more energy it uses. Basic physics.
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    That also depends on which gear you have to use at 30mph/50kph.

    My car will only run in third gear at best at that speed. It is far more economic to run in 5th at 55mph.

  2. [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]

    You can use the Doofah (Télépéage Badge) in whatever car you like.  It's about the size of a mobile phone, just hold it up somewhere in the windscreen as you approach the barrier. Beep and you're through.

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    Just be aware that if you are in a car with an athermic windscreen, you have to place the transponder in the black dotted area around the rear view mirror, otherwise it is unlikely to work. These windscreens have a thin metallic layer in them to reflect the heat of the sun, but they also reflect the signal from the payage booths.

    You can recognise this type of screen by the purple reflections seen in it looking from the outside.

  3. Well, amazingly, today I actually got a reply from SF customer services, actually answering my email. This is a first.

    Quote:-

    We are currently experiencing booking errors on-line with regards to
    Supervouchers charging extra money.  Please call 0870 22 00570 to book
    your travel dates.  This a temporary error which is currently being
    looked into.

  4. Well, I can now give an update.

    After waiting all of 10 minutes to talk to a real person, they admit that there is a problem with their website (yet again).

    They allowed me to make my booking with the call centre, and graciously waived the call centre fee.

    I agree I have up to now had few problems with Speedferries, the most common one seems to be with their website.

    I have been delayed for a couple of hours on a couple of occasions though, and bumped off once when the ferry broke down. (But they refunded the fare and gave me a free return to use whenever I wanted in the next 12 months, so can't really complain).

  5. I have just tried to use one of my 10 ticket supervouchers to book a return later this month.

    Guess what, they also want an additional £135 after DEDUCTING the cost of the voucher.

    I have emailed their customer services, but am not holding my breath for a sensible answer. All I have ever heard from them in the past is that it's not their problem, please cotact bookings on the expensive phone line.

    So who are the pirates then?

  6. [quote user="Sunday Driver"]

    Sat and watched a big wedding party milling around the car park, all in matching beige suits and Clark Griswald white slip-ons, getting their photos taken against the Chateau.  I wouldn't have gone for any of the bridesmaids, but the bride's mum looked a bit tasty..... 

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    I picked up an older woman the other day. She said "are you interested in a threesome?" So we went to her house. When inside she called "are you awake mum?"

  7. [quote user="Clarkkent"]

    It is perfectly legal for you to receive a satellite signal in France, what is not legal (for copyright and territorial rights reasons) is for Sky to send a signal to you in France. It is the responsibility of the broadcaster to prevent you from receiving transmissions, it is not your responsibility not to watch them.

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    Don't know if there is the equivalent of the UK wireless telegraphy act in France. But theoretically in the UK it is an offence to make use of any transmission which is not intended for your reception. If the same applied in France then obviously the Sky transmission is not intended to be received in France.

    OK, I am a pedant.

  8. Add to that, many, if not most bikes these days do not have centre stands, which makes it more difficult for the ferry companies to secure them properly. I understand this is the underlying reason why Speedferries will no longer carry bikes. They have had the odd side stand fail.

    Even Norfolk Line have now added a surcharge for bikes over 2 m long, which means anything more than a moped really.

    From my research, Sea France do the best deals for bikes at the moment.

     

    PS, I was trying to work out how you got a bike on Ryanair Vernon, until I realised that you left it at Stanstead.

  9. It all depends on what you really want. Do you have Sky in the UK?

    If you do, and all you want in France is the normal free to air channels, then all you need to do is cancel your sub, and bring the box over with you. You will probably need a larger 80cm dish, but as long as you leave your old card in the box you will get all the basic channels fine.

    If you want a complete Sky package of some sort, then you will either need a UK address, or have to see one of the satellite specialists in France who will be able to "arrange" it for you.

    If you don't have Sky in the UK, then you have to get a box and dish for France. You also have to get a card to go in the box if you want Channel 4 and Five. To get this you will need some UK address, a relation will do. Or talk to the fixer mentioned above.

    If you are not bothered about Ch 4 & 5, then any digital box will be fine, and the chances are that you will get those channels too in a year or so.

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