Travelling with your Vehicle - English Channel

All standard cars, including limousines, estate cars and SUVs, with or without a roof box or luggage rack. Examples: VW Golf, Mercedes C Class, Audi A3, Mini Cooper, VW Sharan

Categories:
up to 1.85 m in height and up to 5 m in length up to 2.20 m in height and up to 6 m in length up to 4.00 m in height and up to 8 m in length lowered car: up to 4.00 m in height and up to 4.5 m length

Important information:
Optional bookable: caravan or trailer (up to 4.0 m high and up to 8 m long)

In a motorhome, the driving and living areas merge directly into each other. Vehicle and living area can not be separated. A maximum of 9 passengers may travel with this vehicle type.

Categories:
up to 4.0 m in height and up to 7 m in length up to 4.0 m in height and up to 10 m in length

Important information:
Optional bookable: Trailer (up to 4.0 m high and up to 8 m long). For safety reasons, there is no electricity for campers on board. Gas bottles with a maximum weight of 47 kg are allowed per motorhome, of which at least one must be connected to a consumer device such as a refrigerator. The transport of gas cylinders must always be stated at check-in. Converted to RV trucks are to book through the cargo department .

By definition, a caravan does not have its own drive and does not require gasoline, so a caravan must be used as a trailer on a motor vehicle to move it to the destination. The driver area and the living area are clearly separated in a caravan.

Caravan:
Up to 4.0 m in height and up to 5 m in length Up to 4.0 m in height and up to 8 m in length Trailer: up to 2m in length to 5m in length to 8m in length

Important information:
Booking or driving only possible in combination with a motor vehicle. For safety reasons, there is no electricity for caravans on board. There are per caravan trailer gas cylinders with a maximum weight of 47 kg allowed, of which at least one must be connected to a consumer device such as refrigerator. The transport of gas cylinders must always be stated at check-in. The price of a trailer is calculated per meter. No cargo or vehicles may be transported in the trailer.

Up to 9 passengers are allowed to travel with this vehicle type. A maximum of 3.5 tons total weight is allowed. Examples: VW Bus, Ford Transit, Opel Vivaro

Categories:
up to 4.0 m in height and up to 6 m in length up to 4.0 m in height and up to 7 m in length

Important information:
No freight, exhibition or removal goods (except private removals) may be transported in the transporter. These include workshop trolleys of craft enterprises (eg plumbing, roofing companies etc.) as well as trailers with trailers. If the van is used for the business transport of goods, it is classified as "freight traffic" at check-in and must pay according to the freight tariff. Please contact the freight department in this case .

A minibus with more than 9 passengers and less than 15 passengers, including driver (with less than 15 seats, including driver's seat), which is up to 7 meters long and up to 4.0 m high.

Important Information:
If you would like to travel with a larger bus and / or more passengers, please contact our Group Department via the group travel contact form or by email: [group travel@dfds.com](mailto:group travel@dfds.com "group travel@dfds.com")

A maximum of 2 passengers are allowed to travel with this type of vehicle. Scooters, mopeds, mopeds and e-bikes (with an engine power of 500 watts and a maximum speed of 20 km / h apply, they are considered moped, former light moped, an insurance license is required) please book under this category.

Motorcycle with sidecar: maximum 4 passengers; 2 passengers on the motorcycle and 2 passengers in the sidecar are allowed to travel with this type of vehicle.

Important Information:
On-board straps are provided to attach the motorcycles. We recommend you to use your own clean straps if necessary. The attachment is made by the motorcyclists themselves. Our staff are on request to help and control the proper attachment. A liability for possible damages can not be accepted.

A maximum of one bicycle per passenger may be taken on the ferry. So-called pedelecs (which support the driver with an electric motor up to a maximum of 250 watts, while pedaling and only up to a speed of 25 km / h) can be booked as bicycles. E-bikes are considered a moped and must be booked as a motorcycle. For your own safety, also observe the rules of the StVO by bicycle.

Important information:
Bicycles are to be kept safe on the vehicle deck and must not be taken into public areas.