Tesco and Eurotunnel
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Cancelling a Eurotunnel Booking
I have had to cancel a return trip on Eurotunnel [Car + 2 + Dog], as I have to go into hospital for an op.
The booking was 'non-refundable'.
IMU - Its still around
I thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th June
Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered.
Apparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015.
Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.
For a change this year we drove down to Italy via Besancon [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]
In today's Guardian
Ryanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings
Comments posted
"However, we both use Naples airport when going to Italy & it is only one day so we don't think this is too much trouble."
Don't forget - covid test before you go, and quarantine on your return to UK
The ones that are on now are still on their backing.
You can get cheap vignettes on ebay, if you need one again.
(Probably not legal in Swis law)
The Mont Blanc route is probably a little quicker than your usual route, but it is a fair bit more expensive - Via Michelin indicates about €100+ each way overall. ( More if you already have a Swiss Carnet). Although its marginally quicker, I've done the route a couple of times and it's a bit of a (tiring) blast on the motorways.
If it's just your usual route you want to avoid, may I suggest the following:-
Calais to Pontarlier (near Besancon), mainly motorway, then into Switzerland and onto the motorway that skirts Lake Geneva and leads onto the Simplon Pass into Italy, near Domadossola. Then on, via lake Orta to Varallo. The Swiss part of the trip is very scenic, and less hectic than others. (Its the route we use when we take the dog for its Summer holiday near Orta)
Depending on how many stops you want to make, I can recommend a couple of hotels on the route.
ONE OTHER THING - I don't now if the Mont Blanc route has been affected by the recent storms/flooding in France and West Piedmonte
Good luck
Try googling something like -
"part load to Italy".
Throws up lots of options for getting quotes
I doubt whether many Italians would regularly feed a neighbours cat - they seem to have a different view on cats to Brits, in most cases.
You could try the expat forum(s) for your area - you might get an offer of help.
Good luck
If you are going back to the UK by ferry, you will have to quarantine on your return- only Eurotunnel travellers can avoid it, by non-stopping in France.
Although you can fill up with fuel etc in france, if you don't mix with others whilst you do.
I see that Ferry companies are complaining as only Eurotunnel users can avoid quarantine, and ferry users [even if they "non-stop"] have to quarantine.
We bought without a lawyer - following very very strong advice from our Italian friends.
My advice is that it's much more important to have a good translator present at the signing.
Austria ( and Croatia) on the England quarantine list.
Switzerland on the Scottish quarantine list