tonyfletcher Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hi Did I read somewhere that the above ferry company is only allowing 11kg gas bottles? If so is there a propane 11kg gas bottle available? Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshortcircuit Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I have done a simple search "dfds ferries gas" Within their Q&A "8. Do your ships accept vehicles which run on Liquified Petroleum Gas LPG? Yes, vehicles converted to LPG or motor homes carrying LPG cylinders are accepted onboard our ferries. Please note however, vehicles are limited to carrying one LPG cylinder. We also ask that you advise the staff at the check in booth before you check in" Not sure how to read this as it refers to MH carrying "cylinders" and then says you are limited to carrying one "cylinder" Either phone and find out way ahead of checking in, or as I am sure many do just turn up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfletcher Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Thanks for this , very interesting, I would imagine that most visitors would carry 2 bottles, especially if visiting for a lenghthy period of time Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 You can take up to 47Kg of gas on a cross channel ferry, it is a general maritime rule. On some other crossings there are restrictions and you have to check with the operator on that route. In general, apart from the tunnel, I have never had gas cylinders checked on any ferry, so in effect you can take what you like. The crew do check that the fridge and water heater are turned off, I have seen them walking past and feeling the outlet flue with their hand. I don't know how they check if it's a roof mounted job! The amount of gas on a ferry pales to insignificance when compared to the amount of petrol in the fuel tanks of cars. The fans will be on and the fire resistant doors closed and locked. Anyway I always make a crossing with my life jacket on and sitting in a lifeboat. You can't be to careful. The tunnel is a bit more scary, they don't have a good history. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 This has been discussed fairly recently here: http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=27843&posts=11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 sshortcircuit - 2012-08-02 10:58 AM I have done a simple search "dfds ferries gas" Within their Q&A "8. Do your ships accept vehicles which run on Liquified Petroleum Gas LPG? Yes, vehicles converted to LPG or motor homes carrying LPG cylinders are accepted onboard our ferries. Please note however, vehicles are limited to carrying one LPG cylinder. We also ask that you advise the staff at the check in booth before you check in" Not sure how to read this as it refers to MH carrying "cylinders" and then says you are limited to carrying one "cylinder" Either phone and find out way ahead of checking in, or as I am sure many do just turn up. BIB.........turn up, board ferry, job done. DFDS are in business competing with P&O and DFDS are not stupid. If they enforced this vague "rule" they would lose all MH's and Campers to P&O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Travelled twice on DFDS this year, on the Dover to Dunkirk route and was not asked anything about gas at all (previous years the same). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 spospe - 2012-08-02 11:45 AM Travelled twice on DFDS this year, on the Dover to Dunkirk route and was not asked anything about gas at all (previous years the same). I think you will find it's possibly a "rule" which has got misinterpreted and twisted around that many times, folk become paranoid about it. I used DFDS for my current tour as their prices were unbeatable, plus I got more sensible sailing times than what P&O offered. Like you, I haven't been asked how much gas i'm carrying. They are more interested in trying to convince you to buy breathalyser kits off them (which you don't need)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B. Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Done 4 crossings with them this year and not even been asked if the gas is turned off! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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