nicon2k Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 This weekend i went to the Isle of Wight by ferry. Since we had need to transport more then 2 people, my girlfriend drove and it was a lucky thing too cos there was no chance of my 350 driving onto that ferry. The angle of the ramps was so sharp the at best i would have lost my front bumper and prob the exhausts. I thought this might be to do with the fact that we crossed low tide but we came back at high tide and things were no better. Has anyone run into any problems taking their cars on ferries? Its prob worth staying that my car is totally standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 This weekend i went to the Isle of Wight by ferry. Since we had need to transport more then 2 people, my girlfriend drove and it was a lucky thing too cos there was no chance of my 350 driving onto that ferry. The angle of the ramps was so sharp the at best i would have lost my front bumper and prob the exhausts. I thought this might be to do with the fact that we crossed low tide but we came back at high tide and things were no better. Has anyone run into any problems taking their cars on ferries? Its prob worth staying that my car is totally standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Had my Zed on the Mallaig/Skye and Hull/Zeebrugge ferries just took it slowly no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Had my Zed on the Mallaig/Skye and Hull/Zeebrugge ferries just took it slowly no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi-glasgow Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I bought my Zed just outside Belfast and brought it back home on the Larne-Cairnryan ferry with absolutely no problems. I take it the ferry you went on was only a small ferry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi-glasgow Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I bought my Zed just outside Belfast and brought it back home on the Larne-Cairnryan ferry with absolutely no problems. I take it the ferry you went on was only a small ferry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Yeah, tiny little one. Didn't even have a bar on!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Yeah, tiny little one. Didn't even have a bar on!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogan Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I took the stranraer to belfast ferry no probs. but they have a 8/9car ferry over here in portaferry and there is no chance any of my cars wud get on it :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogan Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I took the stranraer to belfast ferry no probs. but they have a 8/9car ferry over here in portaferry and there is no chance any of my cars wud get on it :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhops87 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Had no problems with the Isle of Man ferry. Just went mega slow up the ramps. Although there was a DB9 infront of me so if he got on I wasn't to worried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhops87 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Had no problems with the Isle of Man ferry. Just went mega slow up the ramps. Although there was a DB9 infront of me so if he got on I wasn't to worried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Mines been on the whitelink to IOW.... Got on there but with the help of the ferry guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Mines been on the whitelink to IOW.... Got on there but with the help of the ferry guys!! Well you are a braver man then I. I would have said there there was no chance of getting the car on there. Did you touch at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoREoD Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Technique I use is to apprach the ramps at a very acute angle - seems to work okay most places, but always insist downstairs on the Shuttle cos there's no width there to approach the upstairs ramps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Is that the shuttle as in Le Shuttle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Oh bugger i'm going to the IOW in my Z in a couple of weeks. 3FiddyZ - When you said they helped you do you mean just guide you on? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I took mine to the IOM with no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Oh bugger i'm going to the IOW in my Z in a couple of weeks. 3FiddyZ - When you said they helped you do you mean just guide you on? Chris I went out at low tide and i really dont think that there is any chance of you getting on from the UK side. The IOW side isnt so bad tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoREoD Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Is that the shuttle as in Le Shuttle? Though I answered this ... Yes, Le Shuttle. If directed upstaris (first entrance) I always wave and point downwards - so far they've always waved me on to the second, downstairs, entrance..... On of our skyline cousins wiped out his front lip and oil cooler when directed upstairs a while ago. Luckily he knew a local mechanic who came to the terminal and fixed all the bits so he caught a later shuttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Oh bugger i'm going to the IOW in my Z in a couple of weeks. 3FiddyZ - When you said they helped you do you mean just guide you on? Chris I went out at low tide and i really dont think that there is any chance of you getting on from the UK side. The IOW side isnt so bad tho. Doh!! How do I know / find out when the tide is high / low?!! I think the ferry is at 11am!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicon2k Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/tides.shtml?date=20090630&loc=0040 You will have to look a bit closer tot he time i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi, I have a stock Z and had no issues getting on/off the ferry from Portsmouth. On the way there I was directed to the upper deck and that too was OK until I stopped on the ramp before it was raised to allow access to the lower deck. Didn't fancy leaving things to the handbrake so left the footbrake on until raised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim S Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Mine's been on the Speedferries (RIP) sea cat from Dover to Boulogne, and the ferry from Caen to Portsmouth both with no problems whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleggr Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I've taken my Zed across a few times on the Pompey/ Fishbourne route and never had a problem. Just take it slowly! However, i presume you went Yarmouth / lymington, and they have new ferries now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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