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Getting there

Ferries & Channel Tunnel
The same company must be used for the outward and return journeys but the routes may be mixed. On Brittany Ferries and LD Lines routes accommodation on overnight crossings is compulsory.

Overnight Stopovers
Carisma Holidays offer a comprehensive range of hotels en route to our sites through Hotels Abroad. They have a network of good quality and easy-to-find hotels. Prices, for an average family, range from around £40 to £60 a night hotels can be booked with them direct on 0845 330 2500. For further information and useful links on overnight stops, please click here
If you live a long distance from the English ferry ports, we have negotiated a special rate for you for overnight accommodation in Portsmouth, Dover or Plymouth. These modern, comfortable hotels will cost just £60 per family per night for 2 adults and up to 2 children. Please phone Carisma for details.

Fly/Drive
Fly/Drive is becoming an easy option to get to the west coast of France with flights now available to Bordeaux, Biarritz, La Rochelle and Nantes. We can provide advice of flights and car hire. If you would like to use Fly/Drive then we will reduce our base prices by £60.

Motor Insurance
High recovery costs and unfamiliar surroundings can make a breakdown abroad a traumatic experience.

This insurance will suit the Demands and Needs of an individual wishing to insure themselves against unforeseen costs following the breakdown of a vehicle. Subject to terms, conditions and maximum specified claim limit.

Benefits include roadside assistance and towing to the nearest garage, car hire or accommodation allowance if the repairs are going to take a while, and if all else fails arrangements for you, your vehicle and passengers to get home. English speaking Incident Managers are available 24 hours a day to make all the necessary arrangements to get you back on the road.

You will be covered from the moment you leave home, so why leave it to chance when cover is £39.

Your Vehicle & Insurance
You should take your insurance certificate, vehicle registration document or log book, MOT certificate and driving licence. If you are taking a company vehicle to france, you should take with you a letter of authorisation to do so from company.

In France, displaying a GB sticker is mandatory, as is carrying a warning triangle and fitting headlamp deflectors. . New regulations introduced require that a fluorescent jacket/bib is carried for each person in the vehicle, and this must be carried in the vehicle, not the boot. Carrying spare headlamp bulbs is strongly advised.

If you change your car after receiving your ferry tickets please do not notify us as these tickets are valid for any car, and will be accepted at the port. If you are intending putting a roof box or cycles on your vehicle or you have a high vehicle, then it is important that you inform us at the time of booking as space for high vehicles is limited on many routes. Petrol stations at supermarkets are generally cheaper.

Minimum Third Party risks are automatically covered under EEC regulations but , if your policy gives comprehensive or fire & theft cover you may need to obtain a Green Card through your insurers to extend this cover to driving abroad.

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