frieght charges from holyhead to dublin

mannurse

hi all, I was wondering if anyone has had a car shipped over from holyhead to Dublin port recently using Irishferries frieght?
I am getting another to add to my collection of work( physical work lol) and got quoted 158 euro plus vat, and the guy on the fone said that was with a dicount as it should have been 175 plus vat.
last time they brought a driverless car over for me , it cost 110 euro all in.
i just hope i'm not getting ripped off, as you know sometimes cost can really depend on who you speak to.
if this is the going rate then i'm happy, i just hate the feeling that i'm getting ripped off.
any thoughts?
thanks

ck99

I was on to IrishFerries in Dublin Port last Friday (19/10/2007) and I was also quoted the same 158 + vat, so it would appear to be the going rate. Nobody said anything about that being a discounted rate though.

Have you priced going over as a foot passenger and bringing the car back yourself (time permitting of course!). It actually works out the same or cheaper to do that, and you have the peace of mind that goes with it, but like I say, time is the deciding factor.....

ck

ck99

Incidently, Stena just quoted me £150.21 (incl VAT), so at current rates, that would be about 215 EUR. Unaccompanied vehicles must travel on the 14:30 sailing though -- off peak etc.

Bitten & Hisses

How does sending an unaccompanied car work? Do you just drop it at the ferry terminal and then the ferry company get it on the boat and off again at the other side?

PaulK_CCI

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

How does sending an unaccompanied car work? Do you just drop it at the ferry terminal and then the ferry company get it on the boat and off again at the other side?

Yep, that's the jist of it , so this only works for vehicles that can get on and off the boat under their own steam.

Cars are kept in the safe compound of the freight terminals on arrival and after arriving on the other side.

Car is then dropped off and picked up based on the Booking reference number that you get when you book an unaccompanied vehicle.

I use the Birkenhead/Dublin route occasioanlly, because it's slightly cheaper to have a car delivered to Liverpool as opposed to all the way into Holyhead.

Bitten & Hisses

PaulK_CCI wrote: »

this only works for vehicles that can get on and off the boat under their own steam.

You answered my next question there! I suppose it's highly unlikely that the ferry boys would start pushing rusty old heaps on and off the boat!

PaulK_CCI

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

You answered my next question there! I suppose it's highly unlikely that the ferry boys would start pushing rusty old heaps on and off the boat!

:D no they won't...;)

or, they would do it 'the hard way'... think fork lift trucks :eek::eek:

mannurse

thanks for the replys.
i'm glad that i wasnt being over charged.
however as was mentioned, this jeep turned out to be a rust bucket and had to be towed on and off the boat. i'm never buying a vehicle off ebay again. i had been led to believe that it was a daily driver, it was obviusly pulled out of a ditch. if you open the rear doors they will fall off, strangest thing is that it has 12 months mot test cert, but i guess its not worth the paper compared to the strict nct. will go down today and try get it going again, if it wont start i think i'l push it into the bay.

Dades

Why didn't you leave it behind!
Doesn't sound like the vendor wasn't completely honest.

I guess if you had all the tickets paid for... tough break.

macplaxton

mannurse wrote: »

strangest thing is that it has 12 months mot test cert, but i guess its not worth the paper compared to the strict nct.

Sorry to hear it's a lemon. In defence of the UK MOT I'd like to point out the following:

A MOT test conducted properly is no better or worse than a NCT. Never take any vehicle inspection as a guide to the continuing roadworthiness of a vehicle. It's a test that inspects testable items on the day the test is conducted. It doesn't pass or fail items on future performance. Any items in the opinion of the tester may be a problem later are marked on an separate advisory sheet given to the presenter of the vehicle for test.

The other thing to bear in mind is "bent" paperwork. I'm sure that dodgy NCT certificates can be obtained just as easy as dodgy MOT certificates. With the MOT now computerised, a phone call can be made to check the authenticity of the paperwork. The same goes for V5C Vehicle Registration Certificate (forgeries and stolen).

The NCT is not strict. On advantage/disadvantage is that it's independent from the garages, unlike the MOT in the UK and the APK in The Netherlands.

If you wanted a strict vehicle test then you want the German TUV or Japanese Shaken (costs 400EUR!). Now they are STRICT.

I'd happily buy a car through eBay, but I'd always want to view before the end of the auction, or get someone else I trust to do so on my behalf.