Advice on pet/ possessions couriers

[jerryceltner]

We bought our cat over on the Santander ferry from the UK. The animal would need a pet passport and all the shots including rabies and if intend to bring it back then a following blood test to see if the vaxcine had taken and a few tranquillizer tablets.
Dogs were put in kennels and cats remained in the car. Maybe we were unlucky but there were only certain times you could go and visit the pets as the car dock was locked.
The person I was refering to in a previous post uses Brittany Ferries. When we took our cat over the cost for it was £25 but I think it is £35 now??

[jerryceltner]

Thanks Siobhán,
I did not know this,

Jerry

[jerryceltner]

Hi Gidgetty,

Here are the details for transportation of animals and other goods. Her is very reliable and travels on a monthly basis to the UK and back.

Bill Chapman,
Phone 00351914576584
email :- vanmanbill@live.co.uk
billjude@hotmail.com

[canoeman]

Santander difficult to give an exact cost without full details but fare your looking at least £1125 for 2 people,van & cat out and 1 person and van return, and if you can't be flexible on dates even more.

Driving via Calais because Dover offers most competitive ferries, Calais to Porto basic costs fuel & tolls around 350€ one way, you can reduce tolls by avoiding main one Poiteirs to Bordeaux, overnight stops can be cheap in France, Spain I prefer to do in one drive.

[siobhanwf]

We have freinds who are taking a van back to the UK on August 21st via Santander to Lincoln.
Theirs is a one way hire.
The company might still have the return section free!!!
I will find out the name of the company they are hiring from

[jerryceltner]

Hi Canoe,
The prices vary between £580 and July £1037 dependent on the time of year and as Bill is a frequent user he gets a 10% discount.
You are lookig at the cat alone and miss the point I feel that this would be a part load as he has a long wheelbase Sprinter that goes out full and comes back full and the cat would sit in the cabin with him. I think a lot less stressful than driving to Dover with overnight stops etc.
7.5 hours from home to the ferry and a relaxing trip of 21/24 hrs whether Portsmouth or Plymouth.

[siobhanwf]

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[siobhanwf]

Originally Posted by jerryceltner

Thanks Siobhán,
I did not know this,

Jerry

If information is asked for it is no problem.
If you had decided to start a post offering his services well that would be considered advertising

[JohnBoy]

A friend was allowed to take her small dog in the cabin on TAP. The only rule set by the airline was that box and pet must not weigh more than 6kgs. That would make Manchester to Lisbon an option for you.

[JohnBoy]

Originally Posted by siobhanwf

We have freinds who are taking a van back to the UK on August 21st via Santander to Lincoln.
Theirs is a one way hire.
The company might still have the return section free!!!
I will find out the name of the company they are hiring from

Siobhan, I suppose your friends don't have any room on the way over from Lincoln do they? I have some bits in Lincoln that I need to get over.