The boat to spain

[Lubrown]

There’s obviously a market for those looking to avoid the paperwork, perhaps filling a rubber boat with spaniels?

Unnecessary paperwork that can lead to confusion and therefore lower standards/higher risks, while taking a select few talented professionals away from more important tasks - that’s sadly part of UK life these days. The premium of thinking we are superior and allowing party donors to write policy.

Not enjoying being rinsed an extra £200 a year for that ‘privilege’ doesn’t mean avoidance, it’s just common sense.

The point of my original post was the question.

 

[JumpShip]

The other thought I had was what about my van alarm and whether it'll go off all the way there .

 

[CAB]

The other thought I had was what about my van alarm and whether it'll go off all the way there .

You need to read up on here, or your manual.

Locking with the key should do.

 

[DXX]

The other thought I had was what about my van alarm and whether it'll go off all the way there .

From the noise I hear on every crossing I doubt that 10% of the vehicle owner don’t disable the alarm.
Must be soul destroying for the deck crew.

 

[JumpShip]

Yep and lots of flat batteries when they come to disembark. ... thats what I'm trying to avoid .
Perhaps my handbook will tell me how to disable the alarm good idea CAB .

 

[DXX]

Yep and lots of flat batteries when they come to disembark. ... thats what I'm trying to avoid .
Perhaps my handbook will tell me how to disable the alarm good idea CAB .

Double key push on a T6, try it on the driveway.

 

[JumpShip]

Double key push on a T6, try it on the driveway.

Sit inside , double push , dance around and see if it goes off ?

 

[DXX]

Sit inside , double push , dance around and see if it goes off ?

It won’t but I don’t want to spoil your fun.
There’s also an option to do it with the drivers door lock but the key push works.

 

[cgtmiles]

Double push disables to deadlocks doesn’t it and not the alarm?

 

[JumpShip]

Double push disables to deadlocks doesn’t it and not the alarm?

I'm gonna try it in abit when I've finished work and let you know

 

[DXX]

Double push disables to deadlocks doesn’t it and not the alarm?

It disables the alarm on my 2016 Kombi.

 

[cgtmiles]

It disables the alarm on my 2016 Kombi.

Maybe it does, is there anyway of confirming?

 

[cgtmiles]

AI says this (citing the forum as a resource too!). So almost certainly wrong

 

[DXX]

Maybe it does, is there anyway of confirming?

I use every night I sleep in my van, 5 months in the last 12.

 

[Sackmycook]

How many times have you forgotten to do it ?

 

[Jay586]

On a T6, button in the pillar behind the driver's seat, press with door open, T6.1 the command is buried in the sub-menus to turn internal alarms off.

 

[Salty Spuds]

It isn't the interior motion sensors that are the issue with ferries, it's the anti-tow away sensor, assuming the van in question is a T6, then you need to use the switch in the driver's B pillar.

 

[DXX]

It isn't the interior motion sensors that are the issue with ferries, it's the anti-tow away sensor, assuming the van in question is a T6, then you need to use the switch in the driver's B pillar.
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Never used that one and never had an issue.

 

[Podge]

We used the long crossing to come back from Santander in early August this year. Like a mill pond at that time of year but not so sure about Winter, take your 'Sea Legs' or whatever! We like the timing form Santander. Get on the ship, enjoy two hours sunbathing on the chairs on deck and down to your (tiny) cabin for dinner and wine. Quick look around the 9 decks to see if the entertainment is any good and then off to bed. There is a microwave for public use outside the self service restaurant. We had a big tin of Duck Cassoulet we bought in Carcassonne and some French bread and butter.

Once you are in the Ferry queue with a couple of hours to spare you can go out of a turnstile using a Q-code on your boarding pass. (Watched by a security guard). We got our fresh bread that way. It was 20 mins walk to find a shop though. Remember to take all the stuff like microwaveable dishes etc. We have one of those rucksacks that is a cool bag and a picnic set with plates knives and forks, even glasses. A small bottle of frozen water keeps any food/wine chilled and is nice to drink later.

Our caravan was checked by border police at the ferry port both this year and last year for (I presume) stowaways but they never even opened the fridge to check food. They only spent two minutes and were very polite. I think you can leave the EU with those banned goods like cheeses and meat but you can't bring them to the UK. So it's a scoff it on the way job.

The Plymouth destination is also great for us because it's only 60 miles back home to sunny Newquay.

 

[cgtmiles]

Does turning off the interior alarm deactivate the alarm entirely then? I just thought it turned off the interior sensors but I guess if it anti tow too then it does