Strapping nightmare
Hi, Just returned from ferry crossing from Hull to Rotterdam, absolute nightmare, the straps provided were new but too short, all the bikes were kept together in a section wide enough for one car, they then had straps running from one side to the other with buckles on for your straps to fasten to, the problem being when you hook your straps into the cross straps, no matter how tight you make them, there is still slack in the cross strap, also other bikes use the same cross straps as well, so if theirs goes over, so does yours, the bikes are also parked in twos, giving no room to work on putting your straps on, one guy had his mirror knocked off, I had to wait until the guy behind, moved his bike before I could undo my straps.
I made sure that I purchased long straps for the trip back, and made sure that my bike was central, on its side stand, in 1st gear, with one supplied strap on the cross strap, and my four straps directly into the deck.
Not ideal, Ill be using the tunnel again from now on !
|