jerzybondov
Montreal
- Joined
- 27 Apr 2015
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I already knew that small cars paid a bit less on the Eurotunnel (my Mini for example gets a lower rate than a standard hatchback/SUV), but recently found out that Eurotunnel apply an indiscriminate tax to *all* Porsche models, modern and classic, on the grounds they're "either too low or too wide" for the ordinary carriages and need to go into the lorry carriage. So they pay above and beyond 'normal' cars, whether you're in a Macan or a 924, neither one of which is hardly a ground hugging, arch splitting monster.
What a load of absolute hoopla. I've had much wider and lower sports cars on the ordinary chunnel tracks than my 996 - but yet you still have to pay the Porsche tax as soon as you put in the numberplate.
There is, as always, a workaround. But felt this was a bit cheeky. Yes, some 911s are low and wide (and the option to take the lorry carriage should be made available of course). But not all. And certainly not all Porsches.
Rant over
What a load of absolute hoopla. I've had much wider and lower sports cars on the ordinary chunnel tracks than my 996 - but yet you still have to pay the Porsche tax as soon as you put in the numberplate.
There is, as always, a workaround. But felt this was a bit cheeky. Yes, some 911s are low and wide (and the option to take the lorry carriage should be made available of course). But not all. And certainly not all Porsches.
Rant over
