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Drive-Alive: the place for everything about taking your car to Europe. Ferry news; route planning; driving tips; hotels; holiday homes; offers and booking.

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Another flash sale from Brittany Ferries, this on the popular Portsmouth Caen route. 20% off but must book by July 5th: tidd.ly/3CUhUNr
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Brittany Ferries have 20% off summer sailings to Spain but only until June 22nd so be quick! tidd.ly/42OxW62
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We've just updated our page of petrol and diesel prices in Europe. They've shot up everywhere - no surprise. UK joins Norway with most expensive diesel and is 4th dearest for petrol. Check out the prices at drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_price…
Not happy about using P&O Ferries? DFDS Ferries drive-alive.co.uk/ferries/df… and Irish Ferries drive-alive.co.uk/ferries/ir… both have Dover Calais crossings.
Hopefully we can go abroad this year. Is self-drive camping the safest way to do it? How about camping with Eurocamp? Drive-Alive's teamed up with them and they've got some great special offers, but only for this week until Feb 3rd. Have a look drive-alive.co.uk/camping/in… 😎
A new ferry operator between Dover and Calais - Irish Ferries! With long-established routes in the Irish Sea, Irish Ferries has joined P&O Ferries and DFDS to offer competitive rates and a bit of luxury for the short crossing between England and France. drive-alive.co.uk/ferries/ir…
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Ever optimistic, we've just updated our list of petrol and diesel prices in Europe. Check out where fuel is cheapest and hope we can drive there soon! drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_price…
Today world leaders begin their negotiations at #COP26. Four youth activists from Namibia, Uganda, Mexico & Bangladesh have defied all odds & are sailing to the UN climate summit to hold world leaders to account. They demand a seat at the table #MAPA
Did you know you don't need a Green Card to drive in the EU? A good result! See drive-alive.co.uk/driving/gr…
How difficult is it to take your car to Europe? Not very, thankfully. We'll soon be putting up a page with all you need to know, so make sure you follow us.
From Sunday 8 August France joins the Government’s amber list, joining Spain and most of Europe, so no need to quarantine upon returning. Visit our website drive-alive.co.uk/ferries/in… to see which ferry companies sail where and when, with links to book direct. Summer's not over yet!
Sadly 😕 we don't think many of you will be taking a driving holiday in Europe any time soon. But if you can, we've just updated our chart of prices for petrol and diesel in Europe drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_price…
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Fines for drivers who attempt to pass through motorway péage tolls without paying have been made five times higher in France, increasing to €375 per infraction compared to the previous €75 connexionfrance.com/French-n…
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Wish you were on board Brittany Ferries heading for France or Spain? Sadly not much chance of that at the moment, except Portsmouth Caen. Check their plans going forward and their rules re cancellation flexibility drive-alive.co.uk/ferries/br…
It seems that many of your are hoping to drive to Europe later in the year. Our two most visited pages are the route planner drive-alive.co.uk/route_plan… and the page comparing petrol and diesel prices drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_price…. Where do you hope to go?
Sadly P&O Ferries have stopped the Hull to Zeebrugge crossing. But Hull to Totterdam still goes drive-alive.co.uk/ferries/pa…
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Do you need a Green Card to drive in Europe now the Brexit Transition period is ended? Find out on our updated page: drive-alive.co.uk/driving/gr…
Starting to think you might be able to take that driving holiday in Europe in 2021? We regularly update our page showing petrol and diesel prices in Europe. Latest update now live drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_price…
Christmas cheer for students and parents travelling between Britain and Ireland/Northern Ireland for Xmas! Students in a car with an adult go free with P&O ferries Liverpool Dublin and Cairnryan Larne. Visit drive-alive.co.uk/ferries/pa… Drive-Alive to book and view T&Cs
Hope you enjoyed the wake-up call this morning @BorisJohnson. Polluting cars and vans are responsible for around one-fifth of carbon emissions in the UK - it’s time you phase out new polluting vehicles by 2030. #FastTrackTo2030 secure.greenpeace.org.uk/203…