September 12, 2000 Crossing the Channel to France or Belgium may now prove the easiest way to fill-up with petrol according to fast ferry operator, Hoverspeed. It’s business as usual for cross-Channel travellers to France as a week long protest by French lorry drivers and farmers came to an end at the weekend. With the protests spreading across the Channel, now is the ideal time to exercise a little entente cordiale on a day-trip to France or Belgium to fill-up with cheaper petrol! Thanks to a flexible route network, which includes services to Calais, Boulogne and Dieppe in France, as well as Ostend in Belgium, Hoverspeed was largely unaffected by a succession of disputes in France over the past month. Indeed, Hoverspeed was instrumental in helping many stranded British holidaymakers by diverting them to unaffected ports such as Dieppe, and the Belgian port of Ostend. Now, Hoverspeed is expecting a cross-Channel dash for petrol as supplies dwindle in the UK. Hoverspeed reports that road blocks throughout Northern France have now been lifted, and fuel supplies have returned to normal, making a quick trip across the Channel the ideal way to escape the UK’s looming fuel crisis!Press Release Media contact: Nick Stevens, Public Relations Manager Telephone: (01304) 865170 |