Cook Strait ferries costs for bike camping trailers?

**Catweazle** · 31st December 2007, 13:27

Does anyone know the extra cost and/or options on the ferries for a little camping trailer towed behind a motorcycle? I see Bluebridge have separate rates for motorbike and motorbikes with sidecars. Do any of the ferry companies have a rate for a motorbike camping trailer only one metre wide? I don't want to pay the rate for a small car trailer if there is a cheaper option.

**Zukin** · 31st December 2007, 13:36

I would be tempted to book as a motorcycle
And just turn up

**Swoop** · 31st December 2007, 13:40

A trailer is definately NOT a sidecar...

**Hitcher** · 31st December 2007, 18:18

Ring. Them. Up. And. Ask.

**merv** · 31st December 2007, 20:45

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Ring. Them. Up. And. Ask.

Sounds like good advice - the old fashioned way, talk to someone.

**Zukin** · 1st January 2008, 00:49

Oh and make sure you take some money on board with you
As we know the Interislander doesn't have any service so you wont get free coffee there aye Mr Hitcher

**Catweazle** · 1st January 2008, 07:48

I will ring them but since none of the operators seem to have bike camping trailers on their tariff schedules I suspect I will get a different answer from every booking clerk that I talk to. I am hoping to get some background information from other members as to what they may have done in the past so that when I ring and make a booking I will have some ammunition to ensure they don't just charge me the full price for a car trailer. The Bluebridge bike and sidecar tariff seems to be a benchmark - my bike and trailer side by side would be about the same size.

**xwhatsit** · 1st January 2008, 11:50

Well it's not that much bigger than a sidecar, is it? If I were the booking clerk I'd do it at the sidecar price. Seems only fair.

**crazybigal** · 9th January 2008, 10:03

i would just turn up, whats the worst that can happen!

Originally Posted by Catweazle

Does anyone know the extra cost and/or options on the ferries for a little camping trailer towed behind a motorcycle? I see Bluebridge have separate rates for motorbike and motorbikes with sidecars. Do any of the ferry companies have a rate for a motorbike camping trailer only one metre wide? I don't want to pay the rate for a small car trailer if there is a cheaper option.