Fairings and ferries

[Midge]

Went over on the Bluebridge ferry from wellington to get my self to CHCH last Wednesday, did the normal things stropped down the bike and went up for a quick nap only when i came down i noticed they had all been tightened a lil and a extra 1 put on. I thought ok fair enough someone was just helping well that was until i was 5 mins outta picton when a truck went by and my right fairing musta grown a liking to it cos it followed suit. Well as you could imagine i wasn't really happy and on closer inspection they had cracked my front fairing which caused the left little plastic joins to snap off and all of the right side in turn having it ripped off completely. HAHA not really cool at all.

Any how i rang them up and spoke to couple of people that had really good customer service skills and made me reconsider my initial thought of ever going on there again.

Has anyone else had bad experiences on the cook straight ferries??

[skidMark]

Hang on, what does a truck have to do with the extra tie down?

[Boob Johnson]

Hang on, what does a truck have to do with the extra tie down?

Jesus Sparky it aint that hard to follow the story


The truck went by & im guessing the gust of wind normally associated with such a mass was enough to displace the fairing

[skidMark]

Jesus Sparky it aint that hard to follow the story


The truck went by & im guessing the gust of wind normally associated with such a mass was enough to displace the fairing

Oh click 5 mins OUT of picton, i thought he meant as in 5 minutes away from stopping in picton, as in still in the ferry and he came back nad it was broken.

My bad half asleep.

As you were...

[AllanB]

Been a few years, but the last time I took a bike over it was made clear than it was my responsibility to strap the bike down and they would not touch it at all. If they were worried why not make an announcement on the PA system and you could go down and check it out.

I'd be seriously pissed.

Check their fine print as well - they probably have a arse-covering clause in there.

[skidMark]

Been a few years, but the last time I took a bike over it was made clear than it was my responsibility to strap the bike down and they would not touch it at all. If they were worried why not make an announcement on the PA system and you could go down and check it out.

I'd be seriously pissed.

Check their fine print as well - they probably have a arse-covering clause in there.

Yeah they probably have something saying they can strap it down some more is they see there is a danger it could fall and damage another vehicle or some crap.

[Disco Dan]

When I used it, they pointed me to the bike park and said "straps over there" and walked off.

Luckily there was another dude on a bike whom had been over before and gave me a few pointers!

[awayatc]

I feel for you, but they have themselves fully covered:

The smallprint:

Securing ropes
For the purpose of reducing the likelihood of loss or damage during carriage the Carrier may use lashings or securing chains or ropes to stabilise or secure any vehicle or other Property. The Carrier is not liable for any loss or damage to a vehicle or other Property, or to anyattachment or fitting on any vehicle or other Property, if that loss or damage is caused by the chafing or moving of lashings or securing chains or ropes which have been attached by the Carrier in a manner reasonably calculated to ensure that any loss or damage resulting from carriage is minimised. In attaching or fitting lashings or security chains or ropes, the Carrier is not required to take into account the special requirements of any vehicle or Property. Any special requirements will only be catered for at the discretion of the Carrier and by prior arrangement

Basicly the ferries accept NO liability ever in regards to damage to your vehicle.......Many many vehicles have been declared a total loss and towed off the ferry, after a rough crossing....racehorses destroyed etc....

It is not the first time something like this comes up, maybe KB should make its users aware of the dangers of crossing Cook Strait....Talk to your insurance BEFORE you cross please.....

[skidMark]

I feel for you, but they have themselves fully covered:

The smallprint:

Securing ropes
For the purpose of reducing the likelihood of loss or damage during carriage the Carrier may use lashings or securing chains or ropes to stabilise or secure any vehicle or other Property. The Carrier is not liable for any loss or damage to a vehicle or other Property, or to anyattachment or fitting on any vehicle or other Property, if that loss or damage is caused by the chafing or moving of lashings or securing chains or ropes which have been attached by the Carrier in a manner reasonably calculated to ensure that any loss or damage resulting from carriage is minimised. In attaching or fitting lashings or security chains or ropes, the Carrier is not required to take into account the special requirements of any vehicle or Property. Any special requirements will only be catered for at the discretion of the Carrier and by prior arrangement

Basicly the ferries accept NO liability ever in regards to damage to your vehicle.......Many many vehicles have been declared a total loss and towed off the ferry, after a rough crossing....racehorses destroyed etc....

It is not the first time something like this comes up, maybe KB should make its users aware of the dangers of crossing Cook Strait....Talk to your insurance BEFORE you cross please.....

Well personally i would take towels to protect between fairing and tie down. and probably a few of my own straps.

You do have to tie them down right though. ie load up the front suspension.

[awayatc]

Well personally i would take towels to protect between fairing and tie down. and probably a few of my own straps.

You do have to tie them down right though. ie load up the front suspension.

You can indeed limited the damage that way for your average crossings.....
However it has happened more then once that the Railway carriages themselves fell over....
Big trucks toppled,...and start sliding into other vehicles that start sliding into....(you get the drift?)
And then unfortunately the only way things get off the ferry is by towtruck...with the help of some big cranes....

[Disco Dan]

Choose a nice calm day?

[bully]

on a ute, i use a tie down bra, it pulls down on the grips and goes over fairings. maybe its what you need, oxford has them i think.

[MIXONE]

Your own tiedowns are a must.After that it's in the hands of the gods.Seagods that is.
I've crossed heaps of times and the only time I suffered any vehicle damage was when my bike was in the back of a furniture removal truck.

[skidMark]

You can indeed limited the damage that way for your average crossings.....
However it has happened more then once that the Railway carriages themselves fell over....
Big trucks toppled,...and start sliding into other vehicles that start sliding into....(you get the drift?)
And then unfortunately the only way things get off the ferry is by towtruck...with the help of some big cranes....

i think they need to build a railway bridge across cook straight au

Or like...

A bridge, that like, cars can use. and trucks and motorbikes etc.

[Biggles2000]

Had somthing like this happen to me. Picked up my new car from Auckland and going home the lovely seamen on the ferry wrapped a chain through the mag wheels and tightened the thing up.
Get the damage fixed and take them to the small claims court. The small claims court will determine a fair settelment. The ferry operator can not contract out of being stupid.