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Hitchhikers can get over manage to cross the channel for free because drivers might only pay for their vehicle vehicles and up to nine persons go for free a cerain amount of passenger (usually four) with a car and two with a lorry – additional persons pay like footpassengers. Keep in mind that the free place on the ferry with a Car Driver are not a golden rule and these are often due to long lasting promotion by the ferry company (P&O usually). If you are searching for a lift you often have to tell people about this possibility first – otherwise they often don't take you with them just because they think it's too complicated or they'll have to pay...This passenger rule does not apply for [[The Channel Tunnel]], which might reveal a better option beforehand!

To get a lift to France, you may prefer to stop at [[Maidstone Services ]] on the M20, where you have the possibility to talk to trucks that might be crossing. Many more trucks stop at Ashford Truckstop on the M20, but there is security here and if they see you asking for lifts they will tell you to leave.

If you end up in reached Dover town it usually works eventually if you stand at one of without a ride over the Channel, your best option will simply be to try to hitch a trucker upstream (or possibly a car driver) upstream the arrival to the bus stops on harbour. This can reveal a hardous experience as the main seaside road with leading to the Port is narrowed, without shoulder and under a sign constant traffic. Added to this, it is prohibited to hitch on the Port property (everything beyond the ''Port of Dover Authority'' Sign), the police is quite cooperative and will simply kindly request that says France. If youdon're really stuck t continue on the property though you can also try may talk to people at the Western Docks, there Travel Centre without any problem. The following problem is a truck park that less and less car does stop at the Travel Centre as many booking are done electronically inside the Port Property where drivers carrying certain types of goods or from outside the EU have to stop to complete some paperworkfoot pedestrian can not access.

Do not accept So once in Dover, the potential hitching spots before the port property would be the following:- It is possible to simply stand directly at the rail of the last Roundabout leading into the port, it is before the port property and you stand at the height of a lift with anyone offering to take truck driver whom can see you to clearly and can pull aside just in front of the Port Police building after the entrance Roundabout.- It can also usually works out if you stand at one of the Channel Tunnelbus stops on the main seaside road with a sign that says France. ThereIf you's nowhere where re really stuck you can stand and hitchalso try at the Western Docks, there is a truck park where drivers carrying certain types of goods or from outside the EU have to stop to complete some paperwork.

Near [[Calais]] , there is a huge lorry park with great possibilities for hitchhikersto continue their journey once the crossing is done!