the_kitty Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Thats very true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I like the Tesco Steam Packet range, I particularly like their spinach in a cream sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Tesco Shipping - sail the Irish sea on our micro waves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Not many of them in the Irish Sea, me old mucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Is there any history of Tesco buying up other haulage/travel businesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhoon Boy Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 IF there is any truth at all in this, could it be the company that ships all of Tescos goods around Britain, ie WA Developments, owners of Eddie Stobart. They are based in Carlisle and own the airport there, along with the football club etc. Would seem a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskeat Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Tesco are trying to buy guaranteed all yeay round cargo space only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 That puts a bit more realism in the rumour for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 This time, two years ago, I was the driver that collected the trailers for Tesco from the docks twice a day. They never had any problems getting space on the boat, sometimes they had 10 trailers per crossing. The steam packet has recently put prices up and one of their dodges is that 'doublebanked' trailers had to pay per trailer, ie; trailer with one on top = two trailers. This will only increase prices on the island and do no favours for the ordinary people. Consider this, Tesco, 10 trailers across, 10 trailers returned, double bubble for the steamy! A deal which guarantees an amount of trailers per day could lead to shortages in the shop, unless they block book and sell the excess when there is one? Also, when space is limited what happens to all the regular freight, that is everything else that the island needs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Christ SP are thieving fuckers, charging twice for a trailer, What happens if you box up the trailer on top of the other, does it then become the trailer's load and not another trailer? I have never heard of anything so fucking daft in my life.....Office of fair trading anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Clearly the private equity house that bought the Steam packet thought they could squeeze more money out of it than the last lot. The obvious way of doing this (in a monopoly situation) is by putting the squeeze on your customers. I think this monopoly situation needs to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 There have always been height restrictions and supplements for overheightl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskeat Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Christ SP are thieving fuckers, charging twice for a trailer, What happens if you box up the trailer on top of the other, does it then become the trailer's load and not another trailer? Because you bring an artic in full from the UK does not give you the right to have it sent back for free. But what is daft is to charge a company twice for piggy backing trailers away I have never heard of anything so fucking daft in my life.....Office of fair trading anyone? Shareholders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Is the Ben a single deck ship or does it have one of those decks on hydraulic ramps? I can understand the surcharge if they have two decks but surely, if there's only the one, they're just taking the piss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haX0red_Account Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 don't know about the ben's deck but a bit more detail on the issue was lobbed in by mcb in a lucid moment down here...summary quality down, cost up. i don't expect to see stuff improve soon with the racket..might buy some shares in macquarie tho! http://www.manxforums.com/forums/index.php...mp;hl=macquarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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