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Types of vehicles

Our vehicle decks are rather large so height restrictions aren't really an issue with any of the vehicle types below. We ask that you simply provide us with the correct length information so we can allow sufficient space.

If your vehicle type is not listed below please contact our customer services team for a quote.

0800 844 844

Car

Less than 5.5m

Covers, but is not limited to the following vehicle types: sedan, hatch-back, coupe, sports car/convertible, people-mover, station wagon, SUV or an off-roader, classic car, 4x4.

Car - longer than 5.5m

Covers, but is not limited to the following vehicle types: sedan, coupe, sports car/convertible, people-mover, station wagon, SUV or an off-roader, limousine, classic car, 4x4.

Ute

Less than 5.5m

Covers, but is not limited to the following: flat deck, extended cab and double cab utility vehicles, 4x4.

Longer than 5.5m Covers, but is not limited to the following: flat deck, extended cab and double cab utility vehicles, 4x4.

Van

Less than 5.5m

Covers, but is not limited to the following: both semi-bonnet/front-wheels forward and forward control/cab forward vans.

Longer than 5.5mCovers, but is not limited to the following: both semi-bonnet/front-wheels forward and forward control/cab forward vans, long wheel base.

Campervan

Select this category if you are travelling in a campervan or a van which has been converted to include sleeping accommodation. Campervans are generally no larger than a standard van and sometimes contain limited toilet or kitchen facilities.

Motorhome

Includes house buses, motorhomes shaped like a bus or motorhomes built on a "cutaway van" chassis. This category of vehicle typically has a double or queen bed in the rear or above the drivers cab, living area behind the driver's seat, and a toilet and kitchen area in the middle.

5th Wheeler

Includes travel trailers that can only be towed by a truck/ute, as the trailer sits on a hitch in the truck bed. Please enter the total length of your ute +travel trailer as it measures when it is hitched.

Motorbike

Covers motorcycles with 2 wheels and mopeds. Please note, we class power-assisted pedal cycles as bicycles which can be added as an extra later on in the booking process.

Trike or sidecar

Covers motorbikes with one wheel at the front and two wheels at the rear and motorbikes with two wheels at the front and one wheel at the rear. This category also covers motorbikes with sidecars i.e. a car, box or other receptacle attached to the side of a motorcycle which is supported by a wheel.

Light truck

Covers trucks less than 2 tonnes in weight and up to 6 metres in length. For trucks exceeding these limits please contact our freight team on 0800 162 322.

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Types of towing

Our vehicle decks are rather large so height restrictions aren't really an issue with any of the vehicle types below. We ask that you simply provide us with the correct length information so we can allow sufficient space.

Please note if you are travelling with livestock you will need to book via our freight office by calling 0800 162 322 or emailing freight@strait.co.nz

Towed Car

Covers, but is not limited to the following vehicle types: sedan, hatch-back, coupe, sports car/convertible, people-mover, station wagon, SUV or an off-roader, classic car, 4x4.

Caravan

A vehicle equipped for living in, typically towed by a car.

Trailer

A trailer connected to any vehicle including a motorbike. Trailers under 2m in length are charged as 2m.

Boat

A trailer designed to launch, retrieve and carry boats.

Be in to win a $200 Bluebridge Ferry voucher!

Head to the Hurricanes Facebook page and tell us which you think is longer; the Strait Feronia or the Hurricanes home Turf at Sky Stadium (across the longest length). You could win a $200 travel voucher. Comp closes 10am 10 July 2020

Bluebridge Strait Feronia Ship in Wellington Harbour

Be in to Win!

Head to the Hurricanes Facebook Page to enter and you could win a $200 Bluebridge Cook Strait ferries travel voucher!

Prize Draw Terms and conditions

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  1. The prize draw runs from 6 July to 10am 10 July 2020 NZST.
  2. To enter you must comment on the relevant post on the Hurricanes Facebook page and tell us what you think is longer; The Strait Feronia or the turf at Sky Stadium. Only one entry per person is accepted. By entering you agree to be bound by and comply with these terms and conditions.
  3. This competition is open to all followers of the Hurricanes Facebook page. Employees and contractors of StraitNZ and Hurricanes Investments Limited Partnership and their immediate families, and employees of StraitNZ and Hurricanes Investments Limited Partnership agencies are ineligible to enter.
  4. Everyone who comments on the competition post with their guess will go into a draw to win the prize.
  5. There will only be one winner drawn.
  6. The prize is a $200 Bluebridge travel voucher.
  7. The winner will be notified by private message on Facebook on 10 July 2020. If the winner doesn't reply on Facebook by 8am on 14 July, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and draw a replacement winner.
  8. Decisions in relation to this competition are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  9. We reserve the right to use the prize winners' name and photograph for publicity purposes.
  10. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook or any other Social Network.
  11. We reserve the right to cancel or extend this competition at any time by posting a notice on our Facebook page.
  12. When collecting personal information Bluebridge complies with the Privacy Act 1993.

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