And bike shops in French ports reported British tourists buying scores of cycles so they could get a ferry ticket. The rush began after ferries sold out of tickets for walk-on passengers - but had some left for those with cars or on bikes Antoine Benarrouche, in Dunkirk, said: "Brits are storming our bike shop, desperate for any model to be allowed on board. "We are nearly sold out. We have never sold so many bikes in one day."
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And bike shops in French ports reported British tourists buying scores of cycles so they could get a ferry ticket.
The rush began after ferries sold out of tickets for walk-on passengers - but had some left for those with cars or on bikes Antoine Benarrouche, in Dunkirk, said: "Brits are storming our bike shop, desperate for any model to be allowed on board.
"We are nearly sold out. We have never sold so many bikes in one day."