Zero stars for Eurostar
About the campaign
In 2015, Eurostar decreed that anyone wanting to take their bike with them on the service would have to dismantle and box up it up from the beginning of November that year.
Cycling UK shared the alarm of cyclists across Europe, knowing only too well that dismantling and boxing up your bike can be a major headache.
So, together with the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), we fought back with our online, multi-lingual action ‘Zero Stars for Eurostar’.
Some 9,500 signatures later, along with summit talks, Eurostar completely backed down on 13 November 2015.
We couldn’t have done this without our supporters, ECF and cycling bodies on both sides of the Channel, not to mention Andrew Gilligan London’s Cycling Commissioner, the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling (now for both cycling and walking), and the Mayors of London and Paris, Boris Johnson and Anne Hidalgo.
Since then, Cycling UK has kept in contact with Eurostar, flagging up any further problems and updating cyclists on the prevailing arrangements – for example, pandemic-related disruptions to Eurostar’s oversized luggage service which affected people planning their cycling holidays abroad.
Together with the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), we fought back with our online, multi-lingual action ‘Zero Stars for Eurostar’
