A lane metre describes one metre of length in a vehicle lane. Ferry operators use length-based measures as part of capacity and commercial planning, with the exact usable arrangement depending on the vessel.
Two vehicles with similar total length may still have different height, width or loading restrictions. A length measure alone does not establish that they can be placed safely on a particular deck.
A car and trailer require a different amount of space from the car alone. Length is useful for booking calculations, but width, height, clearance and the vessel’s loading arrangement still matter in operation. Treat a length-based booking check as one input to the process, not as a visual deck plan or permission to load a particular lane.
In configured Travelmanager ferry setups, required vehicle length is checked separately from passenger availability. Visual lane assignment and specialist loading rules need their own confirmed scope.
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