article_snippet.sent: This is the moment that a French coach was forced to perform a U-turn on a river slipway in Dartmouth, Devon .
article_snippet.sent: Tourists and locals enjoying the sunshine at Dartmouth gathered to watch as the coach, owned by French operator Sovetours, was turned back when it tried to board the ferry on the Kingswear side of the River Dart.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesman for the Dartmouth Higher Ferry company confirmed that a French coach was too big to be allowed to cross.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesman for the Dartmouth Higher Ferry company said 'Triple-axle coaches are not permitted to use the ferry on the Kingswear side of the River Dart as Triple-axle coaches are usually overweight. '
article_snippet.sent: The ferry service between Dartmouth and Kingswear  costs £4.70 for cars and 50p for foot passengers for a single journey.
article_snippet.sent: The ferry service between Dartmouth and Kingswear   clearly states on the firm's website that they are unable to carry triple-axie coaches.
article_snippet.sent: the driver was turned back after trying to take a ferry to cross the River Dart in Dartmouth, Devon  (file picture of River Dart in Dartmouth)
highlights_snippet.sent: French owned Sovetours coach turned back from boarding ferry in Devon .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Bus full of tourists had wanted to cross the River Dart in Dartmouth .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Ferry bosses say coach was too big to be allowed to cross river .
  