2 or 3 bikes in a van, with one of them owned by the van driver, will be fine even if he is on his own. You will likely be asked several times whether you own one of the bikes, and whether you are a commercial carrier (say no!). I even got asked how much cash I was carrying! ("Not as much as I'd like" was my reply:-) )
If you don't mind driving, the Portsmouth St Malo ferry worked out as fast and cheaper than Santander for me, sleeping in my van and avoiding most French toll roads, and the customs guy was much more relaxed than the Santander ones too. (They required much more explanation of my intentions before waving me through. The St Malo guy just said "If you're emigrating you'll have to pay duty on those" and wished me bonne route!
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