Dartford toll free-flow system...(and increased payments)
Discussion
djstevec said:
Eleven said:
djstevec said:
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k and bks....forgot to pay for my crossing on Sat afternoon. I guess paying this morning is too late to avoid being stiffed for £35?
I'd try and see what happens.k and bks....forgot to pay for my crossing on Sat afternoon. I guess paying this morning is too late to avoid being stiffed for £35?
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/extra-ch... - no indication of how long they might continue to hold off though.
In fact has anybody on here been stiffed with one of these yet? - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa...
Red Devil said:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/extra-ch... - no indication of how long they might continue to hold off though.
Translating that it's probably more a case of the system can't cope with the amount of non payments so please pay up. Steve57 said:
anyone registered and not had the payment taken? i have three vans on an account, we dont use it very often but handy incase we do. i have used it once myself and the payment has been taken, another driver used it a few weeks ago and the payment still hasnt been taken.
Yup, back in December.Drove our filthy, mucky X-Trail over the crossing one evening to Thurrock, came home the same day.
Couple of days later, I was outside washing my car and noticed the X-Trail was so dirty, the headlights were almost opaque. I gave them a quick wipe down, and the numberplate while I was there. Later the same day, we used it to cross northbound again to go to Stratford, but came home via Blackwall.
I've only been charged the single northbound trip that was made after cleaning the plates, so from now on, I think I'll just let them stay dirty
Steve57 said:
anyone registered and not had the payment taken? i have three vans on an account, we dont use it very often but handy incase we do. i have used it once myself and the payment has been taken, another driver used it a few weeks ago and the payment still hasnt been taken.
Well, I did !!Went over and back in December, got my December and January month end crossing histories and nothing on there, checked again today, and all crossings I've made since opening the account have gone on there.
Certainly took their time to allocate the crossings to my account !!
Wonder what would have happened if all my crossing hit my account at once and there wasn't enough money in there to cover it? I've set up a low fund warning but if theres a chance they are sticking through 4 or 5 crossings in one go ??
I've been through the Dartford crossing on 4 seperate days, paid each day on line when I've got home. The Website for payment is a complete and utter mess. Quite how something so awful could be written in the first place beats me, and considering the had months of notice they had, it's a bloody disgrace. When I checked my payments against journies made, payments were missing, payments were allocated to the wrong journey. It took a call the Tunnel Operators to check that all my payments had been allocated correctly. So it makes me wonder how those who don't pay on time are being processed. Should've made the dam crossing free as was originally promised.
The new system hasn't helped anti-clockwise queues through the tunnel especially during the evening rush hour. The last 2 nights it's taken me about an hour and a half to get from junction 4 to the tolls. And tonight is looking as bad.
I don't think we can blame the tolls though as it's been ok up to this week. My guess is that it being half term loads of people are making their way to/from Bluewater and Lakeside.
Roll on next week!!
I don't think we can blame the tolls though as it's been ok up to this week. My guess is that it being half term loads of people are making their way to/from Bluewater and Lakeside.
Roll on next week!!
The Tunnel Staff have also decided to pull every 10 plus car transporter as "suddenly" they class them as a abnormal load.
So that's 43 quid every single time a full 10 car truck goes through the tunnel. Someones Xmas bonus is going to be bigger this year.
Bet that's not helping the traffic flow, considering the amount of cars in Sheerness etc etc.
So that's 43 quid every single time a full 10 car truck goes through the tunnel. Someones Xmas bonus is going to be bigger this year.
Bet that's not helping the traffic flow, considering the amount of cars in Sheerness etc etc.
We set up an account for the works van, we cross two or four times a week and have only been charged 4 times since the beginning of December; there are funds in the account, the plate is in standard font, position and is reasonable clean...
Edited by JustinF on Tuesday 24th February 14:53
JustinF said:
We set up an account for the works van, we cross two or four times a week and have only been charged 4 times since the beginning of December; there are funds in the account, the plate is in standard font, position and is reasonable clean...
Same here, registered a hire vehicle in Jan and I have made numerous journeys and they haven't taken a penny out of the account.Edited by JustinF on Tuesday 24th February 14:53
Humpy D said:
Have just come back from 2 weeks holiday, used the crossing twice yesterday and once today but neither crossing is showing on my account.
Anybody else found this?
It's probably a bit too soon for it to show on your account. Either that or you'll be receiving a PCN even though you have an account! Anybody else found this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
GUMBALL427 said:
stephen300o said:
Can they read black number plates?
I was wondering this myself too.Has anyone been through with Black number plates???
Sean
Humpy D said:
Have just come back from 2 weeks holiday, used the crossing twice yesterday and once today but neither crossing is showing on my account.
Anybody else found this?
Did you cross during chargeable hours? I've always found the crossings are billed to my account within a day.Anybody else found this?
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