Peage Toll Tag

[Corbeliere]

blueg33 said:

is that petrol low ethanol? if its marked e10 or e5 its higher ethanol than usual and is not recommended in some engines

No, it's the proper stuff, 95 and 98. E10 is also on the website as a separate fuel.
I use the 98 in my Bentley GT over there all the time. No worries!

[blueg33]

Corbeliere said:

blueg33 said:

is that petrol low ethanol? if its marked e10 or e5 its higher ethanol than usual and is not recommended in some engines

No, it's the proper stuff, 95 and 98. E10 is also on the website as a separate fuel.
I use the 98 in my Bentley GT over there all the time. No worries!

Great - Lotus said I should avoid fuels marked E10 and E5 in Europe.

Driving from Santander to Le Mans so expect to need quite a lot of 98

[Bluebottle911]

Is there an equivalent tag for use on Italian motorways?

[lowdrag]

Been covered a while back:-

http://www.tolltickets.com/country/italy/telepass....

Incidentally, been over the QE bridge a few times now with French plates and not a sausage has happened, despite the prognostications of some PH members. I watched loads of foreign vehicles cross without problems.

[Printertosh]

My mate had a bit of a nightmare going to Le Mans. The battery was running low on his tag (but he didn't realise). It managed to connect on the way into the toll system but then failed by the time he was leaving at the other end and as a result he had to reverse up out of the tag lane and go to a toll booth with no ticket! Anyone who's had a tag for a couple of years might want to consider changing the battery or at least carry a spare with you

[The Leaper]

Had my transponder for 4+ years now. Use it for Le Mans each year, several other trips to France, and give it to friends and family to use as well. It probably gets used maybe 7-8 times a year. No problems so far. However, I'm thinking of sending it back to Sanef UK to get a replacement solely in case the battery is getting low.

I doubt if carrying a spare battery will work: what's the battery, how accessible is it, what will Sanef think if you fiddle with the transponder?

Re your mate, I gather that if you have a non operating transponder you can hand it to the peage person and they will allow you through and you still get the bill as normal.

R

[Magic919]

If you can't get the tag to beep on entering you can grab a ticket. On exit you hand over the tag and the ticket. Important that you don't approach an unattended barrier in case the tag beeps and you exit, thus incurring a huge toll (about 80 Euros on mine).

[Bluebottle911]

lowdrag said:

Been covered a while back:-

http://www.tolltickets.com/country/italy/telepass....

Thanks, I'll take a look at that one.

[lowdrag]

Printertosh said:

My mate had a bit of a nightmare going to Le Mans. The battery was running low on his tag (but he didn't realise). It managed to connect on the way into the toll system but then failed by the time he was leaving at the other end and as a result he had to reverse up out of the tag lane and go to a toll booth with no ticket! Anyone who's had a tag for a couple of years might want to consider changing the battery or at least carry a spare with you

I've posted about this a few times, but I have to say the later (and smaller) télépéage beeps are far better. In fact, I've had it six years and it has not failed at all whereas the old one did let me down on of course a rainy night in winter. Please remember that manned tolls are becoming fewer and fewer, so the chance of being able to pay are very limited. If you do not have it fixed in the windscreen by the way, hold it very still so it can be read by the scanner. If you wave it about it won't work. You can't change the battery yourself, but where there is an office they'll change it for you instantly. There is one at the St. Saturnin/Auchan/Z.I. Nord exit of the A28 coming to Le Mans as an aide for those who come here.

[Pupp]

When you say 'read by the scanner' (you mentioned 'camera' earlier), do you mean the recognition is by optical rather than radio means? I ask as my tag was hopeless on the Le Mans trip, only intermittently being 'read' regardless of positioning and waving. Half expecting an inflated bill; it may even think I'm still between barriers somewhere!

[lowdrag]

Forgive me since I am ancient. Whatever it is that reads the télépéage, that's what I am referring to. I've had the same problem when in either of the classics, and only learned by trial and error that it only seems to work when held still. And I learned that by going to the office at the Auchan exit to complain only to be informed that I should hold it very still!

[Magic919]

It's not optical unless you hand it over at a barrier.

[DJFish]

turbo-ww said:

Had one for several years now and it's great.

Be aware of the Frenchie Game:

Ah the stupid English is obviously unaware of what this lane is. So I will drive 3mm from his bumper and get really cross when he tries to reverse out.

Just remember to look in your mirror as you drive through. The disappointment on Frenchie's face is usually a picture

Never leave home without one!
They make driving through France a doddle and the locals really do keep an eye on any non French cars just to see if you've made a balls up, I even found myself doing it....

They save a lot of time on busy days....often find the same faster cars blatting past again after you've undertaken them at the tolls.

[niva441]

Bit of a thread resurrection, but hopefully the right place to ask the question.

As the fuel crisis seems to have disappeared I'm planning my taking my 38A Range Rover. Does anyone know whether the toll tag works alright behind its heated windscreen elements?

Normally I'd use the large black area on the screen, but it isn't very large on the Range Rover. I'm thinking there is no other place to put it other than at the top beside the mirror.

Thanks

Todd

[surveyor]

niva441 said:

Bit of a thread resurrection, but hopefully the right place to ask the question.

As the fuel crisis seems to have disappeared I'm planning my taking my 38A Range Rover. Does anyone know whether the toll tag works alright behind its heated windscreen elements?

Normally I'd use the large black area on the screen, but it isn't very large on the Range Rover. I'm thinking there is no other place to put it other than at the top beside the mirror.

Thanks

Todd

Works there on our l322

[blueg33]

Keep tag handy and wav e it out the window

[Magic919]

Heated screens are not a problem. Athermic screens cause problems.

[The Leaper]

Son and I go to Le Mans most years sometimes in my car sometimes in his Range Rover. He also goes to France for holidays in his RR. I have a tag and we both have a tag holder in our vehicles. He has never had a problem with the position of the tag and he has it close to the nearside of his rear view mirror. I think his is placed close to or in the shaded black area of the screen. In my car it is definitely within the shaded area despite Sanef saying it should not be.

R.

[Magic919]

[niva441]

Thanks for the quick responses everyone.

Unfortunately the shaded area on the 38a Range Rover is only just larger than the mirror plinth. So it looks like I'll be hoping that it works, but be ready to hold it outside the car.