What happens if you cross the Severn Bridge but have no cash
Discussion
jamiebae said:
sniff diesel said:
Jonny671 said:
sniff diesel said:
Out of interest with the Dartford crossing now being free overnight, why don't they just leave the barriers up? Seems a bit daft to stop every car, then raise the barriers for them. Shirley it would save a lot of energy not having to raise and lower the barriers, plus the reduced congestion and emmissions from the cars having to stop and accelerate away again.
Probably as a speed thing, rather than people just shooting through at 70mph 
grumpy said:
hman said:
yup, another one here who got escorted back to england to go to a cashpoint as the useless booth operators havent got a card facility at the welsh border.
Idiots.
They shut ll the barriers, a pickup truck comes out, escorts you onto the opposite carriageway, back you go to a cashpoint near a railway station.
So effectively I go over the bridge twice but only pay once, which ever way you look at it I win a free trip over the bridge.
Silly really..
How are the toll booth operators idiots? They don't make the rules. Blame the French who operate the bridge in league with the government.Idiots.
They shut ll the barriers, a pickup truck comes out, escorts you onto the opposite carriageway, back you go to a cashpoint near a railway station.
So effectively I go over the bridge twice but only pay once, which ever way you look at it I win a free trip over the bridge.
Silly really..
I have a friend that works on the tolls and she has to put up with morons who can't read the clearly visible signs and then try to blame everyone else for their own stupidity when they are not let through "for free".
Then there are the people who "don't have any money" , until they realise that they will "turned around" and then miraculousy find they have, "just enough" funny that isn't it?
As for people using mobile phones, have you noticed the concrete barriers? how would you like to be sat in a box in the middle of a 50mph road hoping people will stop? I would like to think that driver would have 100% concentration when approaching little old me sat in my box. So you admit to using your mobile while driving do you and what would your name be?
A few years ago before the barriers were installed an unmanned booth was destroyed. Oh yes, that's the reason for the 50 limit by the way. Watch out for the camera van that's on the fly-over just before the bridge.
A free trip only counts if you manage to get past the turn around fly-over.
"Idiots", not the toll collectors my friend.
Go crack one out and get over yourself , loser.
Isnt it boyo.
Edited by hman on Monday 11th May 22:22
For info: This is the location of the nearest cash point - I work very close to it, so know it well.
If you want to annoy the toll operators (and the people in the queue behind you) pay by cheque, or even better, Euro - that REALLY pisses them off.
Also, if you pay by using the cash bins, always check the return change thing, quite often you'll get quite a bit of change, helping reduce the cost of the next one
Obviously, goes without saying, boot it the hell off the line, but mind out, the Police often sit and wait to see who goes nuts, and often haul them off into Magor services...
One last note, as SOON as you get off the bridge (i.e. onto land) slow right back to 70: The Scamera Van that often sits there has a perfect line of site all the way in, and also looks for those who miss the 50 mph limit (sensible limit IMHO) on the way in...
If you want to annoy the toll operators (and the people in the queue behind you) pay by cheque, or even better, Euro - that REALLY pisses them off.
Also, if you pay by using the cash bins, always check the return change thing, quite often you'll get quite a bit of change, helping reduce the cost of the next one
Obviously, goes without saying, boot it the hell off the line, but mind out, the Police often sit and wait to see who goes nuts, and often haul them off into Magor services...
One last note, as SOON as you get off the bridge (i.e. onto land) slow right back to 70: The Scamera Van that often sits there has a perfect line of site all the way in, and also looks for those who miss the 50 mph limit (sensible limit IMHO) on the way in...
mft said:
Pigeon said:
deevlash said:
or when you get to the m6 tolls for the first time ever with your cash ready and discover its a card machine and your card is in your jacket on the back seat under a suitcase...
Are you saying you can't pay the M6 toll with proper money? Balls to me ever using that then."What happens if you cross the Severn Bridge but have no cash"
Well, I can answer this one as I did it yesterday
I only realised I had no cash as I was already on the bridge, I could have sworn I had some in my wallet. Anyway, the best thing to do is keep left as you approach the barriers, there is a 'wide load' special barrier. I parked up there and a bloke came over, I explained the situation. He issued me with an invoice for the toll amount (£5.40) plus a £5.00 admin charge. I have to pay this within seven days otherwise they add on another £80 debt recovery fee. You can pay by cheque, cash or BACS transfer (but not by card online).
So, if you haven't got any cash keep left, aim for the first toll booth, pull over next to the building and then you don't get escorted back across the bridge and they don't have to close all the other toll booths and make you loo like a prat
Cheers
Iain
Well, I can answer this one as I did it yesterday
I only realised I had no cash as I was already on the bridge, I could have sworn I had some in my wallet. Anyway, the best thing to do is keep left as you approach the barriers, there is a 'wide load' special barrier. I parked up there and a bloke came over, I explained the situation. He issued me with an invoice for the toll amount (£5.40) plus a £5.00 admin charge. I have to pay this within seven days otherwise they add on another £80 debt recovery fee. You can pay by cheque, cash or BACS transfer (but not by card online).
So, if you haven't got any cash keep left, aim for the first toll booth, pull over next to the building and then you don't get escorted back across the bridge and they don't have to close all the other toll booths and make you loo like a prat
Cheers
Iain
Once had an argument with the M6 toll attendant about whether my borrowed Caravelle people carrier was a car (me) or a van (them).
We to'd and fro'd for a bit about size after she told me that'd I'd pay double (£9) if was over 1.3m from the base of the front tyre upward to the windscreen/roof. It almost certainly was, and I was about to let it go when she mentioned they had a measuring stick.
To the acute embarrassment of my mates I asked for it to be brought. She radio'd "Bring out the measuring stick", or words to that effect and we sat there, queue building up, waves of antipathy from inside the van (car, dammit, car). Anticlimatically, they couldn't find it, but - result - I was charged a car rate - £4.50! A supremely satisfying ending.
We to'd and fro'd for a bit about size after she told me that'd I'd pay double (£9) if was over 1.3m from the base of the front tyre upward to the windscreen/roof. It almost certainly was, and I was about to let it go when she mentioned they had a measuring stick.
To the acute embarrassment of my mates I asked for it to be brought. She radio'd "Bring out the measuring stick", or words to that effect and we sat there, queue building up, waves of antipathy from inside the van (car, dammit, car). Anticlimatically, they couldn't find it, but - result - I was charged a car rate - £4.50! A supremely satisfying ending.
davidjpowell said:
I've seen this on the M6 toll road with the pass booths. The speed that people approach must meen that they have complete faith in the speed of the barrier. If it or their pass does not work there is going to be a coming together for sure!
I used to do that quite a bit myself, inadvertently. Leather it up to the toll booth and brake at the last minute, and the barrier would normally go up. I still paid, mind.crofty1984 said:
Deluded said:
Carpie said:
This reminds me, I was so annoyed by a woman in the toll booth a few weeks back. I was in the car and chatting on the phone. It was quiet, going slowly into the booths and I like to think I'm able to talk on the phone and drive.
She took my money, gave me my change, and then the cheeky b
h goes "and how about a fine and points on your licence?"
I was so annoyed, I don't need some bloody 40 year old woman who's managed to achieve nothing and is still doing a stty job at her age to tell me what to do.
The same thing happened a few weeks ago, I was in tesco, and the woman says "Do you have your own bags?" I say "Nope" and the chopsy, self righteous biatch... Shakes her head at me. I was so wound up. I told her that I'd make up my own mind about how I recycle, not be told what to do from women being paid minimum wage to push food through a laser.
I think people on tills need to learn their place, that they're there to serve me, be polite and not lecture me.
What a nice chap you appear to be...She took my money, gave me my change, and then the cheeky b
h goes "and how about a fine and points on your licence?"I was so annoyed, I don't need some bloody 40 year old woman who's managed to achieve nothing and is still doing a s
tty job at her age to tell me what to do.The same thing happened a few weeks ago, I was in tesco, and the woman says "Do you have your own bags?" I say "Nope" and the chopsy, self righteous biatch... Shakes her head at me. I was so wound up. I told her that I'd make up my own mind about how I recycle, not be told what to do from women being paid minimum wage to push food through a laser.
I think people on tills need to learn their place, that they're there to serve me, be polite and not lecture me.
but when some muppet tries to get chopsy with me, I will put them in their place. They're being paid to be polite to the public and do their jobs without passing judgement on the customer.I too have had to do alot of this kind of work, I was a waiter for some time, and I was never ever rude or impolite because I knew I was being paid specifically not to be. I got annoyed with some people of course, but I kept my opinions to myself and kept smiling. And I never ever spat in anyones food like you suggested above, no matter how much they annoyed me, because it's just disgusting. Clearly some with less scruples, like yourself, consider it fair play though
.edit: Also I'm bright enough not to have a go when they're going to be serving me food. Afterwards though...
Edited by Carpie on Tuesday 12th May 15:39
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