French toll road pass…

[tonym911]

…is there such a thing? I'm guessing not, and Google says likewise, but it's always worth trying the PH massive.

[miniman]

http://www.tolltickets.com/country/france/libert.a...

[tonym911]

Interesting, but I presume this Libert-box thing just speeds me through the tolls and doesn't give any discount on the actual tolls?

[Puggit]

They do exist - look for the big "T" signs at toll booths. You have to pay a subscription plus the tolls though - so that's stopped us doing it as we only travel (albeit frequently) on quiet autoroutes.

http://www.telepeagelibert.com/index.htm (in French, of course)

[tonym911]

They charge £7 for the loan of the box and then add 9% to the toll bill, so this is not really for us. Thanks for the info though.

[Puggit]

tonym911 said:

They charge £7 for the loan of the box and then add 9% to the toll bill, so this is not really for us. Thanks for the info though.

It's not a very sensible business model!

[tonym911]

Very Gallic.

[TEKNOPUG]

It reminds me of booking cinema tickets online that you collect from the machines in the foyer - I'm doing you a favour by not queuing, meaning you can deal with more people quickly and efficiently and eventually you can employ less staff....yet you charge me an additional cost for this "service"!

Don't get me started on trying to get a refund when I've paid the additional charge and the machines are out of order and I have to queue anyway....

[tonym911]

That would be very annoying. More work needed by les Francais methinks. You'd think they'd offer a tourist rate at least, to encourage people to abandon planes in favour of their cars and put more tourist dollar into the French economy.

[Bluebarge]

tonym911 said:

That would be very annoying. More work needed by les Francais methinks. You'd think they'd offer a tourist rate at least, to encourage people to abandon planes in favour of their cars and put more tourist dollar into the French economy.

And how would you feel if the Dartford Crossing/M6 Toll/Severn Bridge was cheaper for foreigners?

[tonym911]

As I don't get the money for that, no problem! If we had Govt tolls here I'd be in favour of cheaper rates for tourists though as it's a positive generator of income from people who might otherwise not bother coming over here for driving hols.

[G350]

Bluebarge said:

And how would you feel if the Dartford Crossing/M6 Toll/Severn Bridge was cheaper for foreigners?

Here in Athens any car owner can get an e-Pass subscription which gives a free electronic reader, dedicated auto barriers and discount of 10% or more on the cash toll rate. So, quicker and cheaper.

I think this sort of thing is what the OP was after.

[tonym911]

^^^^^^^ this

[G350]

Reading their website, however, leads me to believe that tourists (non-residents) would have a hard time getting one! So the Greeks can join the back of the motorway-toll-tourist-ePass-fail queue, behind the French.

http://en.aodos.gr/summary.asp?catid=21694

What documentation do I need?

If you are a private individual, you need to submit the following documents:
Police Identity Card or Passport.
A document certifying your Tax Identification Number and your home address (upper part of a tax payment statement or a receipt of motor vehicle tax payment or a recent utility bill).
Vehicle registration document (one per e-PASS or account card applied for).

Note: In case of private individual subscription carried out by a third person, an authorization document, certified as to the authenticity of signature, is required.
If you are a self-employed person, you must submit the following documents:
Police ID Card, vehicle(s) registration document(s) and, alternatively:
- either your stamp with your full details (Tax Identification Number, address)
Companies must provide:
Authorization on writing paper with the Company's letterhead, signed by the Company's legal representative.
Corporate Stamp & Seal.
Photocopies of all vehicle registration documents.

[silverthorn2151]

There is loads on this thread about the Peage Transponders. Right up to date as well and loads of stuff about driving in France in the Le Mans room generally.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...