France motor way peage tag
Discussion
I have a long journey through France planned in about 3 weeks and want to make it as seamless as possible. I started looking into the toll tags to get through the peage's as quickly as possible but all seem to come with an annual fee. Does anyone know of one that can be used as a one off? Or is it worth just paying by card everytime I go through one?
Deesee said:
I’d say Calais to say courmayour is a good hour saved..
Wife asleep/reading book etc, best not disturbed while making ‘progress’
(is that sat nav in KPH 
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It's actually a lads trip down to the alps, should be much less drama than the family trips I've done through France!Wife asleep/reading book etc, best not disturbed while making ‘progress’
(is that sat nav in KPH )It's been a few years since I've driven through France, what's the concensus on speed limits and how much over can you get away with?
Deesee said:
What’s the actual destination?
Lads trip!! (Sounds great)..
Don’t get caught 51kph over the speed limit on the peage..
We're going to Bourg D'Oisans for a few days cycling in the mountains.Lads trip!! (Sounds great)..
Don’t get caught 51kph over the speed limit on the peage..
Anyone else have trouble registering with the Bip and Go website? I have put all my details in and when I get to the end it says registration failed. Don't know whether it make a difference that my car is a company car and not registered to me?
G321 said:
We're going to Bourg D'Oisans for a few days cycling in the mountains.
Anyone else have trouble registering with the Bip and Go website? I have put all my details in and when I get to the end it says registration failed. Don't know whether it make a difference that my car is a company car and not registered to me?
Couldn't get the bip and go site to work for me, ordered a Ulys one instead. Thanks for all the adviceAnyone else have trouble registering with the Bip and Go website? I have put all my details in and when I get to the end it says registration failed. Don't know whether it make a difference that my car is a company car and not registered to me?
//j17 said:
Always confused by people who ask "How much can a break the law by?", especially when the savings are so insignificant.
Doing 140kph vs 130kph will get the ~900km to the alps a whole 30 minutes earlier - and cost you €68 (on the spot) if stopped.
Up that to 151kph and you'll arrive an hour earlier...but looking at €135 (on the spot) if stopped.
Push it to 161kph and while the fine's still €135 - and the police will take the driver's licence off of him which means they can't drive in France (for how long gets messy but not sure I'd recommend getting stopped in teh driver's seat a second time on the same trip...).
Go all out and over 180kph and you're looking at €1500 (on the spot), with vehicle impounding and distruction an option for the worst offenders.
I'm not planning on breaking the law, just curious on people's opinions. Driving in France in the 90's seemed like a free for all regarding speed limits but I know it's different these days. I'll be sticking to the limit probably on cruise control, I have a new company car that it's easy to go over the speed limit without realising sometimes!Doing 140kph vs 130kph will get the ~900km to the alps a whole 30 minutes earlier - and cost you €68 (on the spot) if stopped.
Up that to 151kph and you'll arrive an hour earlier...but looking at €135 (on the spot) if stopped.
Push it to 161kph and while the fine's still €135 - and the police will take the driver's licence off of him which means they can't drive in France (for how long gets messy but not sure I'd recommend getting stopped in teh driver's seat a second time on the same trip...).
Go all out and over 180kph and you're looking at €1500 (on the spot), with vehicle impounding and distruction an option for the worst offenders.
Well, after all the good advice on here this has turned into a bit of a nightmare.
Ordered a Ulys tag, all fairly straightforward on the website. They're supposed to take 1 euro from your account to verify the details. Get an email this morning saying payment was blocked and I now need to pay a 40 euro deposit to continue with the account. If not I have to send the tag back. Trouble is parcelforce have lost it and are now on strike until 5th September (when I'm in France). Been told to contact ulys so they can put a claim in, not sure how straightforward that will be!
If I can get the bip and go website working for me, how quickly are they delivered? If not did somebody mention about getting a tag from folkestone services? Are these easy to set-up quickly (ie. Whilst in the euro tunnel)?
Ordered a Ulys tag, all fairly straightforward on the website. They're supposed to take 1 euro from your account to verify the details. Get an email this morning saying payment was blocked and I now need to pay a 40 euro deposit to continue with the account. If not I have to send the tag back. Trouble is parcelforce have lost it and are now on strike until 5th September (when I'm in France). Been told to contact ulys so they can put a claim in, not sure how straightforward that will be!
If I can get the bip and go website working for me, how quickly are they delivered? If not did somebody mention about getting a tag from folkestone services? Are these easy to set-up quickly (ie. Whilst in the euro tunnel)?
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