What happens if you cross the Severn Bridge but have no cash
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Drove over the (New) Severn Bridge yesterday and paid my toll, in cash. Rip off!! Was the first time for 10 years I've been over there and made me think of something.
There are signs before the bridge saying cash only and NO CARDS and they are a few junctions in advance so in theory you turn off and try and find a cashpoint but what happens if you mistakenly think you do have enough cash but when you turn up at the toll you find you don't?!
It's not like you can turn around and go back again?!!
There are signs before the bridge saying cash only and NO CARDS and they are a few junctions in advance so in theory you turn off and try and find a cashpoint but what happens if you mistakenly think you do have enough cash but when you turn up at the toll you find you don't?!
It's not like you can turn around and go back again?!!
Vixpy1 said:
They put you on the other carrigeway and send you back into England to find a cash point, the nearest of which is about 15 miles away, I only know because I did this a few years ago 
There is a service station back down at the turn off to the old bridge. I can't remember though if you can go to it and then get back on to go back to the new bridge.I went through the other night for the first time. About 2 miles before there is sign saying "cash only" - the service station a mile before teh bridge has a cash point but the damn thing charges you...
Funny how most tolls in europe, M6 toll and many other have cottoned on to cards and automation, but teh Severn bridge, an engineering masterpiece can't manage it. Grr...
(I wouldn't mind if they had a backup so that if you arrived without cash you could pay with a card and pay a 50p supplement!)
Funny how most tolls in europe, M6 toll and many other have cottoned on to cards and automation, but teh Severn bridge, an engineering masterpiece can't manage it. Grr...
(I wouldn't mind if they had a backup so that if you arrived without cash you could pay with a card and pay a 50p supplement!)
V8NRG said:
cs02rm0 said:
They close all the barriers and escort you back - I think there's a road off to the left back towards England, must cross over to the other carriageway I guess.
Thats exactly what happens! (my girlfriend did it once) Edited by cs02rm0 on Sunday 10th May 16:58
They make you look like a complete bellend as well. Luckily it hasn't happened to me, but a few friends have made that mistake over the years.If they raise the toll much more it may actually prove cheaper to drive the long way around.
Vixpy1 said:
They put you on the other carrigeway and send you back into England to find a cash point, the nearest of which is about 15 miles away, I only know because I did this a few years ago
No Charlie, they heard about your reputation and just escorted you straight back out of Wales Horsepower27 said:
Why are they still charging tolls? I know it must cost quite a bit to maintain but surely it's been paid for by now?!
Good idea about the toll +50p for paying by card. Agreed, I don't think that's unreasonable
Because people still pay it?Good idea about the toll +50p for paying by card. Agreed, I don't think that's unreasonable
I also found out that the M6 Toll doesn't take solo cards. The bank haven't changed mine over to a Maestro yet, so had to use the Mastercard.
V8NRG said:
cs02rm0 said:
They close all the barriers and escort you back - I think there's a road off to the left back towards England, must cross over to the other carriageway I guess.
Thats exactly what happens! (my girlfriend did it once) I had to drive 10-15 mins to a small nasty looking town, and search for a cash point, at 10pm. Could have been unpleasant for a single woman.
Why the f*ck don't the luddites have a pay-by-card facility?
mft said:
V8NRG said:
cs02rm0 said:
They close all the barriers and escort you back - I think there's a road off to the left back towards England, must cross over to the other carriageway I guess.
Thats exactly what happens! (my girlfriend did it once) I had to drive 10-15 mins to a small nasty looking town, and search for a cash point, at 10pm. Could have been unpleasant for a single woman.
Why the f*ck don't the luddites have a pay-by-card facility?
mft said:
V8NRG said:
cs02rm0 said:
They close all the barriers and escort you back - I think there's a road off to the left back towards England, must cross over to the other carriageway I guess.
Thats exactly what happens! (my girlfriend did it once) I had to drive 10-15 mins to a small nasty looking town, and search for a cash point, at 10pm. Could have been unpleasant for a single woman.
Why the f*ck don't the luddites have a pay-by-card facility?
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.
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.
mft said:
V8NRG said:
cs02rm0 said:
They close all the barriers and escort you back - I think there's a road off to the left back towards England, must cross over to the other carriageway I guess.
Thats exactly what happens! (my girlfriend did it once) I had to drive 10-15 mins to a small nasty looking town, and search for a cash point, at 10pm. Could have been unpleasant for a single woman.
Why the f*ck don't the luddites have a pay-by-card facility?
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