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Post by redwalks on Feb 15, 2016 15:22:42 GMT 2
Hi all
I'm posting on behalf of my Dad, who is going to drive this summer.
As well as any general hints and tips, does anyone have recent experience of the toll systems in France/Italy and do you know of a quick way of negotiating them?
Thanks, Antony
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Post by artisans on Feb 17, 2016 0:42:48 GMT 2
Hi Antony - Italy is not such a problem as you generally pick up a ticket at the statzioni when you join the autostrada, and then pay when you leave. In France, it's not so simple as there can be multiple toll booths (peage) all along your route. We grasped the nettle a year ago and bought an autoroute tag from Sanef, the operators. You pay an initial fee, a fee for the month(s) in which you use it, and the cost of each toll along your route, all billed to your bank account.
If you drive through Austria or Switzerland, then you need a vignette which you can buy at a service area near the border. In Austria it's less than €10 and lasts for about five days. In Switzerland, the vignette is €40 for the year, but it does include some of the tunnel tolls as well.
You can find all the details for the French tag on this link and you can buy it online - www.saneftolling.co.uk/
I can give you loads of tips, but best to ask about specific issues and I'll do my best to answer.
Steve
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Post by redwalks on Feb 17, 2016 23:33:27 GMT 2
Thanks for this Steve.
Antony
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Post by wendyb on Mar 5, 2016 1:16:49 GMT 2
Toll roads in France are quite expensive. We took our caravan over for 16 nights last year, and avoided toll roads altogether. The "old" roads which generally run parallel to the tolls are fine, but slower due to all the roundabouts. That said, we saw some lovely places we'd have missed if we'd used the tolls. Plus, I'm a stingy git and preferred to spend the 90€ we saved on tolls, in the wine caves in Saumur Unfortunately a wrong turn saw us accidentally end up on a toll road, but it did only cost 90 cents.
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