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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit
cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Ta. -- -Pip |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:23:29 +0000, Pip Luscher
wrote: Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Sort of. I'm not certain there's always as "blue card symbol"; somteime it mitght just be "CB". but yeah, stick with those ones and you'll be fine. -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
On 26/01/2011 13:44, Ace wrote:
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:23:29 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Sort of. I'm not certain there's always as "blue card symbol"; somteime it mitght just be "CB". but yeah, stick with those ones and you'll be fine. Still not going for Telepeage Pip ? Available from Sanef for a small deposit and monthly fee and everything gets charged to your UK credit card. No need to open window, no queues (until some numpty goes in the wrong lane) and at some peages no need to even stop now as you can sail through at around 30kph just like you've been able to do at ALL the tolls in Italy for years. |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:03:05 +0000, BrritSki
wrote: On 26/01/2011 13:44, Ace wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:23:29 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Sort of. I'm not certain there's always as "blue card symbol"; somteime it mitght just be "CB". Ah, OK, ta. but yeah, stick with those ones and you'll be fine. Still not going for Telepeage Pip ? Well, that was my concern, actually: that the blue symbols might mean something like 'Telepeage' not 'Credit cards welcome'. Available from Sanef for a small deposit and monthly fee and everything gets charged to your UK credit card. Hmm. I suspect that for one trip a year it might not be worth it, unfortunately, unless one can obtain some sort of limited-lifespan card. I'm assuming here that 'monthly fee' means a sort of rental for every month you have the card. -- -Pip |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:21:22 +0000, Pip Luscher
wrote: On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:03:05 +0000, BrritSki wrote: On 26/01/2011 13:44, Ace wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:23:29 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Sort of. I'm not certain there's always as "blue card symbol"; somteime it mitght just be "CB". Ah, OK, ta. but yeah, stick with those ones and you'll be fine. Still not going for Telepeage Pip ? Available from Sanef for a small deposit and monthly fee and everything gets charged to your UK credit card. Hmm. I suspect that for one trip a year it might not be worth it, Despite living in France we only do one or two péage trips per year too, so have never been bothered enough to go with that option either. unfortunately, unless one can obtain some sort of limited-lifespan card. I'm assuming here that 'monthly fee' means a sort of rental for every month you have the card. There are various option, including one with a monthly fee of Eu1.50 only for those months you actually use it. 10 Eu start-up though. -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:56:25 +0100, Ace
wrote: There are various option, including one with a monthly fee of Eu1.50 only for those months you actually use it. 10 Eu start-up though. Ooops, forgot link: http://www.telepeagepourtous.fr/fr/particulier -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
To answer your original question, the blue card signs denote lanes with
card-reader machines, BUT you can still hand your card to a human in the box beside another lane (but not a télépéage one with the large T symbol in orange). Only complication is that some older machines still rely on reading the magnetic strip rather than the chip, which caught me out while exiting the A10 Poitiers Sud, as my card strip was a little 'tired' - should all work more efficiently in Eastern France, though. Sorted. Bonne Route! Roger www.mountainpassions.com "Pip Luscher" wrote in message ... Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Ta. -- -Pip |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
"BrritSki" wrote in message ... On 26/01/2011 13:44, Ace wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:23:29 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Sort of. I'm not certain there's always as "blue card symbol"; somteime it mitght just be "CB". but yeah, stick with those ones and you'll be fine. Still not going for Telepeage Pip ? Available from Sanef for a small deposit and monthly fee and everything gets charged to your UK credit card. No need to open window, no queues (until some numpty goes in the wrong lane) and at some peages no need to even stop now as you can sail through at around 30kph just like you've been able to do at ALL the tolls in Italy for years. Is there a 'european' option (in my case Italy and France) so that I can use the Telepeage/Viapass from one account? Cheers Paul S |
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It's time for that French Motorway Toll Question Again
On 30/01/2011 08:53, Paul S wrote:
"BrritSki" wrote in message ... On 26/01/2011 13:44, Ace wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:23:29 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: Am I right in thinking that the only Peage lanes that do take credit cards are the ones with the blue card symbol on them? Sort of. I'm not certain there's always as "blue card symbol"; somteime it mitght just be "CB". but yeah, stick with those ones and you'll be fine. Still not going for Telepeage Pip ? Available from Sanef for a small deposit and monthly fee and everything gets charged to your UK credit card. No need to open window, no queues (until some numpty goes in the wrong lane) and at some peages no need to even stop now as you can sail through at around 30kph just like you've been able to do at ALL the tolls in Italy for years. Is there a 'european' option (in my case Italy and France) so that I can use the Telepeage/Viapass from one account? Not that I'm aware of. We have sanef for France and a separate telepass for Italy. |
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