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When we first used our latest motorhome on the toll roads in France last year it charged us class 4.The first toll we came to we just put our credit card in as usual and it charged us 110 euro from then on we pressed red
button and said we are a camping car,and they mostly changed us down to class 2.We thought the reason for being charged higher was being a 5 ton tag axle and 3m high.
Well we recently changed out sat Dome for a sat dish,and when we went to the Loire last month we were automatically charged class 2 at every toll we used.
So being over charged was all down to the extra height from the dome!!
 
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Get yourself a tag from Sanef saves a lot of faffing about and you can drive through the lorrygates without stopping.
They were offering a free one on the tunnel last year when you booked.
 
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Get yourself a tag from Sanef saves a lot of faffing about and you can drive through the lorrygates without stopping.
They were offering a free one on the tunnel last year when you booked.
For a 5 ton, tag axle??

Richard.

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We travelled from Zeebrugge down to Brittany earlier this year and was charged a range of classes at different tolls.
We have a 5t 3.4m high tag axle, so in effect should be a class 4.
We were charged class 3 at done and class 2 at others.
Those that charged class 4 - we pushed the button and said we were a camping car and was then amended down to a class 2.
We were charged two different classes each way over the pont du normandie bridge and both ways were staffed toll booths.

I think the plan is to budget for class 4 and anything charged less is a bonus.
 
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I believe that the Peage' points only consider height, which as more and more points are now unmanned, would seem from their point of view may be practical. This cannot allow for many variations in charges for Motorhomes as far as I can see. From a French point of view, as they do not pay a road tax, this is their equivalent money earner.
 

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Get yourself a tag from Sanef saves a lot of faffing about and you can drive through the lorrygates without stopping.
They were offering a free one on the tunnel last year when you booked.
Not quite free if you read the deal properly. I know because I got one and its the best thing I did as a solo motorhomer ...Roy

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Not quite free if you read the deal properly. I know because I got one and its the best thing I did as a solo motorhomer ...Roy
I think if memory serves me right the initial £20 to set it up doesn't it?
 
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Works for us on a 4250kg van and car trailer never been charged higher than class 2
It works but you are cheating the system, there is officially no differentiation for motorhomes and the sanef tag is only up to 3500kg.

If the toll booth people reduce the charge for anyone they are probably doing it to save an argument with a foreigner.
 
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It works but you are cheating the system, there is officially no differentiation for motorhomes and the sanef tag is only up to 3500kg.

If the toll booth people reduce the charge for anyone they are probably doing it to save an argument with a foreigner.
Yes there are lots more that do as well

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Twin lakes this year we went toll all the way we have a Tollticket tag, group 4 all the way, again the sat dome puts me over 3m, but we were also towing our Skoda Citigo on the A-frame, which makes me 12m +
wait for it;; £215 came out of my paypal account, but we loved going through the lorry booths at 30kph, and 24 hours from leaving home to having a beer in Gary's bar.
 
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twin lakes this year we went toll all the way we have a Tollticket tag, group 4 all the way, again the sat dome puts me over 3m, but we were also towing our Skoda Citigo on the A-frame, which make me 12m +
wait for it;; £215 came out of my paypal account, but we loved going through the lorry booths at 30kph, and 24 hours from leaving home to having a beer in Gary's bar
Twin lakes to le Havre on way back home .toll roads all the way £95 .worth every penny for the convenience and time .sat with cruise control on very nearly all the way..spot on ..Roy .. forgot 6.2 m long and 2.9m High. Class two..

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Yes ,then after that €5 per month only if its being used no other charges other than the actual toll costs .great bit of kit..
It's only €5 for first two months you use it then no charge for rest of year max €10 per year plus tolls
 
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. From a French point of view, as they do not pay a road tax, this is their equivalent money earner.
Which means foreigners, who so pay road tax, are paying twice & the French , when abroad , are paying none.:unsure:

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Which means foreigners, who so pay road tax, are paying twice & the French , when abroad , are paying none.:unsure:
That will change .soon .. There will be a toll booth for all vehicles with French number plates to come through when entering England. . ..i reckon in two years time they will be at every port of entry .lol...hahahaha
 
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Sorry wrong thread although very interesting

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An informative view on tolls.

2017 Motorway tolls in France - Tolls valid as of January 2017

The cost of motorway travel for a car without caravan or trailer is about 1 €uro for 10 miles. For example, in March 2016 motorway tolls on the 1060 km trip from Calais to Marseille, via Reims, almost all of it on toll motorways, cost 88.2 €uros, about £64. . Here are the toll costs for a selection of other common journeys that use toll motorways over long distances:
Sample selection of motorway tolls : Jan 2017 (for cars)
(For Car + caravan or normal size motorhome ; add about 50%).
Truck / HGV toll rates (class 4) : approximately three times the rate for cars.
From Calais :
Calais - Abbeville (- Rouen). 8.00 €
Calais - Paris, via A 16: 20.60 €
Calais-Marseilles, via Reims: 88.20 €uros
Calais-Bordeaux, via Rouen & Chartres
57.00 €
Calais-Bordeaux, via Rouen & Le Mans
72.50 €
Calais-Toulouse, via Paris 56.40 €
Calais-Toulouse via Rouen, Dreux: 37.10 €
Calais - Perpignan via Rouen, Chartres & A 71: 55.20 €
Calais-Nice, via Reims, Dijon & A39:
103.80 €
Calais-Grenoble, via Reims, Dijon, A39: 74.00 € From Le Havre :
Le Havre - Montpellier via Chartres & A 71: 44.70 €
Le Havre - Bordeaux, via Alençon: 62.80 €
Le Havre - Bordeaux, via Paris: 74.20 €

Roscoff - Toulouse via Bordeaux: 43.00 €

Paris - Nice via Beaune 75.00 €
Paris - Bordeaux via A10: 54.40 €
Paris - Bordeaux via A10 to Poitiers then N10 via Angoulême: 34.60 €
Bruxelles / Brussels - Marseilles, via Valenciennes and Reims: 78.60 €
Strasbourg - le Perthus (Spanish border): 69.80 €
Freiburg im Breisgau / Mulhouse - Perpignan: 68.20 €
Freiburg / Mulhouse - Montpellier, via Lyon: 54.30 €
Freiburg im Breisgau - Bayonne, via Châlon sur Saône and Bordeaux: 64.80 €

The average cost per kilometre depends on what proportion of the journey involves free motorways or other roads. Drivers wanting to avoid French the tolls should remember that it is not necessarily the best solution, particularly in fairly populated areas. Using other roads, with their traffic lights, speed restrictions and roundabouts will mean longer journey times and more stress. ... even if you have a satnav to help you along...
Alternatively, check out this low-tolls or no-tolls route to Southwest France and the Spanish border.

► TIP : Ways to save on motorway tolls when driving to southwest France
Though it is usually easiest and in the end worth it to take direct motorways and pay the tolls, there is one journey where you can make an appreciable saving for just a few extra kilometres.
If driving from Paris to Bordeaux and southwest France, do not follow the A 10 motorway all the way. Leave the A10 at Orleans, following A71 > A20 Toulouse. At Limoges, follow N141 > Angoulême. At Angoulême, follow the N10 for Bordeaux. All but about 60 km. of this alternative route to Bordeaux is on autoroutes or dual carriageway, but after Vierzon, it's all free. Saving: about 36 €uros less in tolls, for a distance of about 15 miles extra.... and cheaper off-motorway petrol if you need it.
Alternatively, check this low-tolls or no-tolls route to Southwest France and the Spanish border.
Click here for a zoomable detailed road map of France.
For more information on French motorway tolls, follow this link to the French motorway network website in English: this site provides a form to fill in, to calculate the cost of a motorway trip through France.
For a detailed route, use the route-finder map and distance calculator page on About-France.com.

toll-free route to Southwest France and northern Spain
toll-free route the Alps and the Mediterranean
Among free motorways note in particular

  • two thirds of the section on the A16 - A28 route between Calais and Rouen
  • the A 84 from Caen to Rennes
  • 275 km of the A20 from Vierzon to just south of Brive la Gaillarde (the longest stretch of free motorway in France, and the main Paris-Toulouse route).
  • the A75 motorway between Clermont Ferrand and Beziers - an alternate route for people driving to Languedoc and the Spanish border. Note however the Millau viaduct has a toll (Toll prices). Mountain motorway not recommended for caravans or in winter.
  • the motorway between Dunkerque and Lille.
  • Most urban and peri-urban autoroutes in France are also free; and even when they are not, it makes more sense to pay the toll and avoid miles of traffic lights and congestion.
► Major dual-carriageway routes
For other dual carriageways, check on a detailed map of France.

Limoges to Tarbes, or the N13 from Cherbourg as far as Caen.

[paste:font size="3"]Road numbering in France
"A" roads, such as A71, are motorways, or Autoroutes
"N" roads are strategic trunk routes - the National network.
"D" roads are roads whose upkeep is paid for by the local Department, or county. They can be anything from busy local routes or former National routes now downgraded, to the quietest of country backroads.

When driving in France, it is always best to follow destinations rather than road numbers. Following the regionalisation of responsibility for many roads, the result - if you want to travel by following road numbers - is a classic state of confusion; Drivers following the N13 south from Cherbourg lose it at Caen, as it becomes the D 613 thereafter! From Evreux to Mantes the "N 13" signs reappear, but after that it's the D 113....For another example, anyone wanting to avoid the toll motorway by driving along the old "route nationale" to the southwest corner of France, from Chartres to Biarritz, will follow three disconnected sections of main road known as "N 10"; but in areas where the old N10 is now close to a parallel motorway, the road is now signed as "D 910" or the "D 1010". Some old "N" roads now blithely change their number each time they pass from one department to another !!
This is all very confusing for foreign visitors driving in France, but not so much for the French, since with the exception of motorways, they follow a destination, rather than a road number. Destinations via main trunk routes are indicated by the names of towns in white letters on a bright green background, as shown above.

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Note that France also displays European route numbers where appropriate; these are marked with a white number on a green background, and are in addition to the French road number. For example the A 6 motorway from Paris to Lyon is also marked as E15 - E15 being a European route running from Inverness to Algeciras.

In the motorway sign on the right, the A43 autoroute is also indicated as being the E70; the main towns it leads towards are indicated in normal lettering; other destinations, such as airports, are indicated in italics. The word "Péage" at the bottom indicates that this is a toll motorway.

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Avoiding main roads in France
"Bison Futé" and driving on the byways of France
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Photo: In bygone times many great "alignements de platanes" - or avenues of plane trees - were planted to give shade to travellers on French roads, specially in the south of France. Though the plane-lined road remains one of the iconic images of France today, few remain, except for short sections on country roads, such as here in Languedoc.

"Routes bis"
Sometimes you may see direction signs starting with the word Bis, in italics. These are the equivalent of the British "HR" (holiday route) itineraries, using less crowded main roads. Thus a sign saying "bis Lyon" is an alternative route avoiding the main roads, and generally with less lorry traffic. Bis, in French, means second (as in the prefix bi-).
The "Bison futé" (in English the cunning bison) is the motorist who does not follow the crowd, but seeks out less crowded easier roads, the "routes bis", thus the "bis-on". If you see a bison futé sign, it will be directing you either to alternative routes themselves or to an information point. On summer Saturdays, being a cunning bison is often well worth it, unless you love driving in heavy traffic or sitting in traffic jams.

Driving on the backroads of France requires a good map - or a Satnav that allows you to wander off the beaten track; but in many places, it can still make driving a pleasure, rather than a chore

Avoiding Paris- click for details and route map

busy holiday weeks for 2016

However, outside these periods, Saturday and Sunday are the best days for driving in France, on motorways and arterial roads. Indeed, on these days, HGV's - lorries or trucks - are banned, meaning that unless you get stuck behind caravans or camper vans, combine harvesters or other various slowdowns, driving is relatively hassle-free.

[paste:font size="4"]A10 route) or Bourges (A71 route) or Dijon (A26 route)
However it is vital to ensure that you have had sufficiient rest or sleep in the day before setting out on an overnight journey. Cars from the UK and Ireland must have headlight dip deflectors if driving after dark

[paste:font size="3"]HGV information for France
[paste:font size="4"]Traffic accidents in France

[paste:font size="3"]Novotel (3 stars) , Mercure (3 stars), Ibis(2 stars) , Ibis budget (2 stars), and Formule 1 (1 star), have outlets clustered near motorway exits, notably near the exits from toll motorways and around towns and cities. The hotel links below list only the French motorway hotels that are really easy to find.
Find and book an overnight stop ....
► Click here for hotels beside motorways to west and southwest France.
► Click here for hotels beside motorways to east and southeast France.
► For quiet B&B accommodation, check out the B-and-B in France website.




French shopping guide page for useful information if you are planning to stop to shop on your way back home...




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