54mud
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We stopped at La Tranche sur Mer aire on our recent trip to France (returned home Monday night). It has a barrier at the entry where you get a ticket and one on the exit where you pay, but there is a sign with English on which says you must display your receipt or get a fine when the police come around to check.
So SHMBO insisted that we paid our 10 euros, so we did ( after 26mins which it said on the receipt), even though I thought that you paid on exit as there was a card machine at the barrier and happily stayed the night .
Next day we came to leave and guess what, the barrier won't let us out. There was an intercom button so after and few minutes of us not understanding the nice French man and him not understanding us, he turned up and let us out. Saying you pay when you leave.
So I think there might be a bit of miss translation on the sign or we were just thick!!
Just thought I would pass on this info so that nobody else gets caught out.
So SHMBO insisted that we paid our 10 euros, so we did ( after 26mins which it said on the receipt), even though I thought that you paid on exit as there was a card machine at the barrier and happily stayed the night .
Next day we came to leave and guess what, the barrier won't let us out. There was an intercom button so after and few minutes of us not understanding the nice French man and him not understanding us, he turned up and let us out. Saying you pay when you leave.
So I think there might be a bit of miss translation on the sign or we were just thick!!
Just thought I would pass on this info so that nobody else gets caught out.