williamb
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Just wondering is it possible to keep off the toll roads like in France and are they clearly sign posted. Going to make a trip to Portugal but do not like going on the toll roads at all.
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We went down the whole length of Portugal last summer,and stayed off the toll roads,the main trunk road down through the country was in a terrible condition and very busy,the toll roads we saw were empty,as all the traffic seemed to be avoiding them especially the HGV's.We discovered afterwards from the campsite we stayed at where there was some Brits permanately based,that could have used the toll roads and not paid,as they cant or don't bother to trace uK registered vehicles.
No need for toll roads in the algarve, hardly anyone uses them.
Don't say I said so but if you do get on it with a British reg car don't stop at the pay booths and unless it's changed this year you will hear no more about it
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We are at tbe toll booths now. Everyone we see look lost and wandering about. Chris has gone into the police station to try and get some sense out of them.
Two options given. Drive throu and turn off first exit . No charge.
Stick plastic in as a just incase we hit any toll roads and bite the bullet. Have taken photo from board to show all toll roads and costs.
English motorhome has turned in and drove on after a long wait. Without going throu toll.
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travelled down to porto 2 years ago no toll roads.but plenty of noisy dutch.and I thought the germans where noisy.
We are at tbe toll booths now. Everyone we see look lost and wandering about. Chris has gone into the police station to try and get some sense out of them.
Two options given. Drive throu and turn off first exit . No charge.
Stick plastic in as a just incase we hit any toll roads and bite the bullet. Have taken photo from board to show all toll roads and costs.
English motorhome has turned in and drove on after a long wait. Without going throu toll.
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It is my belief that the (non Portuguese) company that equips and runs the electronic toll roads have slipped up badly and are not pulling in as much money as they thought they would...
I have always said that with foreign plates you would be unlucky to be tracked down...
I have Portuguese plates... I have to pay... but I don't use the wretched things.
JJ :Cool:
The system seemed quite simple to me, stop at barrier, stick card in machine, get receipt, but here is a link I posted earlier in this thread
http://www.portugaltolls.pt/en/web/p...portagens/home
By the way the initial cost is €0.60 (60 cents) + VAT not €6, unless things have changed since last December. I have not been charged at all via this system since registering and used the A22 to Silves and back in the month long period that this system allows.
I am still in Portugal and have registered online, topped up online and been charged so that part of the system seems to work but as long as you have the ticket from the machine you are covered for a month.
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Why when you are a guest in such a beautiful friendly country would you want to try to cheat the system. It is just so simple if you cross from Spain in to Portugal, just read the flipping instructions and you get your number read and charged on your credit card each time you pass the overhead cameras. You will have a receipt that covers you for a month and if you get pulled with no receipt it is an automatic fine allegedly 10 fold the toll charge and jolly well serves you right
My only confusion was what to do after a month but did not have to enquire as we came out of Portugal on the ordinary trunk roads.
Play the white man or set your sat. nav. to avoid the toll roads or pay for the pleasure of using the brilliant quiet, fuel efficient toll roads
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I don't mind paying for tolls on motorways I have done many times in France and Spain BUT in my original post I did state I never passed through a toll booth in Portugal so had no way of paying my dues I used the motorway from albufeira to Spain and no toll booths were on that stretch. Yes there was cameras but no where to pay .
Here on chickenrun campsite once you get to the Algarve, if you have paid for tolls we will lend you a car free to do your shopping, hope that makes up for it.:thumb:
No toll booths on the A22, it is paid for in advance by one of the methods outlined in this:
http://www.portugaltolls.pt/en/web/p...portagens/home
If you entered Portugal via the A22 there are large signs pointing to the electronic registration points.
There have also been numerous posts on this forum outlining the process.
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Andy, are you referring to the Ferrari.
Great little car, ran like a swiss clock all day for us. :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
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