Hopefully this will be a bit of advanced warning to those lucky enought o be venturing over the water this summer. We have just returned from a holiday near Annecy, and on the way down there I thought how much the tolls had increased. At the third toll booth I noticed that we were being charged at Class 4 rate (the same as artics, coaches etc). As nearly all the booths are now un-manned, there seemed little that we could do about it (unfortunately neither of us is perfectly fluent in French).
Our Moggie Minor is just under 2m high, and we had bikes on the roof which would put it over 3m high in total.
On the way back, I put the bikes inside the car, and we were consequently charged at the correct Class 2 rate.
Therefore, if you are carrying bikes on the roof of a larger 4X4 or MPV (or Moggie Minor!), please be aware that you might be stung for higher toll charges as you cannot question machines, and neither do they have discretion or common sense.
Nigel.
Our Moggie Minor is just under 2m high, and we had bikes on the roof which would put it over 3m high in total.
On the way back, I put the bikes inside the car, and we were consequently charged at the correct Class 2 rate.
Therefore, if you are carrying bikes on the roof of a larger 4X4 or MPV (or Moggie Minor!), please be aware that you might be stung for higher toll charges as you cannot question machines, and neither do they have discretion or common sense.
Nigel.
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