Those were the days, Val, as you say. I have many stories of the past too!!! Remember to cobbled roads (and I mean main ones - no motorways).
We are in Italy now, near Venice, and complaining to ourselves about having to provide our own toilet rolls and soap - but that was the norm a few years ago. The sites in Germany and Austria (and Prague) have been luxurious by past standards.
Litespeed:
I think it is Cart Bleu that you are thinking of - the original French credit card. Generally I think you can use Visa or Mastercard where you see the sign. You can use your card at all manned toll booths in France when towing - as Val says, the automatic ones have height barriers to prevent caravans passing (the machines are not clever enough to judge price categories and only charge for solo cars).
We are in Italy now, near Venice, and complaining to ourselves about having to provide our own toilet rolls and soap - but that was the norm a few years ago. The sites in Germany and Austria (and Prague) have been luxurious by past standards.
Litespeed:
I think it is Cart Bleu that you are thinking of - the original French credit card. Generally I think you can use Visa or Mastercard where you see the sign. You can use your card at all manned toll booths in France when towing - as Val says, the automatic ones have height barriers to prevent caravans passing (the machines are not clever enough to judge price categories and only charge for solo cars).
