Hello fellow travellers
If you are not aware of this then you may find it useful.
As you may know many French motorway tolls are now automated and when you pass through these you may trip the height sensor that pushes you from class 2 to class 3 or even 4. If this does happen press the communication button on the machine and tell the controller that you are a camping car and should be either class 2 (under 3 meters high and under 3.5 tonne) or class 3 under 3 metre high and over 3.5 tonne). The height is the height of the van and not the overall height with the dish, box etc. on top. (this is why the sensor thinks you are a higher vehicle. The controller will usually agree with you as they can see you on camera. However, on the A10 north exit to Poitiers (unmanned) the controller would not change the class which had shown us as class 4. Having battled this out with her for twenty minutes to the annoyance of the frustrated drivers behind we reluctantly paid 59 euros. The next day we rejoined the A10 and travelled on and got to the end of the section toll, the sensor again registered us as class 4. However, after pressing the comms button the controller changed the class straight away. Adjacent to the toll was the control centre where we explained the situation to the attendant, showed her the receipt. We now have 30 euros winging its way to us in the post!
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If you are not aware of this then you may find it useful.
As you may know many French motorway tolls are now automated and when you pass through these you may trip the height sensor that pushes you from class 2 to class 3 or even 4. If this does happen press the communication button on the machine and tell the controller that you are a camping car and should be either class 2 (under 3 meters high and under 3.5 tonne) or class 3 under 3 metre high and over 3.5 tonne). The height is the height of the van and not the overall height with the dish, box etc. on top. (this is why the sensor thinks you are a higher vehicle. The controller will usually agree with you as they can see you on camera. However, on the A10 north exit to Poitiers (unmanned) the controller would not change the class which had shown us as class 4. Having battled this out with her for twenty minutes to the annoyance of the frustrated drivers behind we reluctantly paid 59 euros. The next day we rejoined the A10 and travelled on and got to the end of the section toll, the sensor again registered us as class 4. However, after pressing the comms button the controller changed the class straight away. Adjacent to the toll was the control centre where we explained the situation to the attendant, showed her the receipt. We now have 30 euros winging its way to us in the post!
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