xyplex
Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
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We travelled down to south of France in August 2013 with our Bailey Caravan, I placed three bikes on top of the disco 4.
Well Stupid me when I got half way down France I realised that the toll machines where charging me lorry charges because when approaching the automated toll booth it scans your vehicle and makes judgement if you are a car, van, truck, etc. I got scanned as a truck and silly me paid what the toll booth said on the meter.
I found eventually that I should press for help button on the booth and the person at the other end sees that you are a car towing a caravan and adjust the toll fee accordingly.
Please do not get caught out like silly me.
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 3rd Feb 2014 8:35 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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you should get charged @ Class2 with a caravan - we have a caravan with a satellite dome. the height is higher than a D3/4 with bikes - do you know what class you were charged - I thought HGVs were class 4 Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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| 3rd Feb 2014 9:04 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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this may help
http://www.autoroutes.fr/FCKeditor/UserFil...202013.pdf Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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| 3rd Feb 2014 9:21 pm |
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nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
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xyplex, if it's any consolation, I did exactly the same last year. I then put myself into the firing line by publishing (admitting) my folly in Practical Caravan magazine.
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| 5th Feb 2014 8:07 am |
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xyplex
Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 240
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Well at least we are advertising our experience so that other do not make the same mistake.
I want a refund from the French
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| 5th Feb 2014 9:13 pm |
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