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nichop
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| French Peage's - does the Disco 3 fit under the barriers ? |
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We travel to France a lot and always wizz through the credit card only booths on the peages....which always have a low vehicle barrier. I've already established that at Access height the Disco 3 will just fit under the Eurotunnel barriers. Does anyone know whether the Disco 3 will fit under these peage barriers at normal or access height ?
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 27th Jun 2010 12:01 pm |
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ISTR it was set to 1.8m which is too low. Some frenchman will come along in a minute & confirm or not....  Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 27th Jun 2010 12:05 pm |
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JF Lux
Member Since: 08 Sep 2007
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Yes (although I'm not French...)
Never had a problem. But I don't have the bobbly GPS fin up top so don^t know if that makes a difference. The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
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| 27th Jun 2010 12:10 pm |
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blowpipe
Member Since: 07 May 2009
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Yes, the D3 will do normal lanes on the peage without having to lower your height or anything, the GPS bobble makes no difference.....
Even better is to get someone with a French bank account to sign you up for the telepeage zapper. So much fun to be had going into the reserved lanes and watching French french cars behind you hang back as they assume it's yet another stupid Brit who will have to reverse out, but instead going straight through
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| 27th Jun 2010 12:12 pm |
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Bodsy
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I'm sure I saw 1.8m signs..... with dangly bits hanging down that tap higher cars...? Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 27th Jun 2010 12:19 pm |
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chris d3
Member Since: 21 Jun 2009
Location: sunderland
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you could go down the truck lane with no hight barrier
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| 27th Jun 2010 12:40 pm |
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Zermatt Vulgaris
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I have a mate who takes D3 complete with roof box on annual treck to tha alps no problems reported.... Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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| 27th Jun 2010 12:46 pm |
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Verydisco
Member Since: 02 Jan 2005
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Oui, monsieur, pas de problème !
Limit is 200 cm so the D3 goes through even with LR rails on
Once roof rack + tent is on, you would still pay the "car" fee but could not go at the automatic peage, got the the teller.
If for some reason he/she wants to charge you extra for the tent, tell them you have always paid standard fee with it.
If he/she argues, drop to "acces height" at the toll  
Never had any problem like this around France though.
And of course, Bon voyage ! l=Oo\________/oO=l l:Ool======loO:l
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| 27th Jun 2010 1:22 pm |
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al cope
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its the bloody big white thing following me that doesnt fit -  . 
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| 27th Jun 2010 6:21 pm |
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MartinR
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That sounds like you found out the hard way...
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| 27th Jun 2010 6:29 pm |
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al cope
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luckily not, but sat in the wrong que a few times - towing with the D3 I just forget its there.
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Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
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| 27th Jun 2010 6:35 pm |
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