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D4mation
 


Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
Posts: 593

United Kingdom 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Ipanema SandDiscovery 4

It's the vehicle's plated gross train weight that dictates the speed limit. Even if you are towing a Tesco trolley with a D3/D4 you are limited to 90 kph.
I normally keep up with the HGVs - any faster and you start to chew too much fuel.
 MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand  
Post #141635128th Jan 2015 11:56 pm
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fisherman
 


Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789

Wales 

I just had an email from the Caravan Club offering a deal on the Liber-T transponder so thought I'd have another look. The first thing I saw was they don't apply to vehicles with a GVW of 3500kg or more. When I paid manually last year, apart from being able to grope the wife as she paid the toll, the auto tolls saw my set up as a class 2 (ie under 3500kg) and not a class 4 (over 3500kg). I assume the Liber-T system has no way of checking? How would you wriggle out of that one if stopped with a transponder on a 4300kg rig? Shocked
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Post #141653429th Jan 2015 1:25 pm
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wvlenthe
 


Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967

Netherlands 2005 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

I checked my liber-t (APRR) invoice for last summer. Travelling with D3 and tintent, always invoiced as class2. Usually took the HGV lanes.
It is scary to drive through with 20 kph but it works a treat!

Wiljo
 D3 V8 HSE Auto in Zermatt silver - driveway version gone but not forgotten, only the living room cupboard version remains  
Post #141660229th Jan 2015 3:08 pm
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SimonR
 


Member Since: 15 Aug 2007
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Posts: 767

England 2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

The eurotunnel offer is slightly cheaper than the caravan club as the annual fee is discounted from year 2

http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/traveller-info/Sanef-Tolling/

D4 + caravan is from my understanding is class 2 as the GVW of the Discovery is under 3500kgs - the weight of the caravan doesn't seem relevant
 D4 2010 HSE Santorini Black
D3 2005 SE Java Black - p/x to D4
D2 2001 GS - p/x to D3
D1 1998 - p/x to D2

 
 
Post #141675929th Jan 2015 7:23 pm
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dubbs
 


Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
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United Kingdom 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Causeway GreyDiscovery 4

Yep - just logged on to my APRR.FR and I was charged 1.4 euro for the active month (not charged at all rest of year just the month you use it)

Then charges were as Class 2 - so EUR39.20 From Calais to West Coast of Brittany.
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Post #14202784th Feb 2015 4:45 pm
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dubbs
 


Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 3626

United Kingdom 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Causeway GreyDiscovery 4

This deal:

Free application - no fee (save €10)
€6** annual fee for the first year of subscription, discounted to €3** from the second year onwards
€20 refundable security deposit on the tag
€5** active usage fee - only for the months in which the tag is used and capped at €10 in any subscription year

From Eurotunnel compares to APRR.FR:

Application €10
No sure on the refundable deposit, can't remember even paying for one and my bills only show the EUR10
No annual fee
€1.4EUR active usage fee paid on the months you use it

It's exactly the same Liber-T tag and just as valid anywhere.

I have it linked to a credit card and the bills are online and easy to access
 MY15 DIY Black Pack (Better than factory and half the price!)
Prospeed rock/tree sliders w/steps
HSE Winter wheels
TransK9 B24
Travall Cargo Guard
Hatchbag 
 
Post #14202854th Feb 2015 4:55 pm
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fisherman
 


Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789

Wales 

I applied as per Dubbs instruction, very easy and I now have a transponder winging it's way to me at a cost of €11 joining fee plus €10 postage. I then pay €1.70 for each month used, no yearly fee mentioned at all and the monthly for a third of the UK websites cost.
Thumbs Up Nice one Dubbs for your knowledge of all things French and pointing me this way. Very Happy
 FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3 
 
Post #14206965th Feb 2015 9:02 am
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dubbs
 


Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 3626

United Kingdom 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Causeway GreyDiscovery 4

Thumbs Up Glad it helped.

Can't take credit though as someone else on here pointed me at APRR.FR last year when I was looking at the rip-off saneftolling.co.uk

I say rip off but if you don't mind the extra cost and exchange rate they apply to charge you in £ then it's a more convenient option (for those not prepared to muddle through the language barrier)

Which remind me, I must start up duo lingo training again!! Smile
 MY15 DIY Black Pack (Better than factory and half the price!)
Prospeed rock/tree sliders w/steps
HSE Winter wheels
TransK9 B24
Travall Cargo Guard
Hatchbag 
 
Post #14207045th Feb 2015 9:37 am
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