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We have just come back from our 4 weeks in France (weather a lot better than over here apparently but didn't seem as hot as usual) and noticed that more and more of the toll booths seem to be unmanned. This means you either pay cash or use the credit card.

Using the credit card is easy and no pin is required. Insert it and it spits it out very quickly and the barrier opens. We have used this method quite a lot and have had no problems. We use a card which gives the current money market rate so this is usually better than using cash.

Only once in all our trips to France have we had an unmanned booth refuse to accept our ticket which we had taken fron the first toll booth as per usual. Luckily someone came along, gave a Gallic shrug and sorted the problem.

Most times everything works well.

Aways use my old trusty Sanaf tag, do not know how it does it, but it knows when I am towing & when I am not.

Just love the new 30kph Telepeage "booths"

John

Following a tip from my sons, it might be an idea to have a box in the front of the car, with coins sorted into 'types'.  They put a foam rubber insert with rounded cut outs, which (I think) used to hold candles into a shallow box.  They sort all their coins into 1 and euros, 50cents, etc., and pop them in the cut outs, and then no matter what the toll it's easy to get the right change together once it flashes up on screen.

Quote: Originally posted by jandjstott on 25/6/2012

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We have just come back from our 4 weeks in France (weather a lot better than over here apparently but didn't seem as hot as usual) and noticed that more and more of the toll booths seem to be unmanned. This means you either pay cash or use the credit card.

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We have not long got back from 3 weeks over there and noticed this aswell.

I did'nt like paying by Credit Card but mainly had no choice this year.