Class 4 Toll charges?

Ashers

Hi all,
I have been searching past posts regarding French motorways, tolls etc but can't find what I am looking for.

We are off on our 1st foreign trip next month to South West med of France via Euro Tunnel. We have a TAG axle Eura Mobil which exceeds the 3500kg band on the toll sytem and is 3.4metres high overall the roof cargo. This I think makes us a Class '4' which is the same as HGV.

Does anyone know what the toll costs are for this class or roughly how much more it is than for a Class '3', standard size motorhome.

I am currently budgetting on a £100 pounds each way for the tolls as I will be using the motorways as much as possible as we only have 2 weeks and a top speed of 60mph.

Does anyone know if our vehicle will be restricted to less than 60mph on the motorways?

What is the cost of diesel at present on the French motorways?
What is French for diesel?

Any inormation much appreciated.

Regards.

Ashers.

bandaid

French for diesel= gasoil

if you google "fuel prices in france" you'll get what you need. also, you'll also get the toll fees if you ask it nicely.

I'll have a look for a couple of links.

bandaid

heres one.

http://www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/

bandaid

and..heres another

http://www.autoroutes.fr/

Rapide561

Hi

Diesel on the motorway in France was about 1.35 - 1.40 euro per litre. About 1.25 euro per litre in towns and so on.

I avoid French motorways like the plague due to the cost. I too have god a TAG. I did email the tolls department a while back, and was told 44 euro from Calais to Reims.

You might want to start a separate thread about the route to avoid some of the tolls. I know sometimes speed is of the essence, but for me, from now on, it is a day longer on the road and toll free all the way!

Russell

I will add that the N roads and D roads in France that I use on a "regular" basis as excellent. Not as quick as the motorways when going through a town etc, but often the N roads are shorter than the motorway routes.

Have a good play with www.viamichelin.com

bandaid

Alo, most of the larger towns have ring roads, so you dont need to go all the way through, should you decide not to.

bandaid · Last edited by bandaid on Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:41 pm; edited 1 time in total

And another address,
this ones a bit less specific, but, use the map system and you can access the campsites listed, maybe of help

/www.eurocampings.co.uk/en/europe/france

edited to actually put the website in......duh

Rapide561

Right, that's that sorted - avoid the tolls and fight the pirates.

R

taz

Hi
We are just back from France in the equivalent Burstner van. In the main we were charged as Class 2 and on the 2 occassions we were put into class 3 I queried it and they changed it down to class 2.
We travelled from Saumur in the Loire up to Calais using Peage where available and it cost us a total of 50 euro
Hope this helps
Sally

Rapide561

Hi Sally

Good on you for agruing and getting your toll lowered.

Gillian (AUTOSTRATUS) has a photo of her van, with arrows and lines indicating the length and height etc.

Might be an idea to carry something like that.

Russell