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billym

We reckon about £ 100 top to bottom but in reality it is probably a little bit

more.

biggermac

I have to disagree with Gover, there is no exemption for displaying disabled tax disc or window display badge. I tried it at half a dozen peages and specifically asked the question and was told a catagoric NO!
Bob

whistlinggypsy

I am afraid your wrong Bob, we have been using the disabled discount for many years now and only on a very few occasions is the reqest refused.

The tax exemption disc does not matter (but has to be on the m/h) as we have never had anyone look at ours yet.

On arriving at the booth my wife shows them her blue disabled badge, and utters the phrase "bon jour, handicappe, classe un s.v.p" and as said before we get classe un 99% of the time.

Regards

Bob

"The following text is a copy of a Email sent to me after being charged Classe 2 tarif instead of Classe 1 (a big saving ) at the toll booths of French Motorways and is directly from Sanef .com
Madamme Aurure Pylat ( Conseillere Clientele ) and applies only to registered disabled, Vehicle Licence Exempt motorhomes.

It translates as any motorhome under 3 Mts. high and 3500Kgs or less and is Vehicle Licence Exempt ( road tax ) can claim Classe 1 tarif on French motorways.

I hope this informatiom may be of assistance to fellow travellers.

Regards

whistlinggypsy ( bob quinn )

"{quote} Monsieur,

Nous vous remercions d’avoir pris le temps de nous faire part des désagréments que vous avez rencontrés lors de vos passages sur nos autoroutes.

Nous nous permettons de préciser les différents critères déterminant la classification des véhicules :
- Classe 1 : véhicules ou ensembles roulants de hauteur totale inférieure ou égale à 2 mètres et dont le Poids Total Autorisé en Charge (PTAC) est inférieur ou égal à 3,5 tonnes.
- Classe 2 : véhicules ou ensembles roulants de hauteur totale comprise entre 2 et 3 mètres et dont le PTAC est inférieur ou égal à 3,5 tonnes.

Cependant, les véhicules de classe 2 aménagés pour le transport de personnes à mobilité réduite, bénéficient du tarif de la classe 1. C’est la mention « handicap » sur la carte grise qui permet l’attribution de la classe 1.

Compte tenu des éléments fournis, nous vous confirmons que cette réduction aurait dû vous être appliquée, lors de votre passage au péage.

Aussi, votre prochain extrait bancaire (ou relevé) devrait faire apparaître le remboursement de la différence entre les tarifs acquittés et les tarifs qui auraient dû vous être appliqués.

D'autre part, un rappel a été fait auprès des péages afin que la mention "handicap" en anglais "disabled" soit connue de tous.

Si toutefois vous rencontriez encore des difficultés au péage, n'hésitez pas à présenter ce message en plus de la carte grise de votre véhicule portant la mention "disabled".

Nous vous présentons nos excuses pour cet incident, et espérons que vos futurs voyages se dérouleront dans les meilleures conditions de sécurité et de confort.

Nous vous prions d'agréer, Monsieur, l'_expression de nos salutations distinguées.

Madame Aurore Pylat
Conseillère Clientèle

Ashers

Thanks everyone for your input, especially Bandaid. I had found the "autoroutes.fr" website which gives deatils of the classifications for charges but could not find details of the actual charges on it.

I think being a tag axle is going to be the nail in the coffin, pushing us into Class '4'. I think we will try the tolls and see how it goes.

We really need to get to the south as quick as possible to see the sun, do some windsurfing and generallychilling out, after this long cold winter that we have had and seem to keep on enduring.

Oh it would be soooh good to have much more time to use the normal roads and explore the countryside and find the great places that most of you guys and girls find. Ah well, keep on doing the lottery and crossing the fingers.

Cheers all.

Ashers.

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timbop37

Hi

Thanks to all on this thread for your input.

I didn't realise that you could get discount through French tolls with a blue badge and tax-exempt disc.

We already have toll-free travel on the Mersey tunnels, M6 toll road and congestion-free driving through inner London.

Worth the subscription fee to MHF alone.

Thanks again,

Tim

Vennwood

Hi All,

I just remembered this site for the official vehicle class regulations -

PATSY4

Hi looking at that list, can you tell me if my vehicle is 7.13 long and 3.00metres high 3.07 with aerial and weighs 4200kg , and towing a motorcycle on a small trailer which is less than 3 metres does that come under category 4, if so I think we will have to use no autoroutes coming through France.
Thanks Pat