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VTECMatt said:
What it is the best way to deal with the tolls in Europe, Im driving from U.K. to France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, back through Switzerland and France.
TIA
Matt
If you’ve got a week or two then I’ve always used here: https://www.tolltickets.com/en/TIA
Matt
//j17 said:
France and Italy - Either cash or you could get a toll tag, like a Fulli "Nomade +" one.
Austria and Switzerland - Vignette stickers that go on your windscreen. You can pick them up from most border crossings or petrol stations near them.
Belgium and Germany - I don't know.
Belgium and Germany have no tolls.Austria and Switzerland - Vignette stickers that go on your windscreen. You can pick them up from most border crossings or petrol stations near them.
Belgium and Germany - I don't know.
fatboy b said:
extraT said:
In Austria, you can go to most petrol stations and ask for a Vignette, for 10 days / a month / a year. Stick it on your windshield below the UV strip.
No physical vignette in Austria anymore. Just a receipt from a website or garage till. Didn’t bother with one for Austria last year, as I didn’t know about it - haven’t heard anything, and have since sold the car. But you can buy the online from here https://shop.asfinag.at/en/
Have a vignette for Switzerland along with emission stickers for Germany and France (these are only needed if you’re going in to certain metropolitan areas) - both bought online from their respective countries (€10 for the German one https://www.gtue.de/en, €4 for the French one https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/ ) and I’ve just received a Fulli tag for the car to replace the Emovis tag (as I wanted France and Italy rather than just France)
Have a vignette for Switzerland along with emission stickers for Germany and France (these are only needed if you’re going in to certain metropolitan areas) - both bought online from their respective countries (€10 for the German one https://www.gtue.de/en, €4 for the French one https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/ ) and I’ve just received a Fulli tag for the car to replace the Emovis tag (as I wanted France and Italy rather than just France)
If you are just driving "through" Switzerland, check whether you really want to. It's about £35 for a Swiss vignette, which is a lot if you are just passing through.
Italian cities are awash with "ztl" areas - you must not drive into these. Many Belgian and German cities require you to register your vehicle in advance to avoid clear air fees (just as London requires non UK drivers to register to avoid ULEZ fees).
A bip&go tag is brilliant for French/Italian motorway tolls.
Italian cities are awash with "ztl" areas - you must not drive into these. Many Belgian and German cities require you to register your vehicle in advance to avoid clear air fees (just as London requires non UK drivers to register to avoid ULEZ fees).
A bip&go tag is brilliant for French/Italian motorway tolls.
rcspeirs said:
If you are just driving "through" Switzerland, check whether you really want to. It's about £35 for a Swiss vignette, which is a lot if you are just passing through.
Italian cities are awash with "ztl" areas - you must not drive into these. Many Belgian and German cities require you to register your vehicle in advance to avoid clear air fees (just as London requires non UK drivers to register to avoid ULEZ fees).
A bip&go tag is brilliant for French/Italian motorway tolls.
Depends where you're going/what your alternative route is.Italian cities are awash with "ztl" areas - you must not drive into these. Many Belgian and German cities require you to register your vehicle in advance to avoid clear air fees (just as London requires non UK drivers to register to avoid ULEZ fees).
A bip&go tag is brilliant for French/Italian motorway tolls.
One option for getting to the French Alps is to come of the French Autoroute at the Poligny junction, go cross country, into Switzerland (stopping to buy a €35 Vignette) then using Swiss roads to go around the eastern end of Lake Geneva. The other option is to stay on the French Autoroute down to Clues...paying €27.60 in tolls, so not a lot in it and possibly a shorter drive so less fuel (depending on destination) - and certainly more interesting going over the Jura mountains than sitting on the Autoroute.
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