Posted on 12/08/2018 15:54
Has anybody taken advantage of the club offer of free Sanef tag application and is the tag worth the added extras you have to pay. Planning trip France - Spain next year. Have travelled down through Spain and returned April - June and never had queues at tolls etc. Would be nice though just to sail through & OH is not great at leaning out of window to insert card or deposit cash in bin.
Posted on 30/09/2018 10:19 by DJGSorry to disagree, but if you are travelling off season, then not worth the hassle. If you are travelling 1000 miles, getting out of your car and walking round won't take 2 minuets out of your life!!!
Stop car, open door, walk round, insert ticket, insert card, press for receipt and return to car. It probable took me longer to type this than for you to actually do it!!
But if you like gadgets then go for it.
Posted on 28/09/2018 18:21 by DeniseHJust looking at getting this tag and it sounds great, but thinking about the direct debit from my UK £ bank account, I think the fees would be quite high, like £4 per payment. Does anyone know if you can use a Fairfax euro card to have the direct debit paid?
Posted on 30/09/2018 12:11
My son has recently borrowed my Tag when he went to France on holiday. The advantage I find with SANEF is that the bills are debited to your bank account in sterling so no extra fees to pay as you set up the account in the UK. The bill I had for August was for €33.69 which was converted to £30.21 which if my maths have not deserted me works out at a rate of €1.115 to the pound which is a pretty good exchange rate. It's only when you get a tag that is administered in France that you will encounter the possibility of extra charges and as said it very much depends on your nominated payment method on what extra you get charged if anything.
Tags are particularly useful for motorhomers as my wife can't reach the machine from the cab. Whilst I am sure DJG is correct in saying that getting out of the car and walking around to pay only takes a few seconds, if everyone did that it would cause chaos!
David
Posted on 30/09/2018 15:34 by Dave NicholsonI have tags for both France and Italy. I’m sooo glad I’m not going to be in the toll booth lane behind you DJG. It’s never “off season” for the bulk of the vehicles that use the motorways in France and Italy.
Posted on 30/09/2018 12:07 by eurortravellerBut that's a bit dodgy in the lanes where I drive through at 30kph.
Posted on 02/10/2018 09:28
Like I said, what is 2 mins out of your life.
When I was going through the Toll south of Lyon, there was a 5 KM queue to get to the toll. Having a tag made no difference until the last 300 mtrs when you could go through the tag lane!!
It only works when there is light traffic so whats the point, except to claim to have one.
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Posted on 30/09/2018 10:19 by DJGSorry to disagree, but if you are travelling off season, then not worth the hassle. If you are travelling 1000 miles, getting out of your car and walking round won't take 2 minuets out of your life!!!
Stop car, open door, walk round, insert ticket, insert card, press for receipt and return to car. It probable took me longer to type this than for you to actually do it!!
But if you like gadgets then go for it.
Posted on 02/10/2018 09:28 by DJGLike I said, what is 2 mins out of your life.
When I was going through the Toll south of Lyon, there was a 5 KM queue to get to the toll. Having a tag made no difference until the last 300 mtrs when you could go through the tag lane!!
It only works when there is light traffic so whats the point, except to claim to have one.
Posted on 02/10/2018 09:47
I think if you're planning to travel for some time, tags are probably a good idea. However for those who go 'over there' for a 2-3 week annual vacation then I don't see the need. Queuing behind other continental campers, who also had to jump out of their vehicles, becomes a norm, as their arms can't reach the machines either albeit the toll booths are set up for those who drive on the wrong side!
Besides, it's good exercise for SWMBO 😉
Posted on 02/10/2018 11:03
We never bothered until we had the motorhome. However with the increasing number of auto booths I think a tag is a good idea what ever the outfit. I suppose it is questionable whether one would be needed for shorter trips but they are so convenient I think I could be persuaded if I didn't have one already.
David
Rufs
Caravanner from Hampshire