Motorway ‘blipper’ / smart tags - For ALL news, advice, how to get one and what’s best, irrespective of the country

here's one I had not heard of before https://www.tollbird.com/en/ that can be set up with Google Pay and credit cards
not a great deal for infrequent users but maybe better for frequent travellers as you can have a version with no monthly fees, just a flat annual fee
 
Ex-Call Centre Chimp said:
I'm beginning to regret
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Lots of unnecessary drama on this pages.

Don’t worry, you’ve done good.
I’m going to travel back to London tomorrow, one of Italy’s busiest motorway days because everyone is going on vacation. I might be able to show you the queues at the tolls (no blippers) when back :)
 
There you go:
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er-minio said:
Apologies I wrote something incorrect above. The ones with the height restrictions are not for bikes. Avoid those (usually on the left, and usually just in northen france as the gates in the south network are all "fast".

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In northen France you have to stop (or almost stop) at the bar. Hence the differentiation of the gates.
In the south they all open as you go through, same as in Italy.
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Dont know how you did that, i never got close to that in every stop i did in southern France

wher did you mount the tag?
 
Santa-2512 said:
wher did you mount the tag?
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It depends on the gate, on those ones you have to reach below the gray "sensor" on the left. Depending on where the tag is you can get very close to the bar.
With the car I have to reach the bar with the hood almost underneath before it opens.

Motorway ‘blipper’ / smart tags - For ALL news, advice, how to get one and what’s best, irrespective of the country

Mine is on the clip next to the rear view mirror when in my car, works perfectly In wifey’s car we just put it on the top of the dashboard, don’t have a windscreen clip, works fine too Top jacket pocket when on the bike
www.ukgser.com

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er-minio said:
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Thanks.
So in that example I can only use my blipper through the gate on the extreme right (or 'The Tommy Robinson Lane' as I've decided to call it henceforth) where there's a queue and I can't use any of the myriad of empty cash/card only queues?
And you lot convinced me this was a good idea? :nenau
 
Ex-Call Centre Chimp said:
Thanks.
So in that example I can only use my blipper through the gate on the extreme right (or 'The Tommy Robinson Lane' as I've decided to call it henceforth) where there's a queue and I can't use any of the myriad of empty cash only queues?
And you lot convinced me this was a good idea? :nenau
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There’s probably more télé péage lanes out of shot, there’s usually normal ones as well, without the 30kmh sign which will open as soon as you pull up to them (but you do have to stop)
 
Ex-Call Centre Chimp said:
Thanks.
So in that example I can only use my blipper through the gate on the extreme right (or 'The Tommy Robinson Lane' as I've decided to call it henceforth) where there's a queue and I can't use any of the myriad of empty cash/card only queues?
And you lot convinced me this was a good idea? :nenau
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In la belle France at least, ALL the lanes have a blipper sensor.

A lot of the pictures used in this thread show the multiple lanes of the big motorway pay areas. In reality, a lot of the exits have just maybe two lanes. Think of it like the barriers at train stations. At the big London terminals, there might be say 40 ticket barriers in use, whilst at a station along the line, there may be just two or three.

Here’s two examples, taken from the well known A26 motorway close to the equally well known, Calais.

Example one, the multiple individual lanes of the barrier across the main motorway:

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Example two, the two lanes of the individual exit at the equally popular exit at St Omer on the same motorway:

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In the lower picture, the lane on the left is marked with the orange ‘t’ which means the barrier will open automatically if it senses a blipper. Use it if you have a blipper. The lane to the right has a simple green arrow, use it if:

A. You do not have a blipper and wish to pay by card. The barrier will open when you have paid.

B. You do have a blipper, where the barrier will open automatically

This thread has spiralled off, making it all sound really complicated. It isn’t. Millions of people, the majority in cars, some in huge trucks, some in little vans, some in motorhomes, some towing caravans, some on motorbikes, some on trikes or with sidecars, use the payage motorways each year. Some of the vehicles have blippers, some don’t. They ALL manage; the overall vast majority of them with no problems at all. It really is very simple.

Enjoy your holiday.

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Wapping said:
In la belle France at least, ALL the lanes have a blipper sensor.
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Wapping said:
The lane to the right has a simple green arrow, use it if:

B. You do have a blipper, where the barrier will open automatically
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Would you believe I didn’t know that :oops: (only been here 26 years)

But you’re absolutely right, I’ve just checked (y)
 
Ex-Call Centre Chimp said:
So in that example I can only use my blipper through the gate on the extreme right (or 'The Tommy Robinson Lane' as I've decided to call it henceforth) where there's a queue and I can't use any of the myriad of empty cash/card only queues?
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If there is heavy traffic the card/cash queues will be rammed and you'll progress smoothly through the Telepeage ones.

I don't know how much I can stress this: I grew up with this. We (Italian motorbikers) asked/lobbied for years for the blippers to be available to bikes in Italy (they weren't until around 2004, I was on of the users doing early testing) because it is so much better than having to stop and pay, in all possible scenarios.
Again, trust me, you did good.

As wapping says almost all lanes generally have the sensors. That is the case for Italy as well, where you will have Telepass lanes and combined card/telepass ones.

Don't sweat it, it is simple. :)
 
It worked.
If I was surprised that was nothing compared to the astonishment of the French driver in the next lane who assumed I'd made a bad lane decision at the péage station. My smug look was however wasted on him as I was obviously wearing my crash helmet.
Thanks again all. 👍
 
johnnyboy said:
Looking for a recommendation for the above please.
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There’s a dedicated thread here with plenty of helpful info and experience (maybe start at the end)

Motorway ‘blipper’ / smart tags - For ALL news, advice, how to get one and what’s best, irrespective of the country

Just a quick heads up for the euro travelers Noticed a new telepeage badge is available which works in several European countries Don’t know if it’s available in the UK yet you’ll have to google it yourself but here’s the basics on one of the French sites...
www.ukgser.com
 
Charges have been levied and I have been classed as a car on one of my 3 tolls.
I've e-mithered Fulli twice and had the standard 'We'll look into it ' response but the over charge remains.
Bloody stupid idea, the blipper's been consigned to the bin.
 
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