MFJ Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Hi, we are going to France/Spain next year and will be using the toll roads. There are 3 Motorhomes but 2 of them are over 3.5 tons ( 4 tons), I have contacted numerous companies but it would seem that they only issue Tags for motorhomes up to 3.5 tons. I was given companies that issued Tags over this limit. E- mail replies basically stated that unless we were a company with a fleet of vehicles they weren’t able to help. I have seen bigger motorhome going through these tolls. If someone can help it would be very helpful. Regards Martyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamRienza Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 It seems that height is more likely to trigger problems at a toll booth. Tags are issued to private vehicles of up to 3 metres height. More than this seems to occasionally be challenged at booths. Even then you can get through by pressing the help button and explaining that you are a Motorhome. There must be thousands of vans that are over 3.5 tonnes, but weight doesn’t seem to be an issue. My van is 3850 kg, 7 metres length and 2.9m high. I currently use a Bipandgo tag with no issues. It can be set to include France, Spain, Portugal and Italy if you wish. I previously used an ATMB tag with no issues although it does France only. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 For French autoroutes, this 2017/2018 MHFun thread may be of interest https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/french-toll-tag-for-mh-over-3m-and-3500kg.162982/ As advised there, gross vehicle weight (as shown on a UK V5 registration document) should not be an issue as it won't be checkable at an autoroute toll-booth, but vehicle overall height is easily checked by the booth's automated system. As had been discussed here in the past, there are specific (and quite complex) rules about what does or does not 'count' where vehicle height is concerned. This has occasionally led to overcharging and obtaining a refund has proved challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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