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Who’s the best company to use for auto Tolls

Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 7:12pm
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Trevor44

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Can anybody give me advice on which company to go through for auto tolls as iam driving from the U.K. to Spain in August 

I tried a company called emovis but you need to buy 2 tags one for France and one for Spain which is more costly 

The other company is Bip&Go which is a french company they don’t deal with me putting U.K. address ect tried a couple of times to register with this company as you only need one tag for France and Spain and Portugal 

Does anybody know of a company that deals with one tag for both countries 

Thanks

wrypop

Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 8:57pm

wrypop

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Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 8:57pm

Bip and Go are the best. Perhaps just sort that registration issue. They never correspond. Good luck.

Movingon

Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 9:41pm

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Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 9:41pm

You can only have the Bip & Go dual French/Spanish tag with a French bank A/C. 

shayden

Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 10:12pm

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Posted: Tue Jul 7, 2020 10:12pm

I was looking at getting a Bip&Go from the Spanish website but, like you, found it couldn’t be delivered to the UK. I emailed them and they confirmed it had to be delivered to my Spanish address and paid from an EU bank account. 

However, you made me look again and I found this:

https://www.bipandgo.com/en/souscription-telepeage/?data=lITnGkFwgL20THneMICfAOm6QJw8K2knNxYn3bFLs0xdw55cdgWNEHVW6uNM4d-6XzWirPyZ-ZgHdz-Vckwc1pF-ZxFhLxhFKMN-qp0KQfq7AFYWHFVmbhk8

This site allows you to add an address anywhere in Europe as well as foreign phone numbers and car registration numbers. It looks like the upfront fees are a bit dearer than the Spanish site but it might solve your problem. 

Hope you get sorted. 

Shaun

Trevor44

Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 9:32am

Trevor44

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Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 9:32am

shayden wrote on Tue Jul 7, 2020 10:12pm:

I was looking at getting a Bip&Go from the Spanish website but, like you, found it couldn’t be delivered to the UK. I emailed them and they confirmed it had to be delivered to my Spanish address and paid from an EU bank account. 

However, you made me look again and I found this:

https://www.bipandgo.com/en/souscription-telepeage/?data=lITnGkFwgL20THneMICfAOm6QJw8K2knNxYn3bFLs0xdw55cdgWNEHVW6uNM4d-6XzWirPyZ-ZgHdz-Vckwc1pF-ZxFhLxhFKMN-qp0KQfq7AFYWHFVmbhk8

This site allows you to add an address anywhere in Europe as well as foreign phone numbers and car registration numbers. It looks like the upfront fees are a bit dearer than the Spanish site but it might solve your problem. 

Hope you get sorted. 

Shaun

Hi Shaun

Like you I need it posted to uk have Spanish car reg and Spanish bank account Iban is the problem ?

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Movingon

Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:00am

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Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:00am

I guess you're talking about the sister product 'Bip&Drive

Actually looking at the Bip&Drive website it looks like a handy device to have, for instance via the accompanying app you can get things like discounted fuel and car washes and for car parking you can pay for the precise time you park and not waste money prepaying for time you don't use, you don't even need to display a ticket as wardens can check your car by it's number plate.

If you have a look through the FAQ's then even if you never use it for road tolls there is a fairly compelling case for having one anyway.

Aspen1992

Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 11:16am

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Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 11:16am

Hi Trevor44

I have just driven down to Villamartin from Newcastle, I used my starling bank card with the euro account and the tolls come off no problem better than messing with a tag.

We paid 105 euros in France and nothing in Spain not sure where you are going to, I came the Bordeaux route Calais - Rouen - Le Mans - Tours - Poitiers - Saintes - Bordeaux - Pau and through the Somport tunnel via Jaca - Huesca - Zaragoza - Tereul - Valencia and down to Villamartin.

Hope this helps safe trip.

Regards Andrew

Trevor44

Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:09pm

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Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:09pm

Aspen1992 wrote on Wed Jul 8, 2020 11:16am:

Hi Trevor44

I have just driven down to Villamartin from Newcastle, I used my starling bank card with the euro account and the tolls come off no problem better than messing with a tag.

We paid 105 euros in France and nothing in Spain not sure where you are going to, I came the Bordeaux route Calais - Rouen - Le Mans - Tours - Poitiers - Saintes - Bordeaux - Pau and through the Somport tunnel via Jaca - Huesca - Zaragoza - Tereul - Valencia and down to Villamartin.

Hope this helps safe trip.

Regards Andrew

Hi Andrew

Thanks for your advice i have a place in San Miguel so only up the road how long is the drive from Calais to villamartin and did you avoid tolls in spain

Regards 

Tr

Aspen1992

Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:30pm

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Posted: Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:30pm

Trevor44 wrote on Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:09pm:

Hi Andrew

Thanks for your advice i have a place in San Miguel so only up the road how long is the drive from Calais to villamartin and did you avoid tolls in spain

Regards 

Tr

Hi Trevor

We did it in 2 goes started at Ashord at 06:15 arrived Calais train delayed got into Calais about 9 to just North of Pau at 19:30 thats a good 10 hour drive, next day we left at 9 and pulled into Villamartin at 18:00 so was about 8.5 hour drive.

No tolls in Spain at all, I came off just before peage and La Zenia slip as you get stung for 2x €4 in a short distance.

Trevor44

Posted: Thu Jul 9, 2020 7:53pm

Trevor44

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Posted: Thu Jul 9, 2020 7:53pm

Aspen1992 wrote on Wed Jul 8, 2020 10:30pm:

Hi Trevor

We did it in 2 goes started at Ashord at 06:15 arrived Calais train delayed got into Calais about 9 to just North of Pau at 19:30 thats a good 10 hour drive, next day we left at 9 and pulled into Villamartin at 18:00 so was about 8.5 hour drive.

No tolls in Spain at all, I came off just before peage and La Zenia slip as you get stung for 2x €4 in a short distance.

Thanks Andrew good going that might try that route

Regards 

Tre

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