 Poster: A snowHead
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Could anyone please kindly advise me on where they purchased their French toll tag from? We have decided we definitely need one because I’ll be sitting in the back with the baby en route and it’s hassle to pay the tag for the driver to stretch across etc. We want hassle free ! Any advice ?? Many thanks in advance
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Another +1 for Emovis
One thing I find odd is that not many locals seem to use them
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I went with Mango a year ago when they had a similar offer to the one above. Only took a few days to arrive, if I remember correctly.
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Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Wed 14-12-22 17:35; edited 1 time in total
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Here are the links to some of the providers
● Emovis (Liber-t as was)
● Bip&Go
● Mango Mobilités (Re-branding soon as 'Fulli')
● Ulys-Vinci
● Eurotunnel (as an Emovis partner offer*)
● ATMB
*Free application - no fee (save €10) €8 annual fee for the first year of subscription, discounted to €4 from the second year onwards. Requires a Eurotunnel booking reference.
They vary in the specific details of what and how they charge: the differences aren’t huge, but you’ll need to research them to see which suits you best.
Last edited by After all it is free  on Fri 16-12-22 13:32; edited 6 times in total
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I use Emovis as well.
It is one of the small pleasures of my drive down to approach the first barrier with trepidation hoping it will work again and hearing the telltale noise as it does and the barrier rises.
And then there are the gates you can drive through at 30kph.
I admit here and now that I am a sad man.
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Thank you all for your quick replies . I can always rely on you snow heads  .
Much appreciated !! Happy ski season to you all
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I used Ulys-Vinci in the summer. Seemed competitive and the process was very smooth. In fact, they seemed to be the cheapest option for my one off trip.
The only issue was the doofer took a lot longer be delivered than their website claimed, so make sure you order it well in advance.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I’ve got mango, brilliant, had an email today it’s being rebranded as Fulli but business as usual otherwise.
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Emovis here too for several years.
Well worth the minimal cost - especially if you are on your own in a RHD car. But even if not, it avoids arguments with SWMBO that I haven't got close enough vs kerbing the wheels to get close enough! The tag lanes always seem much quieter too.
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You know it makes sense.
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I still use ATMB which is 1.90€ a month if used, but I'm not sure if it's still available to non-French residents. It does allow me to pay by credit card rather than linked to a bank account so I avoid commission charges.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I also use ATMB and, in my mind, still seem to be the best value for money. €15 set up including tag delivery, but no annual fee. €1.90 per month used, but if the tag is charge 3 times on an ATMB road (A40 & RN205), this fee is waived. So driving to the alps past Geneva you should avoid this. The main reason I went with this is because it charges a credit card rather than bank account therefore using a fee free credit card gives a much better exchange rate than the Emovis offer. Here's a link to the current ATMB tag: https://www.atmb.com/telepeage-tarifs/nos_abonnements_telepeage_atmb/le-voyageur-offre-telepeage-gratuit-sans-engagement/
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Poster: A snowHead
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do you have to wait so much to pay toll in France? worth it?
i made a little research but i didnt find someone who said that he had to wait mehr as 5 min....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The two reasons I have mine is I often drive through the night so no need to wake the passenger and two not having to open the windows!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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i ordered this from mango.
Ok, you dont need to pay anything unless you use it. So why not....although i probably see not a big difference at all but since i do not have to pay anything for fees, transport etc
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| Spin Doctor wrote: |
I use Emovis as well.
It is one of the small pleasures of my drive down to approach the first barrier with trepidation hoping it will work again and hearing the telltale noise as it does and the barrier rises.
And then there are the gates you can drive through at 30kph.
I admit here and now that I am a sad man. |
Emovis here three! Always forget to look online before we go to check the battery status
The 'will it, won't it' trepidation of that first toll has become quite the family joke on our trip and the kids try and 'beep' in time with it.
It's one of the pleasures of the monotonous drive!
I just have to remember if I have the roof box on or not as it doesn't quite fit under the 2M hanging bars and the clang as it hits is most disconcerting!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have a question for someone who use the Mango Mobilités
ok i have ordered the "equipment" etc. But how can i login to the customer area?
I dont have a password and i do not find somewhere where i can make a registrierung...
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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Is it possible to pick up these up in Folkstone? I can't get one delivered in time for our trip, and would be easier to pick one up in the UK as we will be hanging around anyway.
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@Toothfairy2750, unless you're going in a matter of weeks you might want to hold off. Certainly last year Mango (rebranding in Jan. to Fulli) has a New Years offer that cut most of the up front costs out. They had a black Friday deal that went to far as to give you the frist 12 months "€1.70 per month the tag's used in" charge too so really was a no-brainer as costs exactly the same as paying cash!
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yes they have for 8 months the same
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| turms2 wrote: |
I have a question for someone who use the Mango Mobilités
ok i have ordered the "equipment" etc. But how can i login to the customer area?
I dont have a password and i do not find somewhere where i can make a registrierung... |
I had a Welcome e-mail a day or two after the original order confirmation, giving me my customer number which I could then use to login.
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A ok..thanks a lot...i have to wait
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| turms2 wrote: |
| yes they have for 8 months the same |
So long as you don't wait till the day after the Jan sale ends. I mean, what sort of idiot would do that... Doh!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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What do you mean
Dont get it
I have done it. I am travelling at 31.12
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| Spin Doctor wrote: |
I use Emovis as well.
It is one of the small pleasures of my drive down to approach the first barrier with trepidation hoping it will work again and hearing the telltale noise as it does and the barrier rises.
And then there are the gates you can drive through at 30kph.
I admit here and now that I am a sad man. |
Dont worry you arent the only one, we are always a little nervous when we get to the first booth hoping it will work, then give a little cheer when it beeps, 
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You know it makes sense.
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| turms2 wrote: |
| do you have to wait so much to pay toll in France? worth it? . |
all tolls are automatic now, if it is not busy you can get through with a ticket and card in about 20 seconds. If it is busy you may wait a few minutes, if it is jammed up everyone gets caught so you don't get through much quicker either. The big advantage for Brits is not having to get out of the car to pay if they don't have a passenger.
As a regular user the thing that grinds my gears is the number of times the tolls are broken, esp. non-stop ones. In Italy I can drive through at 70kph and the Italians do it even quicker.
That said, when I first got a telepeage I didn't realise you had to stop and drove through at 90kph.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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We got ours through Bip&Go. We considered Emovis but at the time we found it more expensive than Bip&Go as Emovis appears to be an intermediary that provides UK billing at a premium to Bip&Go which is the French provider. The downside is that you need to have a Euro account so that you can setup a euro direct debit but we have a Starling Bank account which supports this. Works really well, the tags arrived really quickly and we only pay for the months we use it.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Credit card at the tolls are still cheaper than the admin that goes before and after with a tag. No usage fee etc etc
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I guess you are paying for convenience. Aside from 10 euros to setup the account and get the tag, which can be reduced to 6 euro with a referral, it only costs 1.70 euros for the month you use the tag in. No annual costs or additional costs for months you don’t use it in. So I guess the question is whether 1.70 euros is worth the convenience of driving through the tolls on the months you go skiing.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Spin Doctor wrote: |
I use Emovis as well.
It is one of the small pleasures of my drive down to approach the first barrier with trepidation hoping it will work again and hearing the telltale noise as it does and the barrier rises.
And then there are the gates you can drive through at 30kph.
I admit here and now that I am a sad man. |
Haha...same affliction....massive grin driving through at speed 
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@michaelbury17, @Spin Doctor, You can go through a fair bit quicker than 30KPH if you have got balls of steel and good brakes just in case  (It's all about listening for the beep as you enter the 'channel')
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I always have to remind myself that it's 30kph not 30mph when in that lane though.
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@Richard_Sideways, do you not set satnav to KM?
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@boredsurfin, out of interest what extra admin does it give you?
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We use Bip&Go, painless since setup.
Setup involved a short delay where the system would not recognise an ‘extra’ number on our Irish number plate. A few emails to quite helpful customer service later and it was sorted.
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I've driven a lot on my own and having a doofer is well worth it. Not just to save getting out of the car, but to save groping for credit card. Next time I'll be driving in Italy too - is there now a doofer which covers Italy? I still have a French bank account, if that helps. Those tolls every ten minutes round the Turin by-pass are a pain.
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@pam w, bip&go have that as an option for a higher monthly charge, I suspect most of them will do the same. You can probably just upgrade your current one.
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