 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello !
I'm driving a new Navara Adventura (luxury 4x4 arabian spec truck) down to Bourg St. Maurice next Friday morning (5th March) on my own (it's staying down there, so it's a one way trip).
I'm on the chunnel at 8am and need to make bourg by late afternoon, so non stop and a rapid journey. As it's a right hand drive and my arms are not 4ft long, so I'm looking for a passenger to deal with toll booths etc. If you've driven in France solo before, you'd understand !
Anyway, I'm offering to pay for the fuel if you pay the tolls (approx £60 ish I believe ?) When you want to leave Les Arcs it's an easy train ride home or bus to the airport.
Plenty of room for skis and boards etc in back.
Nutters, nervous passengers and people who want to sleep for the entire journey need not apply !
Let me know as soon as poss if interested.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jph123, I know it's probably too late for this time, but look at Sanef telepeage (badge). Wouldn't be without it in France. Think it was €10 + small refundable deposit.
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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 just reverse through the tolls 
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Well that narrows down your options! 
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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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jph123, Slightly under on the tolls
Expect to pay as below at car prices.
The tolls are €72.50 about £69.00
To be precise
A26 Calais to Reims 267.2K € 20.20
A26 Reims to Villefranche limas 381.0k €28.10
A4 Reims to APRR 105.7k €9.10
A43 St Quentin F. Barriere to Chambery Nord 67k €10.20
A43 Chignin Barriere to Ste Helene Barriere 36.0K €4.90
Total €72.50 each way
Tolls charged on 02/01/2010
Diesel last Sunday was €1.13 in Calais, around €1.18/1.20 on the autoroute and €1.03 in the Hypermarket at Albertville.
If you don't get any takers I'm told a long handled pair of BBQ tongs will at least help you at the take a ticket barriers, for paying go to a manned one and get out and run round, with practice it'll be quicker than trying to strerch across!
Good luck!
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I like the tongs idea ! Thanks for all the other advice too. I think I have a willing passenger now ..... but still might get the tongs in case they decide to sleep !
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I did several journeys right down to the Med and back with just my daughter and me before she was old enough to assist. I must admit though that the stretching across from the drivers seat technique wasn't at all comfotable.
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Ok, tongs bought on ebay for £1.99 ...
Current passeneger option has just highlighted that "sometimes" they can get car sick .... goodbye, don't call us, we'll call you.
And finally as I've been corrected, (and rightly so) that tolls are more than I'd guestimated, I'm going to keep it simple - I'll pay the tolls and I'm just looking for a £60 fuel contribution.
Ok, that's that all updated. If anyone is keen. Let me know, can pick up from M5 / M4 on way to chunnel.
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Thanks for all replies.
Passenger seat is now sold to the funiest, amusing, bidder !
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You can also sort out a télé badge at the SANEF office at the Calais péage.
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