Driving in France - is it worth getting a toll tag?

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We're driving down through France and back in a couple of weeks, more or less straight down the middle about halfway, then back up again. We're staying at three different campsites, so will be driving on Black Saturday. I imagine most of it will be on toll roads; looked on one website that says our tolls will be around 92 euros in total.

Is it worth getting a toll tag? I think yes for avoiding queues with three small DC in the car, but DH is rankling at the fact it will cost 20-ish euros extra (I think, if I've understood the website correctly).

We came back one Black Saturday and I don't rembember it as being too awful.

We're driving through this summer, I wonder if I've left it too late for one of these gadgets. I need to tell DH. Thanks.

We have one. In the summer it just saves the hassle of 'argh where is the ticket, my wallet, which lane are we going in, who needs to wind down the window'. We always travel the weekend before Black Saturday in order to avoid the worst of the traffic.

It also prevents the heartsink moment when you realise that your ticket must have fallen out of the car the last time you stopped for the kids to pee, and you have to press the button and explain in excruciatingly bad french what has happened and will they please open the barrier and let you off the peage

Coming back from skiing in the winter though, according to our sat nav it saved us an hour over a day's driving we skipped so much of the queue at each toll point. That was using the section past Geneva though which has a lot of toll stops.

Pichet yes, the look of 'haha' followed by 'damm it' is quite rewarding. Very childish!

No, listen to your DH and don't buy one, the fewer of us that have them, the greater the time saving for us

Eurotunnel were doing a money off deal last summer so we got one. So pleased we did. Hadn't considered the battery might not work when we go back in a couple of weeks-aaah

We've had our sanef toll tag for 4 years over 5 trips and the battery's is fine. It says on the literature that they expect the battery to last between 5 and 7 years.

Brilliant little gadget.

Going next week - have I left it too late to order one of these things?

Mine arrived yesterday or the day before and I ordered it as per my post above.

Hmm about ten days. Might be a speedier post option on the website.

Not ten days, my maths is rubbish. Six to eight.

I have had mine for 5 or 6 years and use it maybe 12 day a year and no battery has been fine - guess it must be imminent

so far battery has been fine

Just wanted to update with much trepidation and crossed digits we went through our first peages yesterday, with our APRR toll tag. Worked fine, although you have to drive really close for the barrier to open which is scary. Makes a loud beep then light goes green, barrier up and away you go.

Worth every cent(ime)

I agree, I always get a thrill when I hear the beep! Keeps me amused on long journeys