Payments vary from camera enforcement, electronic transponders and cash. Some countries such as France, Italy, Spain and Portugal use electronic transponders attached to the vehicle's windshield to collect tolls.
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There are two ways to pay for tolls: with card or cash manually, or electronically. On a toll road you are generally required to take a ticket from a booth when you enter the motorway, and then settle the amount of the toll at another booth as you exit, which will be determined by the ticket.
Several European countries have toll road payment done in the form of toll stickers affixed to the car's front window, which are valid for a certain amount of time.
All payments are made in Euros at either a manned or electronic booth – however, they do accept debit cards from other countries. The normal process for tolls in Italy involved getting a ticket at the start of the journey at one of the booths, and then you pay for it at the end.
If you are going to France only once and for a relatively short trip then it's probably not worth it. On the other hand, if you are going to make a very long trip through France or visit several times a year then it's probably worthwhile.
Although there are many toll roads across France (and continental Europe), avoiding them would mean taking a lot longer going around them on smaller roads. This would mean that you would be spending more time and money to get to your destination. Some roads may be more picturesque, and so it may be worth it.
You can pay tolls by going in person to a CTT post office, a post office with NaVe or a Payshop agent. You can also pay by Multibanco reference, through the CTT website or app. Don't forget that you can only pay tolls 48 hours after you have passed through the electronic toll and up to a maximum of five working days.
TOLLS IN EUROPEIn most European countries there are tolls on a good number of motorways, although not all of them work in the same way. France, for example, has an outstanding network of toll motorways that connect it with other countries such as Belgium and Italy. Payment depends on the height of the vehicle.
Most French motorways have long stretches of toll road. Very few are completely free. French motorways are generally run by private companies. Often the company was involved in building the motorway, and the tolls are the way that they get a return on that investment.
If you have lost your ticket, or your payment method isn't accepted press the 'help' button or look for the assistant, who is usually present at the larger automated péage. If your payment method is not accepted, you can sign a reconnaissance de dette, which obliges you to pay within ten days.
Fines for non-compliance with the payment of tolls are now limited to five times the value of the tariff in question, but with a minimum of 25 euros, in accordance with a law of the Assembly of the Republic.