moxox
Member
On our 630 mile journey on Friday I opted for the M6 Toll.
I later I saw my card had been charged £14.30 which is the rate for a Class 4 Van or Motorhome.
The correct fee should have been £8.20 (class 2, no trailer)
Of course I'll seek a refund, but I was interested to learn that the calculation is partially based on the height of the vehicle at the first axle, if it's more than 1.3m the higher fee is applied.
(I measured my car, standard suspension 15" wheels, 175/60 tyres) and it was just under 1m high...)
I wonder if anyone else has had this experience - is it an A2 anomaly or a reader fault at that tollgate?
Google searches suggest that the distance saving of the toll option is negligible, but the time saving is very variable from zero to over 30 minutes.
Given that the charge is over the cost of a gallon of diesel, it equates to about 65 miles worth of fuel, next time I think I'll give it a miss.
I later I saw my card had been charged £14.30 which is the rate for a Class 4 Van or Motorhome.
The correct fee should have been £8.20 (class 2, no trailer)
Of course I'll seek a refund, but I was interested to learn that the calculation is partially based on the height of the vehicle at the first axle, if it's more than 1.3m the higher fee is applied.
(I measured my car, standard suspension 15" wheels, 175/60 tyres) and it was just under 1m high...)
I wonder if anyone else has had this experience - is it an A2 anomaly or a reader fault at that tollgate?
Google searches suggest that the distance saving of the toll option is negligible, but the time saving is very variable from zero to over 30 minutes.
Given that the charge is over the cost of a gallon of diesel, it equates to about 65 miles worth of fuel, next time I think I'll give it a miss.