European Travel

Fozzie, probably true in most cases but for the sake of a few quid why take risks.

peedee

Thanks for all your comments and reassurance on my questions. We have revised our travel plans and intend to travel to Provence, taking the whole of September to do so plus we have rejoined ACSI. So it's bon journee.

When we go to France in the summer we find it is too hot to cook in the van , and cook outdoors on a Camping Gaz stove, so our  caravan gas useage is  very  very low Camping Gaz is of course available everywhere in France.As for the polarity issue, its never bothered us in 30 years of France travels.

need to purchase a go box for austria fot the tolls  as we are over 3.5ton they say we need to proove our euro class 6 but we dont have a certificate from new to produce anyone had the same thing and how to solve it 

Show them the V5 document

I see you have posted the same question in General Chat!

My response was, does your V5 not state the category of engine you have and the emissions? This is what is usually required by the Austrian authorities.

For further info, if you are buying your GoBox on entry to Austria, you present your V5 at a GoBox point of sale but you will still have to send proof of emission ( a copy of the V5) within 21 days to their head office either by post or as an attachment to an email. You get the information about this when you get the GoBox. I cannnot help you with the advance purchase of a Box prior to leaving the UK but I assume just a copy of the V5 with the application would be sufficient. 

If your V5 does not state your engine category and the emissions then I suspect the GoBox authorities treat it as the worst case and charge you accordingly. My V5 has all the information required on it and the engine is a category 5. My tolls worked out at 50cents a mile and gobbled up all of the  the 100 euro pre payment I made for the 200miles of toll roads I used.

peedee

Hi, It is possible to transit Austria without using toll roads so depending on your proposed route you may not need to go the Go Box route.

We did this with our friends who have a 4.2 tonne MH, and were not prepared to use Go Box after hearing negative comments regarding the costs and the 'faffing about', travelling via the Fern and Reischa passes to travel from Southern Germany to Italy.

A bonus was that an overnight stop in Prutz turned into a very enjoyable 4 night stay.

Last summer we used the Brenner to travel from Italy into Austria and think the non toll route is far better/nicer/cheaper.

Last summer we used the Brenner to travel from Italy into Austria and think the non toll route is far better/nicer/cheaper.

The old Brenner pass road, the B182 can also be used by motorhomes but not caravans. What is becoming more difficult in Austria and many other countries is avoiding the LEZs. If you are planning on touring Austria it might be worthwhile getting their LEZ sticker.

peedee

Love Austria so getting an LEZ sticker to go along with my Umwelt (Germany) and Crit Air (France) and NT sticker (and Swiss Vignette) I will soon have little space left on my screen to see through. Hope it's a nice colour to match the Green and Yellow of the current stickers!