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boosteroo · Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Conwy, North Wales

Hi there,
Just thought that I'd let anyone who is thinkning of using this route around Birmingham to expect to pay at least £7.00 for the privilage. This is over twice what it costs in a car or a 4x4 (eg my Range Rover).
Apparently, they decide what to charge you based on the height of the vehicle. The Delica is classed as a goods vehicle as far as I can see.

This adds almost £15.00 to my regular return journey from North Wales to London.

Cheers,
Booster
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Aginoth · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 20:44 Post subject:

Height has alway influenced the M6 tolls...

see here http://www.m6toll.co.uk/pricing/

A vehicle over 1.3 m high at the first axle on 2 axles counts as a class 4 vehicle so £7.00 is the right toll

Never use it myself when I'm up that way, don't really approve of toll roads.

Chris Swansea · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 20:47 Post subject:

I always thought it was based on having windows in the back - seems to be the case on the severn bridge?
How can they class a people carrier as a commercial - criminal!
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fredt · Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 149 Location: northants

The trick is to use the cash auto booths, the one where you throw the cash in the hopper, wait till the guy in front has pulled off the sensors and then very very slowly creep into the booth, and stop just short of the hopper, sometime the sensors screw up or Can't tell that you are a van and puts you down as a car Shocked

so far I have done it four times and got away with it Laughing

and thats in a sign written VW T5 LWB Laughing

or just go up to one the staffed booths and tell them its not a van but a car! a big one at that :D show them the log book and prove it!
but then again £7.00 for the privilidge of not going thru Bham has to be worth it :D
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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 22:20 Post subject:

Had a good argument at the toll booth there last year Evil or Very Mad

Had a caravan on as well so double of the towing wagon Evil or Very Mad

When I refused to pay they wanted me to fill a form in that said I couldn't pay, told them I could pay but was disputing payment as it wasn't anywhere on there signs about the height at front axle and the picture they use even looks like a Deli Shocked

Not a happy bunny Evil or Very Mad

and told them where to put there charges >>> pottytrain2

Had to call back the next day because there office is not 24 hours, called back and only paid the price of a car because there system was down at the time :|
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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 22:33 Post subject:

Was on the M6 the other day and the overhead sign said there was congestion at Birmingham but the toll road was clear, went the Birmingham route and all was clear :? there may be a plot here Evil or Very Mad

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saint · Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 248 Location: Pembroke Dock

have travelled 7 times to scotland this year, as beat says i've noticed the sign allways toll clear, m6 congestion, well not yet it has'nt, doing 8th round trip next mon, my advice, well it was'nt there a year ago, maybe a good place for a convoy,jb.
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tonydarby1 · Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Staffordshire

Go to the unmanned toll and pull past the hopper as far as you can and throw the money in, this also confuses the system, my mate has done it every day for a month in an LDV van, this also worked for me in my Delica and my wifes Pajero.

Rabbit · Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 58 Location: Blackpool

so what does it measure at fron axel?

My 2WD L400 is 1.2 metre.....
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halucin8 · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:33 Post subject:

my partner is Danish and when we go to visit his family,we take the overight ferry from Harwich to Esberj. Which takes us to jutland but his family live in Sealand a different island. There used to be a ferry for this route but, then they built a bridge it costs 250DKK to cross this bridge approx £25 nearly and thats each way.. tolls suck !
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2manyg · Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 48 Location: Midlands

I use the Toll Road fequently- easy fix to beat the higher price is- as you approach the two sensor poles, brake hard, lowering the front end. The Delica is only a few mm off the height requirment (from middle of front axle to height of boonet at this line)- this always works for me! It helps if you switch off the ECS (if you have it)
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Philbski · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 41 Location: Harlow/The Alps

They tried to charge me £9 on Sunday.

I argued that the Deli is a car, not a commercial vehicle, but they wouldn't play.

I ended up speaking to a supervisor who lifted the barrier and warned me that I would be driving through a red light if I proceeded without paying the £9. I told him I was willing to pay £4.50 for a car but not £9 and proceeded when he said he couldn't acccept this.

Waiting to see if I hear anything...
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Carstairs · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 1:11 Post subject: braver

well your a braver man than me.
I would have paid.
Shocked

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John64 · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:39 Post subject:

just go up to one the staffed booths and tell them its not a van but a car! a big one at that :D show them the log book and prove it!

I totally agree with fredt.

If its okay on the Log Book from DVLA then we shouldnt pay anymore. Lets get a CONVOY of all delis and go through the toll and all argue!

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Lewis · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:29 Post subject:

Amazing how a post originally put up close on four years ago can still attract interest.

If they haven't changed their notices by now I doubt they will! Wink

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xandercraw · Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 227 Location: Portsmouth Uk

i've been to wales on 2 occasions and both times i paid the car rate .... its never been a prob .

John64 · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 19:19 Post subject:

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Jimjim · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 21:37 Post subject:

Its judged on the height of the bonnet at the point directly over the front wheel. I tried just sitting there blocking the lane and arguing with the supervisor, they just left me there and opened another lane, after 20 minuites I gave up and paid.

A.T.B. Jim.
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