Dart Charge date fixed for November 30

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The_Catman:

ajt:
For us who travel over /through it once in a blue moon is when it becomes more of a inconvenience having to mess about sorting out payment either before or after when currently all you have to do is pay at the booth, pass and forget.

Exactly.

Being from oop-north I had no idea about this until seeing the OP. Use Dartford once in a blue moon on the way to/from the Eurotunnel, so now I’d have to p#ss about finding a local shop or finding someway of going online (don’t have a smartphone)…forget it.

Just another reason not to leave Yorkshire…

You don’t need a smart phone, just a phone, you could even phone from home or send a letter and pre-book the crossing.

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DaiDap:
So who’s the poor unfortunate from Stobart or DHL or whoever, and will have to start typing all the number plates in now to ready on time■■? :smiley:

AFAIK the DHL trucks Ive driven all have their own TAGs fitted already

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I reckon there will be problems,usually is when something new is implemented,guarantee there will still be jams

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muckles:
You don’t need a smart phone, just a phone, you could even phone from home or send a letter and pre-book the crossing.

Thanks, I’ll try to remember before I arrive at the crossing.

No problem for regular users, no doubt, but for occasional travellers round the M25 it’s not perfect.

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peirre:

DaiDap:
So who’s the poor unfortunate from Stobart or DHL or whoever, and will have to start typing all the number plates in now to ready on time■■? :smiley:

AFAIK the DHL trucks Ive driven all have their own TAGs fitted already

No they don’t . no tag needed done on anpr tags are useless from Sunday

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The_Catman:

muckles:
You don’t need a smart phone, just a phone, you could even phone from home or send a letter and pre-book the crossing.

Thanks, I’ll try to remember before I arrive at the crossing.

No problem for regular users, no doubt, but for occasional travellers round the M25 it’s not perfect.

the shops that have the payzone sign and prob paypiont signs you can pay in so you can do it before you leave tup Norf

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The_Catman:

muckles:
You don’t need a smart phone, just a phone, you could even phone from home or send a letter and pre-book the crossing.

Thanks, I’ll try to remember before I arrive at the crossing.

As you said you only use it in a blue moon to go to or from the Euro Tunnel, I assume that its for holiday and you would book the Eurotunnel in advance as it’s cheaper than just turning up, so as you know well in advance you’re using the crossing it can be done in advance or done when you get home on the return journey.

The_Catman:
No problem for regular users, no doubt, but for occasional travellers round the M25 it’s not perfect.

No it’s not perfect, but neither is the present system, I suppose the people who forget to pay the new charge will be the same people who now turn up at a booth without money, but at least with the new system they’ll only effect themselves not everybody queuing behind them whilst a booth is out of action.

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No one is holding a gun to your heads chaps. If you don’t like it then don’t use it. There are alternative routes. It really is as simple as that.