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Zitat von JasonQ im Beitrag #15 But unless you're doing a runner, presumably you still have to pay for your fuel by some means - how do you cope with that 'gloves on'? I must admit I've been wrestling with this one myself the last couple of weeks while on French highways paying for toll charges at the barriers, in pouring rain trying to negotiate soggy wet paper tickets and credit cards, with a queue of pissy drivers behind me.. drives me insane!
KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS->R1250RS
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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #16Zitat von JasonQ im Beitrag #15 get a tag from Emovis, Fulli, Sanef etc. - they will be essential soon as France will be doing the same as Portugal and London ULEZ i.e. reading your number plate. I got an APRR (now Fulli) tag in 2018 to go to Portugal and it covers Spain & France as well. I can add Italy if I want.
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #17Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #16 I mean, I'd certainly be keen - what's the overhead cost of those things though? Isn't there a substantial monthly fee or something? How cost effective for one maybe two trips a year? (especially when normally doing my damnedest to keep as far away from motorways as possible, obviously! That said, I do remember a few years ago riding with a group through the French peages, and one of our number was very smug after having got himself a tag.... ...except as often as not the bloody thing didn't trigger for some reason, and I remember him jumping up and down in front of the barriers like a mad thing, waving his tag at them. How we larfed. There was also a problem with him being charged the wrong tariff as I recall, and trying to negotiate refunds back in the UK!
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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #18Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #17Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #16 there can be a postage cost at the start but the monthly fee only applies in a month when you actually use it - under 2 euro a month for mine in France, a bit more in Spain & Portugal. Often there are promos that waive fees for a period. I got it as the urban motorways around Porto have tolls but no barriers, just cameras on entry & exit points. You are never quite sure if you are on a toll road or not so the tag simplified matters. It has been very convenient such as last September riding from San Sebastian to Cangas de Onis in torrential rain on the motorway and hopping on the autoroute to avoid Le Havre. For the APRR/Fulli card it is very easy to manage the account online. You can change vehicle reg. no and query any charges, not that I have had one.
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To pay tolls, fuel etc I keep a bank card in an ID holder ( they are exactly the same size) on a lanyard around my neck. This is quicker to access than opening a wallet and feels very safe. for contactless payment I usually don’t need to remove it from around my neck, just open the jacket to fish it out. I only bother with this method when touring. |
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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #16Zitat von JasonQ im Beitrag #15 I think the others have addressed the more tricky aspects of toll road booths (which I don't use) - but at fuel stops I tend to use pay at pump stations and I keep my wallet in the top of my tank bag and even with my think winter gloves on I can get the card out, enter the pin, fuel and put it all away again without removing gloves - if I have to go into the shop to pay, then I take a glove off in the queue and put it back on as I walk back to the bike. :-) |
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#22 | RE: Keyless petrol cap not opening.
Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:11 pm (Last edited: Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:26 pm)
Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:11 pm (Last edited: Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:26 pm)
Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #2 That's the emergency solution. With bike out of warranty and some part of the electro-mechanical system not doing a consistent job of unlocking the cap, I took the final solution. (Posted on the other forum.) After 43 seconds with Dremel against soft alloy, I now have a latching, but not locking, gas cap and no fears of taking away from riding time to fix this on the road. gas cap locking mechanism mark crop.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) gas cap Latching but not locking crop.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) “A good man always knows his limitations.” |
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Zitat von Ray B im Beitrag #22 I was hoping you would try this after you mentioned it the other day. It's nice to know it works without any surprises. I'll probably do the same to ours after the warranty is up.
Lee
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