Fulli toll pass (Spain/Portugal + France) (4 Viewers)

[activecampers]

lol - in a few 1000 nights on the mainland, and previous trips to Spain Portugal we've always avoided tolls and bumbled around the slow roads.
Last visit to Spain/Portugal was 2008 so things have changed!

Reading advice here, tolls in Spain/Portugal are worth using at times, and Portugal has 2 systems and can be a pain.

Fulli (and others) has been mentioned, and Fulli seems the best/cheapest deal, but as I have no concept of tolls (lol) want to make sure I understand it.

Fulli Nomade : France, Spain, Portugal, Italy - Fulli

The Fulli Nomade badge simplifies your travel between France, Spain and Portugal. One badge for all these countries and no need to stop at the toll booth.

www.fulli.com

Seems to be free to get/activate and free delivery
(Do you need to purchase it or deposit?)
€2.40/m if used in Spain Portugal, otherwise nothing
€1.70/m if used in France, otherwise nothing

€10 if not used in 24mths (is that every year after?)

Seems to be €0 to pay now, just link with bank IBAN - assume nationwide is OK?

And is that it? Sort ASAP and its "free" and when we go we can just drive through toll barriers without stopping (ahem) etc?

Thanks

 

[Emmit]

From memory (and that's debatable) Nationwide might?be a no no.
I've just dug up our Fulli tag for our present trip and the grey cells told me something wasn't right. This was before we set off.
On checking, I discovered that the tag was linked to a now closed Halifax account.
Now it could be that we tried to link the account with either First Direct or Nationwide when we first applied but I do recall that was rejected by Mango, which was what the Fulli tag was named, back in the day.
Problem is, I can't remember which Bank was rejected.
Bringing this up to date, I transferred the Fulli tag to my Revolut card.
We are going to use it for the first time tomorrow. Ironically, it's the Autoroute out of France into Spain.

 

[Kups]

We've got a Fulli tag linked to our Starling bank account, it works well.
You only get charged the service charge for the months when you use it. The toll bill is sent at the end of the month, you can see the journeys and their charge a couple of days afterwards.
You have to set up the bank connection in advance. Fulli send a 1 euro test charge to make sure the banking works. So leave plenty of time to get that set up. You also need to have enough in your linked euro account to pay.
They only operate in euros so most use Revolut or Starling as you can have a sterling account, to receive cash from your UK bank and then a euro account with the same bank to transfer money into euros for Fulli payment.

Essential to mount the tag correctly or the barrier will not open!

 

[StillGoing]

We’re using a Fulli tag in Spain & Portugal at the moment. Ours is linked to our Starling account (GBP).

The tag was free, no deposit - they took €1 when we set up the payment method and this was refunded.

We are only charged for the months that we use it.

It works on both of the Portuguese toll systems (as well as the Spanish and French tolls). You get a beep from the tag when you go through the tolls.

I believe Fulli is the cheapest tag available.

 

[activecampers]

I do also have Starling and Starling Euro account, but those accounts are more static, our Nationwide is active. But if NW fails, I can do Starling.

Thanks all for the above, sounds like my interpretation is correct then

Assume you can drive up to any open toll gate, I know there are non-stop (30kph?) ones, and "pay" booths, but the pay ones also read the Fulli?

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[Jewellbags]

lol - in a few 1000 nights on the mainland, and previous trips to Spain Portugal we've always avoided tolls and bumbled around the slow roads.
Last visit to Spain/Portugal was 2008 so things have changed!

Reading advice here, tolls in Spain/Portugal are worth using at times, and Portugal has 2 systems and can be a pain.

Fulli (and others) has been mentioned, and Fulli seems the best/cheapest deal, but as I have no concept of tolls (lol) want to make sure I understand it.

Fulli Nomade : France, Spain, Portugal, Italy - Fulli

The Fulli Nomade badge simplifies your travel between France, Spain and Portugal. One badge for all these countries and no need to stop at the toll booth.

www.fulli.com

Seems to be free to get/activate and free delivery
(Do you need to purchase it or deposit?)
€2.40/m if used in Spain Portugal, otherwise nothing
€1.70/m if used in France, otherwise nothing

€10 if not used in 24mths (is that every year after?)

Seems to be €0 to pay now, just link with bank IBAN - assume nationwide is OK?

And is that it? Sort ASAP and its "free" and when we go we can just drive through toll barriers without stopping (ahem) etc?

Thanks

Certainly not free to get started as we have paid €5 and not left the uk yet . Lots of hastle getting the bank sorted out - starling wouldn’t work and communicating with Fulli isn’t that quick . Eventually used Revolut which seems to be ok.
Can’t vouch for the coverage etc yet

 

[StillGoing]

I do also have Starling and Starling Euro account, but those accounts are more static, our Nationwide is active. But if NW fails, I can do Starling.

Thanks all for the above, sounds like my interpretation is correct then

Assume you can drive up to any open toll gate, I know there are non-stop (30kph?) ones, and "pay" booths, but the pay ones also read the Fulli?

Some of the Portuguese tolls are on a gantry above the motorway and you just drive through at normal motorway speeds and your tag will beep. If you don’t have a tag, you need to have set up a payment method before you use these roads or you could be fined.

There are also Via Verde lanes in Portugal at the toll gates - normally only one or two lanes have this - the tag works here but you drive through at a slow speed. They don’t have a barrier but as you go through there is normally a green light (if your tag has been read) and there is a display telling you how much the toll is. Your tag will beep.

It’s really important to install your tag correctly so the gantry has a clear view of it. If you have a motorhome with a large overhang at the front, it is more difficult to place the tag in the right place.

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[Kups]

Assume you can drive up to any open toll gate, I know there are non-stop (30kph?) ones, and "pay" booths, but the pay ones also read the Fulli?

Only the gates with a "T" above them. I think all French toll gates are now automated, no humans anymore. On some routes they now have contactless payment.
The general physical layout is , left hand side cars with height barrier, then middle section, no height barriers. Far right is for trucks often with 50 kmh roll through mechanism. They have a sensor at the front end of the gate .We use those lanes mostly. "Follow the trucker" is our motto!