Spanish motorways, toll free or not?

[spigot]

Last time in Spain toll booths were being removed.
Now I hear, because of a EU directive, Tolls are being reintroduced on motorways.
What is the truth?
Anyone been driving there most recently who can say what is actually happening??
Thanks in anticipation.

 

[varaizian]

Im 3.1m and 4500kg and still get class 2, but we only 2 axles not tag

I don't think the French, unlike the Spanish, have any interest in axles.

 

[varaizian]

When I signed up to the full tag was told over 3500 kgs would work in Spain and Portugal but not France. 4500 kgs& 2.95 M high.

I can only suggest that you try it; just don't go through a 30kph non-stop lane first time!

 

[Orion]

A reminder to those concerned about obtaining a Fulli tag for a vehicle that is less than 3m high but may not be sub 3500kg - don’t worry, in our experience if your moho looks like a Classe 2, you will be charged at that rate.

In fact we didn’t have one when I first applied for the Fulli Nomande Plus tag and used the registration details of Mrs Orion’s Kia Soul ‘go kart’. Then, when the moho arrived, simply changed the registration number in the Fulli app, which took all of a minute once logged on.

Our Adria is usually sold as a 3500kg van in the U.K. with a no cost option to spec it at 3650kg, which we took. It’s since been up plated to 4250kg but is outwardly identical to the 3500kg version.

 

[Brains]

A reminder to those concerned about obtaining a Fulli tag for a vehicle that is less than 3m high but may not be sub 3500kg - don’t worry, in our experience if your moho looks like a Classe 2, you will be charged at that rate.

In fact we didn’t have one when I first applied for the Fulli Nomande Plus tag and used the registration details of Mrs Orion’s Kia Soul ‘go kart’. Then, when the moho arrived, simply changed the registration number in the Fulli app, which took all of a minute once logged on.

Our Adria is usually sold as a 3500kg van in the U.K. with a no cost option to spec it at 3650kg, which we took. It’s since been up plated to 4250kg but is outwardly identical to the 3500kg version.

It's also worth remembering that the idea of up-plating and down-plating vehicles is something at is (almost?) exclusively British.
Nearly all MoHo's in the EU are sold as 3500kg.

As there are also no public weigh bridges that can be used by MoHo owners, the vast majority of EU owner have not a clue of the actual weight of their vehicle.

Therefore, many MoHo's in the EU are overweight, and no one cares.

The vehicles are sold as a MoHo, it's plated at 3500kg, but, like all the others is probably closer to 4,000kg.

I met a German in Italy last year, identical van to mine, but with even more gear on board than we have.
I told him I was within 50kg of my plated weight of 3840kg, which made him about half a ton over his plated weight of 3500kg.
He had no idea at all! (And no way to prove it)