The A13 and A14 motorways pass barrier-free tolling, known as “free flow”, but do not however become free. Here's how to pay for your trip to avoid a fine if you forget.
This Tuesday, December 10, the A13 and A14 motorways will be completely free-flowing. No more traditional barriers and therefore no more stops necessary for motorists. Instead, free-flow toll sections, with gantries which record the passage of your vehicle, summarizes Sanef, the operator of these motorways.
The vehicle's registration plate is then recorded, with three ways to pay for your journey.
What penalty or fine?
Please note, if you do not use an electronic toll badge or are registered with a Sanef account for automatic payment, you will have to pay for your journey within 72 hours of your passage, under penalty of a fine. Don't panic if your journey does not appear immediately when entering your license plate, Sanef gives a maximum period of 24 hours for the tolls to appear when entering your license plate.
In the event of non-payment, a notice is sent to the address corresponding to the registration document, with 10 euros to be paid within 15 days of sending, in addition to the toll amount, and 90 euros between 15 days and 2 months. Beyond that, a class IV fine of 375 euros will be applied by the police court.
Automated payment: electronic toll collection or Sanef customer account
If you have an electronic toll badge, nothing changes. The gates will in fact recognize your small box placed behind the windshield and you will be billed as when you pass through a traditional barrier. With the advantage of no longer having to slow down, but just to continue driving normally.
You can also create a Sanef customer account online. This will allow you to record the registration of your vehicles, with the possibility of being notified by email when you have tolls awaiting payment. If you check this box, an email will be sent to you the day after your visit.
For each vehicle, by providing a registration certificate (registration card) or a usage document (rental contract, certificate, etc.) on your online profile, you will have access to the details of your future passages in your basket, with points and times of passage.
This is also what will allow you to activate, or not, automatic payment during your next visits by registering a bank card in your customer account.
Pay online on the Sanef website
If you don't have a Sanef account, you can still use its website to pay for your trip.
Via the “Continue without logging in” tab, you will then be asked for the license plate of the vehicle used.
The tolls to be paid then appear for online payment.
Nirio: paying your toll in a tobacco shop
It is also possible to pay your toll in a tobacco shop. There are nearly 10,000 Nirio-approved FDJ payment points, with a dedicated site to find it by entering an address. You will then just have to give your license plate to the traders.
If you have exceeded the 72-hour deadline, you will receive a paper payment notice at home by mail to present in one of these Nirio approved tobacconists. The QR Code on the document will then have to be scanned, with 10 euros to be paid within 15 days in addition to the toll payment, 90 euros beyond this deadline.
In addition to toll payment, certain tobacconists can also allow the collection of bills or the deposit and withdrawal of cash.
