Motorway péages: use of UK credit/debit cards

[Loiseau]

I know that the automatic péage slots on the French motorways accept UK credit cards - or at least have accepted my MasterCard.  Does anyone know whether they also accept UK *debit* cards?

Angela

[Sunday Driver]

According to the [url=http://www.autoroutes.fr/voyage/pratique_paiement.php?lng=1]autoroutes.fr[/url] website, the following credit cards are accepted:  Carte Blue, Visa, Mastercard, Cofinoga plus a number of private cards like Essocard, Euroshell, etc.

Debit cards such as Maestro and Magnet which require a system interrogation check are not accepted.

 

 

 

[Mikew]

My Nationwide debit card worked perfectly well, then I obtained the magic box.......ain't technology great!

[David_Janet]

My daughter and her chum recently drove down from UK to SW France and back, and, at my suggestion, used their UK plastic to pay at the 'CB' peage booth, to save queueing.

I didn't realise, and they didn't find out till they received their bank statements, that their bank had charged them £1.30 for each transaction!!  (a total of about an extra £17)

Oooops! Be warned....

[BJSLIV]

That their bank had charged them £1.30 for each transaction

Yes its usually cheaper to use a credit rather than a debit card, much less chance of a minimum handling charge.

[Loiseau]

Thanks SD and others for the info.

Yes, I have got the motorway box thingy now, so haven't used a card for ages, but need to tell someone else...   [:D]

Angela

[Bob T]

The debit card use charge, £1.50 with Halifax, does not apply to all banks. Nationwide do not charge anything.