Tolls on the A22

[Farol]

I still can't see how this will work correctly. Is it realistic for the car rental compamies when providing credit card details to the CTT to provide details of the actual time that the vehicle was rented and returned (especially as some cars are returned unattended out of hours)?

Will customers be given the choice to not have a transponder if they do not intend to use the motorway?

Many peoples' original reaction was that the tolls alone were not unreasonable but when you add perhaps €18.40 on top of the tolls then a return trip via the motorway becomes an expensive choice.

[RichardHenshall]

My bet would be that by the time the 2012 summer season is out of the way there will have been sufficient displeasure expressed by the renting public at the level of this charge that the more enterprising companies will reduce or eliminate the rental charge for the transponder, and that this will become an expected (inclusive) feature of a rental car. The Portugal News article states that it's optional, which will give the regular visitor the option to use their own transponder which can be bought for 27,50€ or pay cash at the post office etc as now or avoid the motorways completely.

[dennisg]

I agree EMM & Michael. I used the 125 both over and back in Feby and found it not altogether unpleasant. Driving probably averaged around 50 km per hour with a few slower and a few faster patches. journey took just over 1 hour on both occasions. Found it much easier on petrol too, though that may have been down to the car.

I used the motorway on previous visit in December on both journeys and nothing yet. Car hire company are pretty sure there won't be.


regretfully never noticed any roadside enhancements on either journey in Feby

There were 5 on duty yesterday What I cant work out, is where do they do their "work"??? Maybe that font of all knowledge, Tricky, can enlighten me?

Interested, are you Bruce? Does Julia know about this?

[Bruce Wallis]

I agree EMM & Michael. I used the 125 both over and back in Feby and found it not altogether unpleasant. Driving probably averaged around 50 km per hour with a few slower and a few faster patches. journey took just over 1 hour on both occasions. Found it much easier on petrol too, though that may have been down to the car.

I used the motorway on previous visit in December on both journeys and nothing yet. Car hire company are pretty sure there won't be.


regretfully never noticed any roadside enhancements on either journey in Feby

There were 5 on duty yesterday What I cant work out, is where do they do their "work"??? Maybe that font of all knowledge, Tricky, can enlighten me?

Interested, are you Bruce? Does Julia know about this?

Who do you think spots for me!!

[tricky]

UGH. gruby gruby girls on the 125.
Bruce if you are interested I can arrange a night out with my two boys for you. They could probably show you a whole new side to the Algarve you never new existed

[Bruce Wallis]

UGH. gruby gruby girls on the 125.
Bruce if you are interested I can arrange a night out with my two boys for you. They could probably show you a whole new side to the Algarve you never new existed

No thanks Tricky......last time I took your kids out all they could talk about was Manchester United!!!.....not even a DECENT....PROPER, football team!!

[cumbria sue]

you might be eating your words soon Bruce your already 2 down against city

[Geoff]

No doubt most of you will have signed this already, but if not it's worth a try!

http://www.portugalresident.com/portuga ... _TOLLS.pdf

The Resident article is here

http://www.algarveresident.com/0-46538/ ... -solutions

[Bruce Wallis]

you might be eating your words soon Bruce your already 2 down against city

You, of all people, shouldn't be taking the piss out of teams who get stuffed by Man City....or maybe you have a short memory???

[cumbria sue]

no I have'nt forgotten , and I was'nt taking the p..s , just having a bit of harmless banter......or so I thought

[Bruce Wallis]

no I have'nt forgotten , and I was'nt taking the p..s , just having a bit of harmless banter......or so I thought

Sorry Sue......when you do "banter" regarding Man Utd, it can seem a little more tribal than that

[joeysoap]

arrived Saturday 14th around 10am, used the 125, approx 1 hour to cvo (wet and windy and only orange sellers on the road)

left cvo at 5.15pm on Saturday 21st, used the 125, stopped for petrol, in P4 around 6.25. car hire company asked did I use the motorway, I didn't and they gave me back the impress to tear up. (nice and sunny when leaving but the ladies were out in force )

[Sinkie]

arrived Saturday 14th around 10am, used the 125, approx 1 hour to cvo (wet and windy and only orange sellers on the road)

left cvo at 5.15pm on Saturday 21st, used the 125, stopped for petrol, in P4 around 6.25. car hire company asked did I use the motorway, I didn't and they gave me back the impress to tear up. (nice and sunny when leaving but the ladies were out in force )

Who did you rent from?

[ron5000]

arrived Saturday 14th around 10am, used the 125, approx 1 hour to cvo (wet and windy and only orange sellers on the road)

left cvo at 5.15pm on Saturday 21st, used the 125, stopped for petrol, in P4 around 6.25. car hire company asked did I use the motorway, I didn't and they gave me back the impress to tear up. (nice and sunny when leaving but the ladies were out in force )

Who did you rent from?

I don't think the ladies give their names

[joeysoap]

arrived Saturday 14th around 10am, used the 125, approx 1 hour to cvo (wet and windy and only orange sellers on the road)

left cvo at 5.15pm on Saturday 21st, used the 125, stopped for petrol, in P4 around 6.25. car hire company asked did I use the motorway, I didn't and they gave me back the impress to tear up. (nice and sunny when leaving but the ladies were out in force )

Who did you rent from?

the only purchase I made on the road was a bag or oranges, might be an age thing or perhaps because mrs soap was in the car