Having now tried it, it is good. Very, very good in fact.
It's not "Fair Trade" capital F, capital T. But that is not because the farmers involved have been exploited or underpaid. In fact, it is the very opposite. The farmers have grown a coffee that is so good that they get a price higher than the Fair Trade scheme would have given them, and the relationship between importer, farmer and buyer is such that it's still possible to ensure that they treat their workers well, etc.
It's "fair trade" without the capital letters and brand name. Or, if you prefer, it's an ethical coffee to buy.
The comment above is one I would normally delete straight away. Initially it ended with a URL to a site selling fake Oakley sunglasses. I've removed the URL.
But I've left the comment. I want my readers to enjoy the irony of which post this spammy comment ended up on!
A little look at what happened will shed some light as to why spam is so hard to catch.
Normally, comments like that are left by "bots" - computer programs that automatically post comments on blogs or in forums. This was a real human being. They run Windows XP and IE8, and they are (with 99% certainty) in Fujian province in China. Their IP address begins 110.86.*.*. They are probably being paid a very low wage to spam blogs and forums.
Initially they left the same comment as the one above, only it ended in several links to the same URL. The text for those links was phrases like "fake oakley sunglasses". Mollom immediately caught that as spam - the comment was rejected and they weren't even given the chance to prove their "humanity" with a CAPTCHA.
At that point, a true bot would have given up, or more likely assumed the comment had posted successfully and moved onto the next target. Not this individual. By paying individuals to do this the spammers can get through all kinds of CAPTCHA tests and can persevere through such set-backs. So they posted again. This time there was only one link at the end of the post - just to the URL, with no other text in the link. That one got through.
want to express my complete satisfaction with my glasses and the professionalism with which my order was filled. The frames are the best I have ever had and the lenses are perfect. Part of the reason for my satisfaction is the ability to go on-line and try on the frames. I was able to compare and study the choices. I will highly recommend your service to others.
{snip - link removed by James at 14:13, Sunday 18th December 2011}
I hope our experiences give other people reading our stories confidence to follow the relatively easy process of obtaining a telepeage badge and enjoy the feeling of sailing through the 'reserve' lanes at the peage points whilst the locals snigger and think we have made a mistake and lined up in the wrong aisle. It is not uncommon to be overtaken several times by those who have to pay at the barriers during a trip and each time the driver looks at my wife in the passenger seat with daggers.....I love it! all the best to those who apply for the badge.......lucypie
See my message dated 1-8-11. Basicaly followed other sucsessful people showing messages on this board. We have just returned from a lovely holiday where we had a lot of driving using many telepaege points. From the first,with a little fear every thing worked perfectly. Confidence built and it was a delight when the signs that a paege was coming up and we were able to sail through whilst others were queing.
Thanks for all the posted info about the Telepeage system. I have been meaning to get one of these devices for a long time due having travelled in France extensively for some years, but have never got around to it. I tried getting one, but fell foul of the problems noted in previous posts, so the tips about the 62100 'post code' & about billing back to a French bank account are invaluable. My house number is '12A' and this was not acceptable when giving the address. The solution is not so obvious - you can put, say, '12' (acceptable) and then start the street name with 'A ', however often in France the number of the house comes after the street name. If this happened either my neighbour would get the bill (for me) of the postman just might notice the disconnected 'A ... 12'. In the end I decided to wait now until next year to get a box since it will be another 8-9 months until I'm in France again and a delay of that length between ordering and use just could mean it lapses in some way.
I think the whole concept is brilliant and it's a pity it seems not to extend yet to other EU countries with toll motorways. It would be nice if the Dartford Crossing tag system as well as other toll crossings in the UK could be integrated too. The only downside I see to the system at the moment is 'traceability' as you are recorded as having travelled on the toll roads, and yes even the average speeds could be retained, so enabling a possible fining claw back in the event of excesses. Doubtless these two 'parameters' are already recorded in some unseen way so being aware of the possibility is useful.
By the way some one asked about the order of names; yes, very often you will be addressed in writing in surname then first-name order.
Thanks again for all info, and if and when I have my box and use it, I will post my experience with it.
Having a french bank account and bank card i ordered my badge easily, it arrived in 2 days with about 5 leaflets all in french which i carefully read. None mentioned how to activate or if you need toto but onetried to persuade you to set up a prelevement (Equiv of dd). so tried to useand nothing happens, so ive had to take ticket asnormal. then logged on on website and tried to see if in
ed to put money on it, but no info on that. help!
From my own experiance. when I applied I had to give a credit card account for a monthly direct payment, all the info required was on the application form. As a test to see if you have been successful, from what I gather they are delivered within a few days of application which was certainly the case for mine.
From my own experiance. when I applied I had to give a credit card account for a monthly direct payment, all the info required was on the application form. As a test to see if you have been successful, from what I gather they are delivered within a few days of application which was certainly the case for mine.
I have successfully registered to APRR but found no obvious way to register credit card details. Do I receive the responder first, or must I register/pay with a card first? If the latter, what tab does this? Thanks
recently ordered transponder from aprr using my Nationwide credit card, so do not pay commission on euro transactions. Same problem as others with UK postcode but put proper code after street address and just used the 3 numbers from my UK postcode in the code box - this worked fine. Transponder, for which I paid 10 euros and no additional postage charge, arrived within 2 days - better than some English deliveries. Used it to travel and only hold up at toll was caused by another Brit who had put transponder on dashboard and therefore couldn't be read by the machine. Ours is mounted by the rear view mirror as shown on the instructions - no problem at all. Plain sailing all the way. I only wish it would work for Italy as well.
many thanks James I still think that first run into the peage is going to raise the blood presure but you have certainly given me a lot more confidence
First, a disclaimer: I have no connection with APRR, and I don't profess to be an expert. I'm just someone who managed to get hold of one of these, kept being asked by friends how to get one, so blogged my answer for people to read.
Since then, the comment thread on this post has gone wild, and it's pretty much the first hit on the search engine's for words like Telepeage and UK.
When I got mine last summer, it didn't need activating - it just worked. My nagging fear before I used it the first time was that the barrier wouldn't lift and I'd need to use my French to sort it out, while a queue of cars built up behind the foolish Englishman who got in the wrong lane. But it was a breeze, and worth it to see the faces of the autoroute officials who thought I was in the wrong lane as the barrier let me through!
Purchased the telepeage transponder on line from Passlibert-t. arrived in a few days(UK) I used the the post code a previous writer had advised. My only fear is now that it needs activating although deciphering the little cards that came `with it do not mention activation. however they do advise getting a toll ticket if it does'nt work where you can prove you entered the system. has any body used this particular company and if so are my fears founded? many thanks
I've not tried logging in at all yet with mine. From the comments above, it sounds like you need to choose to reset your password, and they send you an e-mail that then gets you in. Try that - and please let me know how it works, as I'm soon going to try logging in...
Thanks for the tips Richard. I'm sure the readers here will appreciate it.
Can you shed any light on the reluctance of French autoroutes licencees to offer Telepeage units on account to UK Credit Card holders. Since SANEF stopped, APRR have been the only one. Someone else reported on this thread that SANEF have opened a UK subsidiary to handle UK credit cards, which is nice of them but a very expensive way to go. Do you know if APRR plan to continue supporting credit-card payment for their Telepeage units?
Have had one of these for over two years now, living in France for much of that time. A couple of tips:
The tag needs to be fixed near the top of the windscreen to the left of the rear view mirror. Holding it up manually occasionally works but often doesn't - it really needs to be fixed.
If you want to use it on more than one car APRR will send you extra windscreen clips gratis - just email them
If it really fails to work you can go to a manned booth where they can scan the barcode
It does look as though payment for a Liber-t tag by credit card is definitely being phased out by 2012. The main reason being that people forget to update their card details and don't find out until they are at the barrier. APRR seem to be operating outside of the agreement made by the Association of French Toll Road Operators as none of the other operators are accepting new applicants unless they have a French bank account. Sanef seem to be the exception to this as they have opened a subsidiary in the UK with an English speaking helpdesk specifically to allow UK residents to pay by direct debit from a UK bank account. They informed me that they will be contacting existing UK customers who currently pay by credit card later in the year to migrate them to the direct debit system.
Having now tried it, it is good. Very, very good in fact.
It's not "Fair Trade" capital F, capital T. But that is not because the farmers involved have been exploited or underpaid. In fact, it is the very opposite. The farmers have grown a coffee that is so good that they get a price higher than the Fair Trade scheme would have given them, and the relationship between importer, farmer and buyer is such that it's still possible to ensure that they treat their workers well, etc.
It's "fair trade" without the capital letters and brand name. Or, if you prefer, it's an ethical coffee to buy.
Sounds good --- is it Fairtrade or similar?
Sorry if I'm repeating anyone but I put my postcode in with a space and it got rejected, so I tried without a space and it went through fine.
I'm very grateful for the info on this website, thank you for pointing me in the right direction!
Mike
The comment above is one I would normally delete straight away. Initially it ended with a URL to a site selling fake Oakley sunglasses. I've removed the URL.
But I've left the comment. I want my readers to enjoy the irony of which post this spammy comment ended up on!
A little look at what happened will shed some light as to why spam is so hard to catch.
Normally, comments like that are left by "bots" - computer programs that automatically post comments on blogs or in forums. This was a real human being. They run Windows XP and IE8, and they are (with 99% certainty) in Fujian province in China. Their IP address begins 110.86.*.*. They are probably being paid a very low wage to spam blogs and forums.
Initially they left the same comment as the one above, only it ended in several links to the same URL. The text for those links was phrases like "fake oakley sunglasses". Mollom immediately caught that as spam - the comment was rejected and they weren't even given the chance to prove their "humanity" with a CAPTCHA.
At that point, a true bot would have given up, or more likely assumed the comment had posted successfully and moved onto the next target. Not this individual. By paying individuals to do this the spammers can get through all kinds of CAPTCHA tests and can persevere through such set-backs. So they posted again. This time there was only one link at the end of the post - just to the URL, with no other text in the link. That one got through.
want to express my complete satisfaction with my glasses and the professionalism with which my order was filled. The frames are the best I have ever had and the lenses are perfect. Part of the reason for my satisfaction is the ability to go on-line and try on the frames. I was able to compare and study the choices. I will highly recommend your service to others.
{snip - link removed by James at 14:13, Sunday 18th December 2011}
I hope our experiences give other people reading our stories confidence to follow the relatively easy process of obtaining a telepeage badge and enjoy the feeling of sailing through the 'reserve' lanes at the peage points whilst the locals snigger and think we have made a mistake and lined up in the wrong aisle. It is not uncommon to be overtaken several times by those who have to pay at the barriers during a trip and each time the driver looks at my wife in the passenger seat with daggers.....I love it! all the best to those who apply for the badge.......lucypie
Glad you had a lovely holiday - but I agree, it is a great feeling when you can just sail through the gares de peage.
See my message dated 1-8-11. Basicaly followed other sucsessful people showing messages on this board. We have just returned from a lovely holiday where we had a lot of driving using many telepaege points. From the first,with a little fear every thing worked perfectly. Confidence built and it was a delight when the signs that a paege was coming up and we were able to sail through whilst others were queing.
Thanks for all the posted info about the Telepeage system. I have been meaning to get one of these devices for a long time due having travelled in France extensively for some years, but have never got around to it. I tried getting one, but fell foul of the problems noted in previous posts, so the tips about the 62100 'post code' & about billing back to a French bank account are invaluable. My house number is '12A' and this was not acceptable when giving the address. The solution is not so obvious - you can put, say, '12' (acceptable) and then start the street name with 'A ', however often in France the number of the house comes after the street name. If this happened either my neighbour would get the bill (for me) of the postman just might notice the disconnected 'A ... 12'. In the end I decided to wait now until next year to get a box since it will be another 8-9 months until I'm in France again and a delay of that length between ordering and use just could mean it lapses in some way.
I think the whole concept is brilliant and it's a pity it seems not to extend yet to other EU countries with toll motorways. It would be nice if the Dartford Crossing tag system as well as other toll crossings in the UK could be integrated too. The only downside I see to the system at the moment is 'traceability' as you are recorded as having travelled on the toll roads, and yes even the average speeds could be retained, so enabling a possible fining claw back in the event of excesses. Doubtless these two 'parameters' are already recorded in some unseen way so being aware of the possibility is useful.
By the way some one asked about the order of names; yes, very often you will be addressed in writing in surname then first-name order.
Thanks again for all info, and if and when I have my box and use it, I will post my experience with it.
Having a french bank account and bank card i ordered my badge easily, it arrived in 2 days with about 5 leaflets all in french which i carefully read. None mentioned how to activate or if you need toto but onetried to persuade you to set up a prelevement (Equiv of dd). so tried to useand nothing happens, so ive had to take ticket asnormal. then logged on on website and tried to see if in
ed to put money on it, but no info on that. help!
From my own experiance. when I applied I had to give a credit card account for a monthly direct payment, all the info required was on the application form. As a test to see if you have been successful, from what I gather they are delivered within a few days of application which was certainly the case for mine.
From my own experiance. when I applied I had to give a credit card account for a monthly direct payment, all the info required was on the application form. As a test to see if you have been successful, from what I gather they are delivered within a few days of application which was certainly the case for mine.
I have successfully registered to APRR but found no obvious way to register credit card details. Do I receive the responder first, or must I register/pay with a card first? If the latter, what tab does this? Thanks
recently ordered transponder from aprr using my Nationwide credit card, so do not pay commission on euro transactions. Same problem as others with UK postcode but put proper code after street address and just used the 3 numbers from my UK postcode in the code box - this worked fine. Transponder, for which I paid 10 euros and no additional postage charge, arrived within 2 days - better than some English deliveries. Used it to travel and only hold up at toll was caused by another Brit who had put transponder on dashboard and therefore couldn't be read by the machine. Ours is mounted by the rear view mirror as shown on the instructions - no problem at all. Plain sailing all the way. I only wish it would work for Italy as well.
many thanks James I still think that first run into the peage is going to raise the blood presure but you have certainly given me a lot more confidence
Hi Lucy,
First, a disclaimer: I have no connection with APRR, and I don't profess to be an expert. I'm just someone who managed to get hold of one of these, kept being asked by friends how to get one, so blogged my answer for people to read.
Since then, the comment thread on this post has gone wild, and it's pretty much the first hit on the search engine's for words like Telepeage and UK.
When I got mine last summer, it didn't need activating - it just worked. My nagging fear before I used it the first time was that the barrier wouldn't lift and I'd need to use my French to sort it out, while a queue of cars built up behind the foolish Englishman who got in the wrong lane. But it was a breeze, and worth it to see the faces of the autoroute officials who thought I was in the wrong lane as the barrier let me through!
I hope it's as simple for you - have a good trip.
Great info, I managed to order for my Dutch address now Thursday. I hope it arrives before my travel on Tuesday! Touch wood.
As far as I can understand they even currently have a summer offer where they will waive the 1,50 monthly costs for the rest of the year.
Purchased the telepeage transponder on line from Passlibert-t. arrived in a few days(UK) I used the the post code a previous writer had advised. My only fear is now that it needs activating although deciphering the little cards that came `with it do not mention activation. however they do advise getting a toll ticket if it does'nt work where you can prove you entered the system. has any body used this particular company and if so are my fears founded? many thanks
I've not tried logging in at all yet with mine. From the comments above, it sounds like you need to choose to reset your password, and they send you an e-mail that then gets you in. Try that - and please let me know how it works, as I'm soon going to try logging in...
I've got the same problems with logging in. 62100, 00000 AND 000000 won't work. Any suggestions?
Sorry James, can't help you there. Mine is set up on my French bank account
Thanks for the tips Richard. I'm sure the readers here will appreciate it.
Can you shed any light on the reluctance of French autoroutes licencees to offer Telepeage units on account to UK Credit Card holders. Since SANEF stopped, APRR have been the only one. Someone else reported on this thread that SANEF have opened a UK subsidiary to handle UK credit cards, which is nice of them but a very expensive way to go. Do you know if APRR plan to continue supporting credit-card payment for their Telepeage units?
Have had one of these for over two years now, living in France for much of that time. A couple of tips:
The tag needs to be fixed near the top of the windscreen to the left of the rear view mirror. Holding it up manually occasionally works but often doesn't - it really needs to be fixed.
If you want to use it on more than one car APRR will send you extra windscreen clips gratis - just email them
If it really fails to work you can go to a manned booth where they can scan the barcode
It does look as though payment for a Liber-t tag by credit card is definitely being phased out by 2012. The main reason being that people forget to update their card details and don't find out until they are at the barrier. APRR seem to be operating outside of the agreement made by the Association of French Toll Road Operators as none of the other operators are accepting new applicants unless they have a French bank account. Sanef seem to be the exception to this as they have opened a subsidiary in the UK with an English speaking helpdesk specifically to allow UK residents to pay by direct debit from a UK bank account. They informed me that they will be contacting existing UK customers who currently pay by credit card later in the year to migrate them to the direct debit system.
thanks for the reply to fiftypencer8