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M50 toll and uk plate

  • 14-04-2012 11:54am
    #1
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭


    My father has returned home from UK for 2 weeks. He lives in Mainland UK and has a UK reg car. He has just asked me to pay the eflow toll that he passed when coming out of Dublin to head to the west. On the website it says you can only pay for journeys made the day before or today. How does he pay now or does he need not to worry as he has a UK reg car?
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  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    snaps wrote: »
    My father has returned home from UK for 2 weeks. He lives in Mainland UK and has a UK reg car. He has just asked me to pay the eflow toll that he passed when coming out of Dublin to head to the west. On the website it says you can only pay for journeys made the day before or today. How does he pay now or does he need not to worry as he has a UK reg car?
    Give them a call?


  • #3
    ARGINITE
    Registered Users Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    snaps wrote: »
    My father has returned home from UK for 2 weeks. He lives in Mainland UK and has a UK reg car. He has just asked me to pay the eflow toll that he passed when coming out of Dublin to head to the west. On the website it says you can only pay for journeys made the day before or today. How does he pay now or does he need not to worry as he has a UK reg car?

    Been through the toll a few time with UK plates and never heard anything about it. I would say he is safe enough to not worry about it.


  • #4
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    It is possible they might give the plate details to a tame debt collector in the UK to buy the details off the DVLA for £2.50, and then send a bill for 40 or 50 quid. These can be safely ignored.


  • #5
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    A work colleague with a UK reg received the usual overdue notice posted to their home address in England last week.


  • #6
    Northern Monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,593 ✭✭✭Northern Monkey


    I've forgot to pay it a few times and when I phoned up they just charged me the normal fee without any penalty on it.


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  • #7
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    A work colleague with a UK reg received the usual overdue notice posted to their home address in England last week.
    Which can be ignored if they so wish.


  • #8
    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    ARGINITE wrote: »
    Been through the toll a few time with UK plates and never heard anything about it. I would say he is safe enough to not worry about it.
    OP's father asked them to pay it?


  • #9
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    well ive paid it as normal even though its a few hours late. Seems a short time spell to have to pay it if your travelling. So hopefully there will be no come back.


  • #10
    PrettyBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,213 ✭✭✭PrettyBoy


    No need to pay anything.


  • #11
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,175 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    Which can be ignored if they so wish.

    Can you let me know why this is? I've been pretty compliant in registering my cars (UK plates, here on trips) for efliw.


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  • #12
    aphex™
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭aphex™


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    A work colleague with a UK reg received the usual overdue notice posted to their home address in England last week.

    Maybe he once paid it before and hence gave them his address


  • #13
    E39MSport
    Registered Users Posts: 3,730 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    I went through the toll in the Bora on UK plates a few times after I bought it.

    Since I bought it from a mate, he was able to personally hand me the letter that arrived at his home looking for payment.

    There wwas no fine though. I was quite surprised because it had a UK payment option.


  • #14
    eFlow: John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭eFlow: John


    Hi Snaps,

    If you would like to send a PM I can look into it for you.

    PM me (Ciaran and Una) the car reg, approx date and time of the journeys. For data protection reasons, I would not be able to disclose all the info.

    Standing by,

    John


  • #15
    recyclebin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    I know a sales rep from the North who covers all of Ireland so uses the M50 quite alot. He said he would not bother paying the toll when they change to free flow. Then after the tolls started to add up his head company started receiving letters for the charges and fines for his company car reg.

    I doubt they go after people with foreign reg's if they only use the M50 once or twice as it wouldn't be economically worthwhile for them. If you did it regularly then will come after you with legal letters.


  • #16
    el tel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭el tel


    It's funny the way you can type any old made up reg into the online payment page and they will just take your money. Is better to call them and verify if they have a record of you passing. Though whether or not they will give you an honest answer...


  • #17
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    eFlow: John wrote: »
    Hi Snaps,

    If you would like to send a PM I can look into it for you.

    PM me (Ciaran and Una) the car reg, approx date and time of the journeys. For data protection reasons, I would not be able to disclose all the info.

    Standing by,

    John


    eFlow John,

    Can you clarify here if foreign reg vehicles have to pay the m50 toll please?


  • #18
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Of course they are supposed to pay.


  • #19
    eFlow: Una
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭eFlow: Una


    el tel wrote: »
    It's funny the way you can type any old made up reg into the online payment page and they will just take your money. Is better to call them and verify if they have a record of you passing. Though whether or not they will give you an honest answer...
    Hi El Tel, if payment is made against the incorrect licence plate number, the money is just held as credit against that number – it does not go anywhere and will be transferred to the correct licence plate number once the customer alerts us to it.
    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Can you clarify here if foreign reg vehicles have to pay the m50 toll please?
    Hi MidlandsM, all licence plate numbers are read going through the M50 toll – by camera and then manually – and would all be liable for payment. Sometimes there can be a delay reading the plate if it is an unusual number, but it is still required that the toll be paid.

    Regards :)
    Una


  • #20
    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    How do you find the owner's details of a UK registered car?


  • #21
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    I can't copy and paste but they say something about European collection Agencies in their FAQ.
    Not sure if they have any legal powers ,I stand to be corrected.

    http://www.eflow.ie/faq/BEF.MGCO.REC.117/#P_F


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  • #22
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    They have no legal powers beyond that of a private citizen.

    Eflow would have to issue their own proceedings in the country concerned.

    Their biggest problem is getting the details in the first place. The DVLA are a soft touch as they will sell you the name and address for £2.50 a go. Other countries will not disclose details at all.


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