How do I pay the east link toll

BrianG23 · 10-07-2023 12:55pm #1

Hi, went through port tunnle for the first time today and paid for that, then hit the east link for the first time, as I drove up to the barrier is opened automatically and caught my registration. Normally I either pay the toll with my car at the time or else pay online 'eflow' for the m50 - however this one said 'etoll' not 'eflow' now I can't find the option online - where do I pay this toll???

Also - what is with having so many toll providers? Is this some kind of sick joke?

KLF · 10-07-2023 1:39pm

The east link is a scam, after the 30 years private partnership ended and it was more than paid for it was transferred to Dublin City Council who simply voted amongst themselves to keep the toll and divert the money collected to their own coffers.

So it is a standalone type thing, if you have a tag from eflow or others then it can be paid for this way, and the barrier lifts. If you are saying you have no online account then it seems like the barrier was accidentally lifted and the screen just showed the reg it was reading at the time. There is a booth in the center lane and they can lift the barriers if a car is stuck because the coin machine was acting up and so on. If it's busy sometimes they will just let a car through instead on going over to investigate.

Del2005 · 11-07-2023 8:02am

Ring them and ask, 01-668 2888.

I used a pre paid debit card a few years ago on the M4 and M6 tolls, after a week the money wasn't taken so I called them up and paid with a different card.

https://www.eastlink.ie/contact-us/