Used toll road by mistake and returned

masterboy123

Hi,

I used the Fermoy (Cork) toll road due to a wrong turn and used my eFlow tag. I returned within 8 minutes and paid another toll charge.

Am I obliged to pay these two toll charges?

Hairy123

Yes

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

If in opposite direction, ie Northbound and then Southbound, or East/West etc then yes you are. What you should’ve done was used a manual lane, hit the help button and explained to the operator what happened to you and they may have let you through. It’s too late to dispute it now.

Miscreant

You used the road, didn't you? Of course you have to pay it. Being on the wrong road is not a reason to get out of paying the toll.

AndrewJRenko

If you reversed down the hard shoulder, they'd have automatically credited the toll fee to your account.

Just in case it happens again.

crossman47

If you returned so quickly that it was an obvious mistake, it might be worth ringing them to get fee returned. I found them easy to deal with previously.

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727112#Comment_122727112

Can you please elaborate it? Do you mean to go the lane where the man is sitting to assist?

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727187#Comment_122727187

I will ring them tomorrow and see if they could be kind. Otherwise, no issue.

BlueSkyDreams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727440#Comment_122727440

Whoosh...

Luna84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727440#Comment_122727440

He was taking the piss. About bad drivers that reverse down a hard shoulder. On a more serious note I'm pretty sure it's illegal to reverse down a hard shoulder.

Marcusm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727112#Comment_122727112

are you serious? Suggesting dangerous, unlawful activity?

chrisd2019

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058374671/used-toll-road-by-mistake-and-returned

in a word yes, similar think happened to myself in Rome on the way to San Marino in 2008 to see a soccor game, toll companies do not do free trips or charity cases. Indeed have made some nice longterm investment returns through toll companies.

coylemj

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122726991#Comment_122726991

OP has a tag so in order for your suggestion to work it would first be necessary to pull the tag off it's windscreen mount to stop the scanner above the lane reading it. Otherwise, when you drive up to the barrier in the manual lane, the toll tag would beep, the toll would have been deducted and the barrier would be raised. All of that would have happened in a matter of seconds and there would be nothing that the person in the booth could have done about it.

Whocare

Things must be hard if crying over 2.30

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122729476#Comment_122729476

4.60 to be precise.

GBX

Despite turning around, you used the road twice so should pay twice. No matter your intentions or you route, its still chargeable for each journey on a tolled road.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727582#Comment_122727582

Yes, deadly seriously.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122730140#Comment_122730140

Wouldn’t be like you to crack a joke on Boards

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122730260#Comment_122730260

It's good to see Gardai keeping the hard shoulder clear for those who need to reverse.

https://extra.ie/2024/10/17/news/gardai-fine-29-drivers-dublin

Dirty Nails

Looks like another worthy cause for a gofundme page :)

_H80_GHT

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727440#Comment_122727440

The common sense some drivers lack worries me.

Dirty Nails

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122727112#Comment_122727112

And reversing would have brought down his mileage as well.

By the logic here I want a refund from Irish rail.

I got an early train from Dublin today and didn't use my ticket for on the later train. The seats I reserved were empty and I sat on unreserved seats .

No, I didn't buy a new ticket but that's not the point. 😁

CramCycle

If only every mistake only cost less than a fiver. You are obliged to pay the toll. You can of course ring them up, ask , see what happens but I would be too embarrassed myself. If you make a mistake, with such little consequences, own it, and consider €5 a small charge to learn a lesson.

Marcusm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122730140#Comment_122730140

have you not noticed that master boy could at least be described as credulous?

Luna84

….

ELM327

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122730272#Comment_122730272

Wow, undertaking on a hard shoulder? Most undertaking is difficult at the best of times, and would take place in a funeral home.

masterboy123

Update for all the "credulous":

I had an online chat with eFlow and explained the situation. They have canceled the journey.

Going to grab a pint now! Cheers 🍻

Boardnashea

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122733918#Comment_122733918

You won't get if you don't ask. Well done and fair play to eFlow

GBX

Good stuff. The wife talked to them at one point and they did a deal. Hopefully you can get a pint for your €4.60!

creedp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122733918#Comment_122733918

Luckily youre not too embarrassed to show your face in a public bar

Capt'n Midnight

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122729575#Comment_122729575

Chalk it down to experience. It's 20 minutes on minimum wage if you value your time.

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122734600#Comment_122734600

I am sure many of us are jobless and every penny counts. It may help others who don't have food on their plates, and I donated €120 today.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122735188#Comment_122735188

That's a fair assumption given the time people spend posting on boards.🤪

Not true in my case