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[canoeman]

Interesting I'd updated last week and my local still not showing, are TomTom making any note about electronic nature or just it's a toll road?

mehereathome, that's the problem the electronic toll roads I posted don't have traditional ticket & pay booths, for a foreign registered car see here on how to pay http://www.visitportugal.com/NR/exer...,frameless.htm
Whether you do or not personal choice, they don't appear to be currently chasing foreign drivers

[loonytoon]

Originally Posted by canoeman

Interesting I'd updated last week and my local still not showing, are TomTom making any note about electronic nature or just it's a toll road?

mehereathome, that's the problem the electronic toll roads I posted don't have traditional ticket & pay booths, for a foreign registered car see here on how to pay Visit Portugal - Electronic tolls
Whether you do or not personal choice, they don't appear to be currently chasing foreign drivers

it just toll me it was a toll road - no differentiation

jeff

[canoeman]

cheers, I'll try another update

[loonytoon]

Originally Posted by loonytoon

it just toll me it was a toll road - no differentiation

jeff

i've just done a route from faro to Alte - warning came up about toll road and it takes me via the A22 - the only other toll road round there is the A2 which the route does not take me on. unfortunately it does not tell me exactly which is the toll road so i can only presume it means the A22.

i'm guessing here but the only thing i can think of to explain the discrepancy between updates is that i subscribe to the quarterly map update service - maybe this is more up to date than other updates?

jeff

[mehereathome]

That is very helpful, thank you very much, not a lot of money so will get that sorted and then I don't have to worry wherever I go. Just as soon pay and get it sorted, don't want to be in trouble minute I arrive in country!!! And knowing my luck I'd be the one they would chase.

[travis2]

Originally Posted by mehereathome

Will fill up with petrol before I leave UK.

Can I suggest you wait until you get to Spain before you fill your tank - it's much cheaper.

You may find my account of driving down of interest :- myweb.tiscali.co.uk/davelee/driving_to_Portugal.html

[Janina k]

Hello

My Fred has had a Tom Tom Go300 for about five years and has never updated the maps. During that time we have travelled up and down Portugal normally four times a year and have never had a problem.

We have just got a new Garmin 205 because the battery on the Tom Tom is now getting a little tired and if we don't drive with it plugged in it just goes of. With luck the Garmin will be as good as his old Tom Tom.

Krystyna

[mehereathome]

Originally Posted by travis2

Can I suggest you wait until you get to Spain before you fill your tank - it's much cheaper.

You may find my account of driving down of interest :- myweb.tiscali.co.uk/davelee/driving_to_Portugal.html

Hi, that was really interesting reading your driving to Portugal blog - might keep one myself on way down. I am not going to go into France going to go on your dreaded Santander ferry. I am moving there so am going to have two dogs and a howling cat in tow. Getting a cabin on the ferry so I can get some sleep and hoping to be able to get off ferry and drive straight to where I am going. I am sure after driving with my beasties all four of us will be glad to get where we are going and if the toll roads are faster that's what we will take - have a friend near to where I am going that lives there and are going to map me out a route as well. Am spraying a relaxant on the cats bedding as well so don't want her to be exposed to it for to long - it's harmless but she is older so sooner we get there and she can get back to herself the better. I have done a couple of sole 24 hour drives so sure a 9 hour one won't be a struggle.

[canoeman]

Couple of things to remember, apart from headlight deflectors

Spain reguires you to carry spare pair of glasses if glasses needed for driving, a Spanish car requires 2 warning triangles, although not a requirement for other regs sensible to comply, reflective jackets for each occupant, which must be in car cabin not boot. Indicate when overtaking and returning, don't cross solid white lines both are on the spot fine-able offences.

Portugal 1 warning triangle, reflective jackets and solid white lines as Spain. Spare bulbs and tools to fit although I don't know anyone who does carry them.

Dogs should either be in boot area with a metal grill separating or fitted with dog seat belts Spain, Portugal dogs must be restrained in a moving vehicle.