Embrace Effortless Travel: New Free-Flow Motorways in France
Embrace Effortless Travel: New Free-Flow Motorways in France
As you start planning your trips for 2025, we’re excited to share some fantastic news about motorway travel in France. If you’ve driven through France before, you’ll know that stopping at toll booths can sometimes slow down your journey, especially during peak travel times. Now, France is revolutionising its tolling system to make journeys faster and more seamless.
Introducing “Free-Flow” (Flux Libre) Motorways – an innovative tolling system that eliminates the need to stop at traditional toll booths, allowing drivers to pass through designated areas without halting. Here’s what this means for you and how your Emovis tag makes it easier than ever to travel through France:
What Are Free-Flow Motorways?
France’s free-flow motorways are designed to improve traffic flow and enhance the overall travel experience for drivers by removing toll barriers on specific routes. As you drive, overhead sensors read your vehicle details, recording your toll payment automatically without you needing to stop.
Currently being introduced on select motorways, this system is expected to expand to many routes, making it essential for travellers to have an electronic toll tag like Emovis for hassle-free journeys.
Benefits of Free-Flow Tolling for Emovis Tag Users
Using an Emovis tag means that you’re already equipped to take full advantage of this new tolling system. Here’s how your tag benefits you on France’s free-flow motorways:
1. Smooth and Speedy Travel: No more slowing down or stopping at toll booths. Just drive through, and the toll will be recorded automatically on your account.
2. No More Paperwork or Complicated Payments: With Emovis, there’s no need to handle cash or stop at multiple toll booths. All tolls, including those on free-flow routes, are charged directly to your account.
3. Easy Tracking and Transparency: Access your online account to see a clear record of tolls paid, making it easy to track expenses and avoid unexpected charges.
4. Reduction in fuel consumption: Less fuel is used when not using toll barriers. There is also a reduction in the associated risks and inconveniences such as braking, loss of tickets, incidents in the toll lane and fender-benders. Fuel savings are estimated at 9.5 million litres of fuel for the A13-A14 annually.
How to Prepare for Free-Flow Motorways
Getting started with free-flow motorways is easy if you’re already an Emovis customer! But here are a few tips to make sure you’re fully ready for a seamless experience:
1. Keep Your Account Updated: Log on to your account online to verify that your Emovis account details, including your payment information, are up to date. You can also check the status of your tag battery and check your tag is switched on ready for use. This will ensure that your tolls are processed without any issues.
2. Install Your Emovis Tag Properly: Make sure your Emovis tag is correctly mounted on your windshield, as specified in our instructions. This helps ensure that your tag is accurately read at each toll point.
3. Familiarise Yourself with Free-Flow Routes: While this new system is expanding, only some motorways currently operate on a free-flow basis. The A79 motorway in the Allier area became live in June 2024 and the A13 and A14 motorways located between Paris and Normandy, will become live in December 2024.
4. In the near future we will be asking customers to add the vehicle registration number for using the liber-t tag in France onto their account. Look out for our email in the new year.
How do I Pay for Free-Flow Motorways without a tag?
There are two other methods of payment without using a tag.
1. Online at Sanef.com. Payment after each journey, within 72 hours, by entering your number plate.
2. Physical payment at one of the payment points in the approved Nirio network using the vehicle's number plate, no later than 72 hours after your journey.
Ready to Drive with Ease?
If you’re new to Emovis or planning to introduce friends to it, now’s the perfect time! Your Emovis tag is the key to worry-free toll payments on France’s free-flow motorways, along with other toll routes across France. Simply order your tag at Emovis Tag and prepare for a seamless experience on your next trip.
We look forward to supporting your journeys in France and beyond in 2025.