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Roger GrixI see that there is a problem with card payments at the toll booths and, as you say, that could be embarrassing.
We have had an account with Ulys for a long time and have a “badge” which is held in a holder stuck to the windscreen. This is sensed by the detectors at the toll booth and automatically opens the barrier and debits the account, which is collected from our French bank account, retrospectively.
I have been having a look this evening and, it seems, that you do not have to have a French bank account to open a Ulys account and get a badge. According to the Ulys site you have to have an account in a SEPA country (Single European Payment Area). Apparently UK remained in SEPA after Brexit, so it should be possible to open an account with a UK bank account.
There are various options which only charge an account fee for days/months in which they are used, so there is no ongoing payment when you are not using the badge.
If you can establish an account, it saves endless hassles. You pass through in the designated Télépéage lanes at the entry and exit points. There are even 30 kph lanes on some toll areas where you do not even have to stop.
(We take great delight in sailing through in English plated cars when everybody thinks that we don’t know what we are doing).
I include some links below which may help. I would be interested to know is you are successful. Site available in English or French.
https://ulys.vinci-autoroutes.com/en/
Clicking “Subscribe” on the monthly option takes you here:
https://abonnement2.vinci-autoroutes.com/?code=EVA3&lang=en
Bonne chance
Roger_G