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Yes, it is. They got a good deal at our expenses following these outrageous privatisation. Meanwhile, some Spanish highways eventually got paid off and are bec

Yes, it is. They got a good deal at our expenses following these outrageous privatisation. Meanwhile, some Spanish highways eventually got paid off and are becoming toll-free.

Scoundreller 7y ago
Since French highways often refuse non-EU credit cards at their toll booths, they have a special place in my heart.
- greatpatton 7y ago
  A little bit like US Gas station I suppose?
  - mcrae 7y ago
    Don’t think so. I’ve used Korean, French, and Canadian cards with no issues in the US at gas stations. Meanwhile, good luck getting gas or paying tolls in France without a French or other EU card. French companies are also terrible at accepting non-French SEPA zone accounts. By law, they should accept all IBANs but their websites bork when it’s not French. Infuriating.
    - Scoundreller 7y ago
      It’s usually a pay-at-pump issue. Paying inside has always worked for me when US pumps rejected my non-US card.
      - greatpatton 7y ago
        Exactly pay-at-pump is just not working with European cards most of the time (not always true as I was able to find one working in Phoenix). Paying inside is fine, but a hassle as you have to estimate the amount of gas you need for a rental car you barely know. By the way, in Florida you don't even have to wonder about a credit card at the toll as it is Sunpass/pay by plate or cash only...
  - mthoms 7y ago
    The only problem I've ever encountered was when US pumps demanded a zip code. Of course, I'd just enter the only US zip code I knew of (90210). It usually worked. I've since learned that you can use 00000 but that's not nearly as fun! I've also grown accustomed to using 867-5309 (Jenny) when asked for a phone number to get grocery store "member" prices when I don't want to sign up. It works a charm.
- r00fus 7y ago
  That all changed with chipped cards - they work fine now (at least for my preferred ones). Of course, that didn't help in 2017 when we had to get one of the tellers to do a on-the-spot conversion of dollars to euros at marginal rate of about 200 USD to 100 EUR (way higher than interbank rate) - we had no choice, and no one to complain to. I'm not sure the teller enjoyed the transaction either.

Yes, it is. They got a good deal at our expenses following these outrageous privatisation. Meanwhile, some Spanish highways eventually got paid off and are becoming toll-free.

Scoundreller 7y ago

Since French highways often refuse non-EU credit cards at their toll booths, they have a special place in my heart.

greatpatton 7y ago
A little bit like US Gas station I suppose?
- mcrae 7y ago
  Don’t think so. I’ve used Korean, French, and Canadian cards with no issues in the US at gas stations. Meanwhile, good luck getting gas or paying tolls in France without a French or other EU card. French companies are also terrible at accepting non-French SEPA zone accounts. By law, they should accept all IBANs but their websites bork when it’s not French. Infuriating.
  - Scoundreller 7y ago
    It’s usually a pay-at-pump issue. Paying inside has always worked for me when US pumps rejected my non-US card.
    - greatpatton 7y ago
      Exactly pay-at-pump is just not working with European cards most of the time (not always true as I was able to find one working in Phoenix). Paying inside is fine, but a hassle as you have to estimate the amount of gas you need for a rental car you barely know. By the way, in Florida you don't even have to wonder about a credit card at the toll as it is Sunpass/pay by plate or cash only...
- mthoms 7y ago
  The only problem I've ever encountered was when US pumps demanded a zip code. Of course, I'd just enter the only US zip code I knew of (90210). It usually worked. I've since learned that you can use 00000 but that's not nearly as fun! I've also grown accustomed to using 867-5309 (Jenny) when asked for a phone number to get grocery store "member" prices when I don't want to sign up. It works a charm.
r00fus 7y ago
That all changed with chipped cards - they work fine now (at least for my preferred ones). Of course, that didn't help in 2017 when we had to get one of the tellers to do a on-the-spot conversion of dollars to euros at marginal rate of about 200 USD to 100 EUR (way higher than interbank rate) - we had no choice, and no one to complain to. I'm not sure the teller enjoyed the transaction either.