Dublin Tolls - Caution

Discussion in 'Touring' started by Andrew46, Jul 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM.

  1. Went to the west coast of Ireland in June for a wedding (not on the bike), all very lovely, but....
    Just received 2 toll fines for the M50 in Dublin, have now discovered it's a barrier free toll road, my fault I know for being an ignorant tourist. All other toll roads have barriers, so were obvious.
    So just a heads up if anybody is going there, don't been stupid like me!!
     
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  2. Sneaky b@stards. If only they had put some signs up!
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  3. I know, it was torrential rain when we got there so really couldn't see anything, no excuse for the second one though
     
  4. Free for motorbikes, but yes, cars etc have to pay within 24hrs of passing under the gantry.
     
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  5. Were you in a hire car?
    Now we are no longer in the EU, EU countries no longer have access to the DVLA database to deliver speeding fines.
    If you were in a UK registered car, I'm guessing the same may not apply for toll road fines.
     
  6. How about vans with a motorcycle in the back? Asking for a friend.o_O
     
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  7. Took my Discovery, so no escaping the massive fine of 4 euros for each offence. Have paid my dues, now a law abiding citizen again.
     
  8. Ha ha, snap!! Got me too last year… I was happy to pay the fine only. It’s a nice ribbon of tarmac so naturally I absolutely leathered it!! I was in my car btw…

    Oh hang on- I was west of Cork… same story though…. :confounded:
     
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  9. My understanding is Spain and Netherlands continues to access DVLA database?
     
  10. Yes they do! Actually continues is the wrong word for Spain as the access rights were granted post Brexit as part of the UK/ES reciprocal convention on driving licence recognition in March 2023 which the data access bit formed a part of the agreement.
     
  11. France peage is also going barrier free.

    Police in EU countries can request vehicle details from the DVLA if they believe an offence has been committed. The DVLA will give them that information.
     
  12. We rode a barrier free section in France this year. Worried about getting a fine if not paid in time so went onto the website that evening to pay the massive sum of €1.60
     
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