Spain to scrap some Autopista tolls

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edited October 2018 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

"Tolls will be scrapped for a number of highways in Spain, including the AP1 between Burgos and Arminon (from December this year). This will be followed in 2019 by the AP7 between Alicante and Tarragona and the AP4 between Seville and Cadiz so a total of 468 kilometres. The reason for this is the expiry of the 50year concession, which cannot be extended. Other sections may follow, such as the AP2 between Zaragoza and the Mediterranean and parts of the AP7, the concession for which will run out in August 2021."

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  • MichaelT
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    edited October 2018 #2

    Sounds good news if you travel through Spain, pity the UK government did not do the same when the concession for the Dartford crossing ran out a few years agoundecided

  • Philnffc
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    edited October 2018 #3

    Hi

    Just an update to this excellent news is that the new Socialist Government here in Spain are taking the AP-7 back into state ownership at the end of December 2019 so should be free from 2020 so taking the traffic off the N332/340 coast road.

     

    Phil

  • ValDa
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    edited October 2018 #4

    That's good news, because the 45 cent toll from the French border to La Jonquera, where we pop for shopping some times,  is really really annoying!

  • young thomas
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    edited October 2018 #5

    yes, that is good news indeed, Phil....(and Peedee.....)smile

  • Philnffc
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    edited October 2018 #6

    It really is ridiculous the tolls here, if I want to drive to La Zenia Boulevard shopping centre along the AP7 a distance of six miles it costs at this time of year going through two toll booths 3.80e at each so 7.60euros for that distance. The N332 coast road is at a stand still after 9 in the morning.

    Phil

  • peedee
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    edited October 2018 #7

    It is easy to get caught by those tolls as well because of the free section leading up to them from Crevillent.

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  • bobash
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    edited October 2018 #8

    The UK government have removed the Tolls for both of the severn crossings from mid December.

     

  • wallacebob
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    edited October 2018 #9

    Must be a different N332 that I use. Yes, it's busy, but not at a stand still. From San Pedro northwards it's like any busy dual carriageway in the UK, just avoid peak times.

    Scottish bridge tolls where abolised years ago, I am fan of M6 Toll tho', worth the money every time.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2018 #10

    The toll charges for the seven bridge come off on 17 declaughing

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2018 #11

    I've never had a problem on the N332 either although I was mostly on the bit from Orihuela/ San Fulgencio to Alicante.

  • Philnffc
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    edited October 2018 #12

    It certainly is because if you drove from Torrevieja too La Zenia it takes upto 20 minutes just to get on the N332 from Torrevieja and once on can take 30/45 minutes to get too La Zenia Boulevard which should take 10 minutes, from midday it is in both directions. This road is almost un-usable in the months of July/August and we never go beyond Torrevieja at this time in fact only last Friday it took 1hr 10minutes to do six miles, it is not dual at this section..

    Phil

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