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TRIPS TO FRANCE could become more expensive from 2010 when the French government plans :o extend its system of road tolls.
Currently tolls only apply to ;elected stretches of motorway;the ntroduction of an electronic toll ;ystem called TIS PL will enable :harges to be collected based on listance travelled.
Tolls will vary depending on a vehicle's specification, including .hc number of axles. potential Payload and pollution level as well is the distance driven. Don Armour, manager for fleet information at the Freight Transport Association, says UK operators signing contracts with customers now should make allowances for the potential extra cost of travelling in France. "They should make sure they are not locked into five-year fixed-price contracts when something that could cost them more is on the horizon," he warns.