The end of toll stops on highway ? It will soon be possible to pay your bill within 48 hours in a tobacco shop

Dans le cadre de la loi d’orientation des mobilités (LOM), les sociétés autoroutières doivent développer le flux libre. MAXPPP – Mourad ALLILI

This Sunday, April 14, 2024, the president of the national confederation of tobacconists Philippe Coy announced that it would soon be possible to pay toll bills for certain highways in tobacco shops.

The president of the national confederation of tobacconists Philippe Coy said this Sunday, April 14, 2024 in an interview with < em>Ouest-France that’it would soon be possible to pay certain toll bills in tobacco shops. But this service will first be accessible on the Paris axis – Normandy.

Pay your bill at a tobacco shop

The toll barriers on the A13 and the A14 will therefore be replaced by gantries equipped with cameras, as announced in October 2023. The latter will record the registration plate of the motorist who can pay his bill on the Internet or at a tobacconist.

"We will pass certain tolls without stopping but you will have 48 hours to pay for your passage. This can be done online. But by the second semester, it will be possible to pay it at your tobacconist", specified Philippe Coy. &quot ;Collection is based on the Nirio network (Française des jeux) which manages private collection. Already 10,000 tobacconist operators are approved", continued the representative of the sector among our colleagues. An initiative which is part of the mobility orientation law (LOM) which aims to develop free flow among motorway companies.

In the event of late payment, an increase could be up to 375 euros. To avoid this, Sanef, a French motorway concession company which operates the motorways in the North and East of the country, indicates that it will be necessary to register on its site, providing information on registration plate, for those who wish to pay online.

For those who want to go to a tobacconist, they will simply have to give their license plate. According to the president of the confederation of tobacconists, 10,000 professionals are already equipped with a Nirio payment service. which allows you to issue a ticket.

The profession of tobacconist is evolving

In recent years, the profession of tobacconist has evolved in particular to cope with the decline in cigarette sales. "My desire is to make tobacconists drugstores everyday life. That is to say places where you can always find the product you want at the last minute", a- he concluded.