To face a journey on the motorway in a more practical and faster way, the Telepass service is, without a shadow of a doubt, the best solution for motorists in our country. In fact, it allows you to enter and exit from each toll booth on the Italian motorway network automatically, without having to stand in long and annoying queues. But what do you risk if you place your Telepass device not in the right place inside the car? Here’s everything you need to know about it.
The Telepass it is a service that has certainly had a positive impact on millions of motorists in our country. In fact, it has made it possible to significantly streamline the queue and the traffic at the entrance and exit of each motorway tollbooth. Anyone in possession of a Telepass device can walk a Bus Lane and don’t stop to pay the toll.
The paymentindeed, it will come debited from the current account and every three months the money spent on your trips on the entire motorway network of our country will be deducted from you. Stipulating a Telepass contract is really very simple. Indeed, all you have to do is go to the appropriate website and provide your personal data, the IBAN on which to charge the costs of each toll and the license plate number of your vehicle (you can indicate a maximum of two for each stipulated contract).
Once you have received the Telepass device at home – it usually takes a few days after signing the contract – you will be able to travel with Maggiore freedom and practicality on the entire motorway network of our country.
But did you know that there is an ideal “place” inside your car to place the Telepass box? If you follow our advice you will NEVER have any problems crossing the barrier at each toll booth. Here’s everything you need to know about.
Here’s where to place the Telepass in the car to avoid the risk of paying double
The Telepass has a fixed monthly cost quite ridiculous. Indeed, in its maximum version – namely that “Plus” – has a cost of 3 euros per month. In addition to the normal function of avoiding queues at the toll booth, this service guarantees a whole multitude of additional services, including the automatic payment of various parking lots, car tax, the purchase of train tickets and other means of transport on the app and many other things. But where to place the device in the car?
Many users wonder what the best place inside your car to place the Telepass “box”. Sometimes, in fact, it can happen that you pass in the appropriate lane, without the barrier giving the “all clear”. A very big risk, especially if there is someone behind us. Moreover, it may also happen that the box registers a double passage. You will then be charged double the normal toll. How to avoid all this?
Normally, the Telepass, thanks to some transmission waves, recognizes the vehicle in transit and allows the regular raising of the barrier at the toll booth. To NEVER run into the problems mentioned above, it is advisable to place the device in the correct place in your car.
We do not recommend holding the device in your hand and to bring it close to the glass as you pass. Moreover, it is not appropriate to place the box in the lower part of the windshield or on the dashboard. The risk is that there is interference with other devices in the vicinity. The bar may not lift or a double pass may be recorded.
The best area to place the Telepass in your car is at the top of the windscreen. Usually, the manufacturer indicates the exact point on which to place the Telepass on the glass. This move will allow perfect use of this service at all times.
