Attaching eTag to windscreen?

[Big Yellow]

Ive had my etag in my car and used both the citylink and eastlink with no issues.

I even have my etag stuck in the top left corner (not a black dotted area) and it still works.

I would not listen to those operators unless you have deep pockets.

[kennyc]

Ive had my etag in my car and used both the citylink and eastlink with no issues.

I even have my etag stuck in the top left corner (not a black dotted area) and it still works.

I would not listen to those operators unless you have deep pockets.

Does it work behind the back winder mirror?

[Maverick]

Does it work behind the back winder mirror?

What back window mirror?

Do you mean the rear vision mirror?

Of course it will work there, it works all over the window/dash.

[kennyc]

What back window mirror?

Do you mean the rear vision mirror?

Of course it will work there, it works all over the window/dash.

Yeah sorry, the rear vision mirror, had a brain fade!! lol

[Hoversloth]

Yup, I've got my RTA E-Tag under the rear vision mirror and it works fine, all the time.

[ljs]

Same as Maverick & Hoversloth - got my E-Tag under the rear vision mirror and there's no issues on Citylink or Eastlink (Vic).

[Mr X]

I admit I haven't read my manual for a long time but it mentions there is a "communication window" which is the hatched area behind the rear vision mirror.

Presumably the "communication" part implies there is no metal in this area to allow radio waves through?

Just my 2c worth

[niulf]

I just applied e-toll tag after I picked up my GTI few weeks ago. I did not mount it on the windscreen. It worked fine when I just leave it on dashboard.

[obiwan]

My GoVia tag has been working fine positioned under the rain sensor.

[booya]

I suppose if you already have tags in your cars then just leave them there. My scenario is that the new car is virginal and if there's no legal requirement to put the tag in the car then why spoil the look of the windscreen? I have the old big etag from previous car which sits nicely in the rod behind the mirror but I'm going to go tag-less for awhile and see what happens. There is a technical reason for Citylink to suggest this which underlies the fact that some of the tags are not reading reliably so to prevent unnecessary angry toll-users they must have thought it more efficient to just read the licence plates of these cars.