Attaching eTag to windscreen?

[booya]

Thanks for replies.
I was extremely skeptical with Citylink about not needing a tag (without any penalty or admin charge of 0.75c) but she was equally adamant this was citylink's new policy for VW Golf GTI. I'm not complaining but I'll probably call them again to double and triple check if this is true.

[Christopher]

Please let us know if that is true for the Mk6 GTI specifically re the no penalty / admin charge.

[booya]

Will do as soon as I can.

[booya]

OK I just reconfirmed with Citylink, all VW Golf GTI's are considered to have metallic windscreens.
They say: We DO NOT need to display the eTAG though they do suggest we display it anyway (logic??).
Regarding penalties / admin charges, specifically NO ADMIN FEES or PENALTIES will be incurred.
The statement will have a Debit of 0.75c then an immediate Credit of 0.75c for each "no tag" reading.
I have checked this with 2 different people at Citylink.

Again, due to "sounds too good to be true" syndrome I would suggest everyone look at their statements carefully initially to check.
I will take a drive on Eastlink soon to see what happens on my statement.

[Christopher]

Fantastic. Thanks for that information!

[JohnA]

that would be great. I may ring them myself as they never told me anything when i changed vehicles with them last week

[JohnA]

found this on their website

If my vehicle has a metallic windscreen where do I put my e-TAG?

If your vehicle has a metallic windscreen you will need to place the e-TAG holder in a certain position on the windscreen to enable proper detection of your e-TAG or you may be charged an administration fee per trip. Your vehicle manufacturer or distributor should be able to advise where to place the e-TAG holder.


i wouldn't take the risk personally, unless they gave it to me in writing

[Christopher]

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i wouldn't take the risk personally, unless they gave it to me in writing

Having that in writing is definitely the way to go to be 100% safe, although they do record their calls "for training purposes", so you've always got that as a backup.

[jeeteeay]

As long as your plate number/s is registered on your TAG account there will be NO Penalties/Extra Charge on your account when you driving without Tag. It will appeared on your statement as 'Undetected Tag' and they charge you a normal fee...no additional fee.

I had 3 cars (3 plate numbers) registered into 1 tag account....sometime I forgot to move the Tag to the other car when using the Toll...but yeah...that's fine.

[Corey_R]

As long as your plate number/s is registered on your TAG account there will be NO Penalties/Extra Charge on your account when you driving without Tag. It will appeared on your statement as 'Undetected Tag' and they charge you a normal fee...no additional fee.

Yeah - that's the policy in NSW, but these other guys are all from Victoria where their toll operators do in fact charge a $0.75 penalty fee for reverting to the number plate. Just be extra careful when dishing out advice that it does apply to the target demo/geographic