Price probably and it saves little time. I went via Dieppe £155 - 4 Ferry hour trip. Saves an hour the other side (or no time at all if customs decide to check all passports on the way out)
I came back via Calais. £25. 1hr 30 min Ferry trip (or 1/2 hour on chunnel)
The £5.50 for the M6 toll is worth every penny but you are right there are some who won't use it.
It took me 6 months to convince a guy from work to pay for it even though he could claim it back on expenses and it would be quicker without fail the twice a week he would use it.
I've never waited on the M6 toll for more than half a dozen cars to pay and get to the other side (Well, apart from the day I was on the toll during the fake cigarette Mega bus bombings)
I was stuck in a 10 mile jam for 2 hours in France waiting to pay them.
It's one thing being stuck in a jam...
Pav - I'm with you (see my post in the Worst holiday thread). We were held up on the Paege's for hours in July, so I bet this has been happening all summer. There was one Kid in a Hi Viz when we got to the front of the queue. The Paege's held us up for around 4 hours. When I mentioned this to my...