The M50 Road Toll in Ireland / eFlow

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The M50 barrier free toll point is located on a gantry over the motorway between Junction 6 (Blanchardstown) and Junction 7 (Lucan) of the M50 in Ireland. The toll is indicated by purple signage as can be seen in the image above.

The toll point uses a combination of lasers, beacons, and cameras to detect a vehicle passing underneath. The cameras capture the vehicle registration plate and multiple images of the vehicle. Details of the registered owners are supplied from the Department of Transport.

By driving under the toll point, you are liable to pay the M50 toll. If you forget to make your M50 toll payment before 8pm the day after your journey, a First Penalty Notice (also known as Standard Toll Request (STR)) letter will be automatically issued to the registered vehicle owner’s address.

If you have received a notice relating to this toll and you would like further information, please contact Euro Parking Collection (EPC).


FAQs

About the M50

Turas Mobility Services is contracted by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (‘TII’) to operate the M50 tolling system (‘eFlow’) on their behalf. Turas Mobility Services is an Irish company based in Dublin.

eFlow is the barrier-free tolling system in operation on Dublin’s M50 motorway. eFlow is a registered business name of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). All the toll revenue, including penalties, which are collected on the M50 toll road go directly to TII. These funds are then used for the operation and maintenance of the national roads network in Ireland. You can find a copy of the eFlow Privacy Notice at www.eflow.ie

The M50 is public infrastructure owned by the Irish government and administered by TII, an independent statutory body established by the Roads Act 2015

Please see the table below in relation to toll charges

Motor Cars and public service vehicles with seating for up to 8 passengers EUR 3.70
Goods Vehicles with an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg
Buses or Coaches with seating for more than 8 passengers
EUR 4.70
Goods Vehicles with an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg but not exceeding 10,000 kg EUR 6.30
Goods Vehicles with an unladen weight exceeding 10,000 kg
A tractor unit or an articulated vehicle
EUR 7.50

If the applicable toll is not paid by 8pm the next day, then a fee of EUR 3.50 will be added to each unpaid toll journey. EPC will then issue you with a Standard Toll Request. If this is not paid within 14 days, then you will be issued with a further penalty (Unpaid Toll Notice) of EUR 49.50 for every unpaid toll journey.


To avoid penalties and save money on their toll charges customers can register for an account.

The toll is located on a gantry over the motorway between Junction 6 (Blanchardstown) and Junction 7 (Lucan) of the M50. The toll is indicated by signage as can be seen in the image above.

The toll gantry uses a combination of lasers, beacons and cameras to detect a vehicle passing underneath. The cameras capture multiple images of the vehicle and the vehicle registration plate. Details of the registered owners are supplied by the relevant vehicle licensing authority.

By driving under this gantry, you are liable to pay the M50 toll. If you forget to make your M50 toll payment before 8pm the day after your journey, a first penalty notice (STR or Standard Toll Request) letter will be automatically issued to the registered vehicle owner’s address.

The first penalty notice includes the original toll charge, plus a EUR 3.50 late payment penalty.


Payment

Payment of these tolls can be made in a variety of ways.

If you are not registered with eFlow, your vehicle registration plate will be recorded each time you pass the toll point and you 'pay as you go'. You must pay for the journey before 8pm the following day. Payment can be made on the eFlow website, at Payzone retail outlets or by telephoning +353 1 4610122.

You can prepay your toll on the eflow.ie website, at Payzone retail outlets or by telephoning +353 1 4610122. Additionally, to avoid penalties and save money on your toll charges customers can register for an account.

If you have received a First Penalty Letter (STR) after having paid the toll, there are a couple of reasons why this might have happened. Firstly, please check that the payment that you made was against the correct vehicle registration number and was made for the M50 barrier free toll.

Secondly, you may not have covered the whole cost for the journey with your payment. For example, if you paid the M50 toll charge for a car (EUR 3.70) after the toll payment deadline had passed, then the late payment penalty of EUR 3.50 will still be owed. Please contact eFlow directly, if you want to check if you have an outstanding balance on your vehicle.

If payment for an M50 toll charge and First Penalty Letter (STR) is not made within 14 days, then an Unpaid Toll Notice (UTN) is issued to the registered vehicle owner’s address.

A UTN includes the charge for the original toll, First Penalty Letter (STR) (EUR 3.50) and an additional late payment penalty of EUR 49.50 for each journey.

If payment is not made to cover the journey and penalties within 56 days of a UTN being issued, then a further late payment penalty of EUR 116.00 is applied to each journey.

There are many different tag providers that can operate on the M50. The names of these companies are:

  • eFLow
  • ParkMagic
  • EasyTrip
  • DirectRoute

For your tag to work on the M50, your account must be in working order and your vehicle must be associated to that account. If you have an account with one of the above operators and you feel your account was in working order, contact your provider directly.

The following vehicles are exempt from paying the M50 toll charge:

  • Vehicles modified for disabled use
  • Motorcycles
  • Fingal County Council vehicles
  • Army vehicles
  • Vehicles performing maintenance on the M50
  • Garda and ambulance service vehicles

If your vehicle is exempt from paying the M50 toll, eFlow will record images of your vehicle and vehicle registration plate. This will be reviewed to confirm that your vehicle is exempt. To find out more, please refer to the Transport Infrastructure Ireland Exemptions from Toll Charges

If your vehicle is specially modified for disabled use and is not registered in the Republic of Ireland, you will be required to provide documentary proof such as poof of a disabled/adapted vehicle leasing agreement or relevant tax certificate from the DVLA showing the relevant disabled tax class.

If you do not have a registered account, use of the M50 toll road requires you to make your toll payment before 8pm the following day. Late payments are subject to penalties as described above.

You can make a payment on the EPC website. Please make sure you have your case number and vehicle registration number handy as you will need these to pay.