We are on one of their Aires at the moment and my physical card still worked fine. I only ever top up by the amount needed to pay. Like other Aires they all differ in size and design, some are former campsites. Usually, you can sit out and use them in a similar way to campsites and often space is more generous.
You do not have to write. I simply didnt make the payment on the renewal date and the add on was cancelled. No money was taken from the balance on the account either. Maybe there is an option not to auto renew but I cant remember. If I renew now I get a full 12 months from the todays date.
As I understand it, existing cards are not withdrawn but no new cards are issued.
We have used them in France, a variety of locations, Loire Valley, and quite a few in the south Aude. They do supply good electricity and decent service points, there is a barrier to get in which is probably excluding some and restricting numbers. You only need to put enough Euros on the card to pay for the night, orever long you decide to stay, you can top up any time. Recently we have used them in the autumn so the elctricity was very handy! We will see how it goes when we visit this summer. It is a relief from the grossly overcrowded aires with barely enough space to open the habitation door.Is this the company that is gradually taking over lots of the municipal sites in Europe?
A couple of years ago we wanted to use one of their sites in Belgium. I think it said there weren't many spaces so we tried to book. We had to download their app and add lots of things we didn't want, all of which meant that the first night was going to cost more than €60, so I just gave up with it.
So, is it worth using them? I'm wary of anything where you have to load it with money up front rather than pay the actual cost.
We are in Europe for 3 weeks after Easter and a 6 week trip in September, so maybe I should be looking at them again. But I would like to know what others think of them first.
