Ireland’s best-kept secret is a stretch of toll road through its capital city that was about to ensnare me again.
The M50 Dublin toll is located between Junction 6, Blanchardstown, and Junction 7, Lucan. And this is aptly named because the bit where they apparently demand payment is so invisible it is worthy of the name Lucan in every sense.
The last time I was caught in this ingenious money trap, I vowed I would never fall for it again
The last time I drove to the UK and back on the ferry, Holyhead-Dublin, I was caught in this ingenious money trap and vowed I would never fall for it again.
On that occasion, I drove at night off the ferry and into the tunnel leaving the harbour, where I dutifully tapped my card on a toll barrier. The next thing I knew, I tapped again at a second toll plaza, and, as I drove south, a few more after that.
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