Go Via E tag placement

[uninformed]

hey all, I have a Go Via E tag and need to attach it to my windscreen. Is the "normal car" location working on Defenders? That is, up in front of the rear vision mirror?

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Serg

[101RRS]

Works on my 101.

[hans]

yep thats the place to put it
well it works down here in victoria on my defa

[Greyfox]

That is the place alright, mine works in Sydneny and Melbourne in that spot:D

[Slunnie]

I'm pretty sure I've had one go off in the glovebox when attempting to bill to my etag instead of my parents. They're pretty sensitive.

[uninformed]

maybe mine is stuffed :confused:

brand new, as there are a couple of recommended locations, I held it in place(up in front of mirror) with my hand as I passed through the toll, nothing. On the return I placed it on the dash, centre of screen (l-r), no hands, nothing....

[redrovertdi]

mine is at the bottom of the windscreen in front of the center ash tray, wouldnt work at the top because of external sun visor

[Trout]

Nah the qld tags are useless. We have two defenders and the only way we have got them to work is to get a truck bracket which holds the tags at a different angle so they work on a vertical windscreen. Place them on the window just above the dash near the ashtray. You have to argue with the etoll mob to get them to send you the correct truck bracket but they eventually will give you one free if you persist.

[jimr1]

Nah the qld tags are useless. We have two defenders and the only way we have got them to work is to get a truck bracket which holds the tags at a different angle so they work on a vertical windscreen. Place them on the window just above the dash near the ashtray. You have to argue with the etoll mob to get them to send you the correct truck bracket but they eventually will give you one free if you persist.
Hi Trout , that is mighty nice of them to give you one free , so that they can collect tolls off you !!..

[the_preacher1973]

maybe mine is stuffed :confused:

brand new, as there are a couple of recommended locations, I held it in place(up in front of mirror) with my hand as I passed through the toll, nothing. On the return I placed it on the dash, centre of screen (l-r), no hands, nothing....

Was it attached to it's mounting bracket at the time? Mine has never worked if I take it out of the bracket (to use in a car without a tag).

[R Miller]

the people in the office at go via told me it wouldn't work on the car bracket in my discovery, but it is working perfect, I go over at the bridge at least twice a day and don't have issues,


It did work when I held it by hand against the windscreen,also if you do hold it by hand and its around the wrong way it doesn't work. Mine did work when I had it sitting on the dashboard, as long as the clip groove was facing the right way

[uninformed]

Was it attached to it's mounting bracket at the time? Mine has never worked if I take it out of the bracket (to use in a car without a tag).

yes, attached to mounting bracket both times, just not attached/stuck to windscreen. The mounting bracket is only plastic, so not sure how that would effect it anyway?

[uninformed]

the people in the office at go via told me it wouldn't work on the car bracket in my discovery, but it is working perfect, I go over at the bridge at least twice a day and don't have issues,


It did work when I held it by hand against the windscreen,also if you do hold it by hand and its around the wrong way it doesn't work. Mine did work when I had it sitting on the dashboard, as long as the clip groove was facing the right way

Disco windscreen has more rake than the Defender. I wonder if that effects anything?

[Larry]

Nah the qld tags are useless. We have two defenders and the only way we have got them to work is to get a truck bracket which holds the tags at a different angle so they work on a vertical windscreen. Place them on the window just above the dash near the ashtray. You have to argue with the etoll mob to get them to send you the correct truck bracket but they eventually will give you one free if you persist.

I've had a Go Via tag on 2 x Defenders & a D2 with the standard mount behind the mirror no problem (Not in Brisbane though).

[uninformed]

just to clarify, is standard mount flat and the truck mount angled?

The one I have been sent is angled

[Trout]

Hi Trout , that is mighty nice of them to give you one free , so that they can collect tolls off you !!..

Yep and you even have to argue with them to get them to send you the right bracket so they can take money of you :mad:

[uninformed]

Yep and you even have to argue with them to get them to send you the right bracket so they can take money of you :mad:

ok, so what bracket is what????

[Trout]

just to clarify, is standard mount flat and the truck mount angled?

The one I have been sent is angled

They are angled and have a picture of a truck on the back. I have not fitted this bracket after replacing my windscreen. Tried holding up the tag last time I went through the the toll rd and it did not work. By the way they can see from the photo they take when you go through the scanner and if they you are holding the tag and they will charge you the photo matching fee if you try to tell them the tag just did not work.

[Larry]

just to clarify, is standard mount flat and the truck mount angled?

The one I have been sent is angled

Mine is the flat one, & it works fine. :)

[uninformed]

They are angled and have a picture of a truck on the back. I have not fitted this bracket after replacing my windscreen. Tried holding up the tag last time I went through the the toll rd and it did not work. By the way they can see from the photo they take when you go through the scanner and if they you are holding the tag and they will charge you the photo matching fee if you try to tell them the tag just did not work.

thanks, that is the one I have been sent. Ill set it up as you describe just above the dash. BTW, did you mount it vertically or horizontally? . I dont care that they charge me, I did go through the toll after all. It should just be the normal amount coming off my account I would have thought (whether the e tag works or not.)

[Trout]

We mount ours vertical. By the way it's not just the toll you pay it's an additional admin fee for doing the photo matching. It seems sometimes they will charge it if your tag did not work and they see you we're holding it up. We have had to call them a few times to sort out various issues and how helpful they are seems to depend on who you get on the phone.

The Southerners and disco drivers don't seem to have the same problems we do ;)

[uninformed]

yep I did mine vertical, wont know till I use it next which could be a while. Thanks for all the help guys

[VladTepes]

The photo matching is generally done automatically with plate recognition - not a matter of people individually checking photos.
Also it works off the rear plate so they wouldn't see you holding the thing up in any event.


I wonder whether holding the body of the tag can cause it not to work due to some sort of earthing / additional resistance from your body / inteference issues?

I had mine on a flat mount (car style) and it worked... usually...

It's a PITA to keep checking the etoll account online to make sure they aren't hitting you up with the stupid extra fee. Tightarses !

[VladTepes]

yep I did mine vertical, wont know till I use it next which could be a while. Thanks for all the help guys

Post it to me I'll use it for you and let you know how many times it works.... :lol2: ;)

[newhue]

I have a standard mount, and have it in the same place as Trout, actually mine is even lower stuffed in between the glass and the dash. Has worked 100% as far as I'm aware.

[VladTepes]

Actually I now recall mien was wedged in behind my mud pod......