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In our data France is infact the dearest per kilometre, now when taking a closer look: about €11 per 100 km for a car, more for a camper.

The motorways are run by private concession companies, which is why each stretch has its own booth price.

Free alternative are the N and D roads, slower but toll-free, which is often how locals do longer trips on a budget.

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In the US they keep telling us that private companies are more efficient than government.

I mean that is often times true. But efficiency in this context - particularly with infrastructure - usually means extracting most profit while providing the bare minimum of service.

The expectation that the service gets either better for the same amount, or cheaper for the same service, is usually naive

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