Motorists pay €350,000 more than required at country's toll booths

There were €40,000 of excess tolls on the M7 and M8 connecting Dublin to Limerick and Cork. File picture: Denis Minihane

Drivers overpaid tolls by more than €350,000 last year on nine of the country’s motorways and tunnels.

While change is always available in a toll booth, some drivers chose not to collect it or threw more money into the collection bucket than was needed.