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Truck Etape Valenciennes

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Location

Address: La Sentinelle A 2 Exit 20, France

Sat Nav : 50°20’33’’N & 3°28’’4’’E

Directions:Truck Etape Valenciennes is located off Junction 20 on the A2

Location maps of Truck Etape Valenciennes

 

Co-European Finance

The truckstop has a budget of €7m with €2,5m being funded by the European Commission. This money is spent on the construction of the Truckstop, which includes:

  • 250 Parking Spaces
  • Controlled access for trucks and pedestrians,
  • Commercial building with restaurant, showers and toilets facilities, rest area, WIFI zone, bar and snack zone
  • Fencing
  • Digital CCTV systems
  • Security control room communications
  • Park lighting (electric power supply in case of electric shortage)
  • Landscaping

 

Site Details

The Truckstop is open daily 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The site operates a unique scheme with parking costs varying depending on the amount of time spent at the site. From Monday to Friday from 9 to 12 hours spent on site, parking costs €16,50 (inc. VAT) and includes a voucher for a shower, redeemable in the restaurant. 24 hours of parking costs € 25,00 (inc. VAT) and a weekend special for 48hours costs € 30,00 (inc. VAT).

 

Artist’s impression of the site

 

Facilities at the site include:
  • 24h hours toilets and showers,
  • Restaurant open from 5 am to 11 pm
  • Rest area
  • Bar
  • Telephone,
  • Internet access/WIFI
  • Laundry facilities (planned for 2009)
  • TIS PL payment
  • Fuel facilities
  • Separate areas for hazardous loads, refrigerated vehicles, extra wide loads
  • Trailer drop
  • Truck Wash
  • Fuel facilities

 

The restaurant area

 

Security facilities:
  • Access control for trucks and pedestrians,
  • Security fence,
  • Anti-intrusion system,
  • Lighting
  • 24hours CCTV surveillance
  • Regular security patrols by multi-lingual security personnel

 

Regular security Patrol

 

Contact

The truckstop website www.trucketape.com is updated on a regular basis with news and events information. Additionally reservations are available directly on the website.

General enquiries / Comments: Tel + 33 3 27 43 60 66 or + 33 1 47 16 33 31.

Fax: + 33 1 47 16 37 99

General Email: commercial@trucketape.com

Site Manager: Philippe Morvillers can be emailed on philippe.morvillers@trucketape.com