Around 3 minutes wait on a Saturday morning (10:00).
Not the safest spot (still safe though), but very effective!
As there already was a hh waiting to be picked up, I waited a bit further to not confuse the drivers with the different signs.
She was picked up after 3 minutes.
A guy directly came and posted himself on her spot... and was taken after 2 minutes. Then it was my turn :-)
I had a big back pack with me and 3 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other 2 with Donostia/San Sebastian and Burgos.
I was dropped at the toll just before the Spanish custom. I had to wait a long time there to continue my journey... You might prefer to be dropped at the gas station 2 km further.
2013-07-24 15:16 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
43.4670, -0.7488
2013-07-24 15:05 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
43.2302, -0.0792
Around 30 minutes wait on a late Thursday evening (18:30).
I had a big back pack with me and 2 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other with Bayonne.
The traffic was very low as it was already 6:30 pm. Apparently there is no traffic at all after 7:30 pm (according to a guy working on the station).
I was picked up by a driver who dropped me at the Orthez toll where I could continue towards Bayonne.
2013-07-24 14:05 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
43.6569, 1.4266
2013-07-24 13:51 · 10 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
44.0522, 1.4091
2013-07-13 00:18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
48.8293, 2.2293
Around 30 minutes wait on a Wednesday evening (4:30 pm).
The traffic jam of the peak hour probably made me wait longer than usual as it puts people in a bad mood.
On the other hand it allowed me to talk to drivers while they were waiting for the traffic lights to turn green.
And that's how I got a ride to Vierzon.
I had a big back pack with me and 2 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other with Orléans.
2013-07-06 22:43 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
49.8871, 2.8370
20 minutes wait on a Wednesday afternoon (around 1pm).
I had a big back pack with me and 2 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other with Paris.
I was picked up by someone I knew and dropped at Paris Gare du Nord to take a metro to Pont de Sèvres to continue my journey South.
2013-07-06 22:37 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
50.6156, 4.2994
20 to 30 minutes wait on a Wednesday morning (around 11am).
I had a big back pack with me and 3 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other 2 with Mons and Paris.
2013-07-06 22:30 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
50.7791, 4.3002
Around 10 minutes wait on a Wednesday morning (10:20).
I had a big back pack with me and 3 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other 2 with Mons and Paris.
The driver told me he picked me because I had the next station symbol.
He dropped me near Nivelles from where I continued to France.