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Toll Pass
Looking to see what the best toll pass system is out there or is it better to rely on pay by license plate for traveling coast to coast. Any advice?
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25 Replies
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This is not advice because I do not live where toll roads are prevalent.
I have none, and I pay tolls when encountered and if paying a toll is not practical I just await the bill in the mail. No big deal.
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Check the locations you will be travelling. Verify their pass validations.
Numerous states have a pass option and you can see where they are accepted.
Florida has sun pass which is not for use outside Fl
NC The transponder works at over 50 participating toll facilities, located in the following 18 states: North Carolina; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Virginia; and West Virginia.
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Thank you.
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My E-Pass Extra is good in 18 states.
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.
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For EZ Pass Illinois IPass has the best deal. You can get it without being a IL resident. google IPass
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Somebody please explain why a pass is needed.
If its sole benefit is because it lets you to keep driving through a turnpike lane at toll booths without stopping, what does that cost, and if it is free is there any down side?
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“Somebody please explain why a pass is needed.”
1. Roll right through wider lanes
2. Reduced toll with the pass
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Having a pass gives you a discount. Sometimes as much as 20-30% over bill by plate or stopping to pay them especially if you happen to be traveling thru during high traffic times. Illinois charges more if you pay cash if you are on the road during rush hour.
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What does it cost and how many miles of toll roads are needed to be driven to offset the cost?
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Is there an appropriate multi-state toll pass for traveling out West (say from Florida to California…and possibly North to Oregon and Washington state)?
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There is no cost per say.
Some states require a refundable deposit for the device.
All are pre-funded and self replenishing when the balance reaches a certain
level. They can be funded by credit card or direct debit.
The fuel you will save by not stopping and waiting is more than worth it.
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We have had the Illinois I-Pass since moving to back to Wisconsin in 2005. On our second transponder with them. The transponder and account cost nothing other than a $20 or $40 refundable deposit. It works in 17 states: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia. Additionally, portions of Florida are also compatible with E-ZPass.
Every time we get a different car, I go into our account, register it, and delete any vehicles or trailers we don’t have anymore.
The HHR has a profile just for itself.
The Suburban has a profile for it alone as well as one for itself and the enclosed race trailer.
The Prevost has one for itself, another for itself and the HHR, and a third for the coach and the race trailer.
We move the transponder from vehicle to vehicle as we use them outside of TOLL FREE WISCONSIN!!!! Apparently the various systems figures out what rolled under the magic eye.
Advantages?
1. Not having to stop at the toll booth and having to have enough cash.
2. Not waiting in line at the often understaffed toll booths during busy times.
3. Discounts. As stated they are substantial. Often the cash vs I-Pass price is posted along the road and I’ve seem the discount approach 40% and 50%.
4. Rewards points and delay in actually paying the toll if you have the account charged to a credit card.
If you have and use a TSD Fuel Program Card, I don’t see any reason why you wouldn’t have an I-Pass or EZ-Pass or some kind of toll auto payment system.
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Jon, all you have to do one time pass through one of the automated toll booths, no live person, such as IN and you’ll have an E-Pass. Stop, get out of the bus because you can’t reach the freaking buttons, pay with a credit card, get back in the bus and move on to the next one.
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Tom another option is to drive through the toll booth and have the toll billed to owner of the rig. Dues dollars at work.
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I have found a set of fake license plates works.
I’m kidding.
If the bus has ez pass does the toad need it?
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