![]() Other reasons a transponder might not register going through the toll plaza include: And if they don’t, it might not work effectively.īut even if the transponder malfunctions, DeFebo acknowledged customers can still get a $10 V-toll charge. He said customers are supposed to mount their transponder on the windshield just behind the rearview mirror. “These V-tolls typically involve people that don’t mount their transponder, or a lot of people hold the thing up at the wrong moment,” said commission spokesperson Carl DeFebo. Turnpike blames customersīut the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission blames customers for the problem. But if they don’t get two usable images, you can still get the $10 penalty fee. With the addition of cashless, all-electronic tolling last year, some of those V-tolls can be the normal discounted rate if Pennsylvania Turnpike matches license plate pictures to your account. “It’s theft!” The toll normally costs him just $1.60. “Ten dollars a clip just to go, to go from here to Irwin,” he said incredulously. They can add up fast and cut into your E-Z Pass savings if you don’t catch them and dispute the charges. For passenger cars, it’s a $10 flat fee, which can be a lot more than the cost of a toll for short trips. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission charges E-Z Pass customers a V-toll when their E-Z Pass transponder is not read when their vehicle exits or travels through a toll plaza. “You can see I go into work every day, 6 a.m. It had multiple $10 charges, which normally cost him only $1.60 to go to Irwin or $2.70 to go to New Stanton. Also, if you are real brave go into the Settings in your GPS and request that it “avoids tolls.” You might get some crazy detours or in some cases (esp in PA or MD) you may lose only a few minutes in travel but save some money or you might just infuriate your passengers and burn more gas.He showed us his E-Z Pass statement from January through July 2021. Just keep the special insulating packaging and stash the second transponder in the glove box when not using it (I am not 100% sure if this will work). Or maybe even buy 2 transponders from 2 different states and use them intelligently. Some of the info is a little dated and the seasonal discounts are not there.īottom line – don’t just buy in your home state, look more where you will be travelling and whether that state has reciprocal discounts. ![]() Wikipedia has an excellent comparison of the different states and their policies on tolls discounts for various transponders from both the home state and outside. The following link has some tips about where to get the best initial purchase on EZ Pass but says nothing about how cost can vary with usage which to this writer is the key variable. Since the costs are high on the NY bridges, maybe you wished you had purchased a NY State transponder? You will pay the same rate as cash payers and you will miss out on the $1 – $4 discounts on the bridges and other percentage offer deals. Your New Jersey transponder won’t help there too much. Big issue for Yidden who are going to Lakewood frequently. Why? New Jersey only offers discounts to transponders bought in the Garden State, no matter where you reside. Your EZ Pass will get your through the tolls fast but you will be paying the same rate as cash drivers. But wait, Pennsylvania has a sweet deal – the first toll is on them! If you play your cards right, you will buy a PA transponder on the west side of the state and exit at the end and you will have saved almost $20 on tolls on this one trip! Now I go to New Jersey. Good thing Pennsylvania offers the same 35% discount to EZ Pass holders from all states. I then travel to Pennsylvania and there I can get an EZ Pass for $5 but will pay $3 annually. ![]() I can enjoy the OH discounts on tolls because it is a an Ohio EZ Pass, but not a big deal since Ohio honors all transponders for discounts. First off I will have to pay $.075 per month unless I use my EZ Pass a lot but the transponder is free. Let’s say I buy my EZ Pass in Ohio and I travel to New York.
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