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Effective Monday October 17th, 2011, the GSP will no longer allow you to mail in your toll amount if you don't have exact change, instead they have installed cameras at each exact change booth and will send you a $50.00 fine in the mail. They also say this is in effect for toll booths at exits and ramps that are never manned. My question is what happens when the exact change lanes don't register the money you put in which happens quite often? Maybe they need to spend the people's money and have all toll booths manned. They are trying to force everyone to get E-ZPASS?
Effective Monday October 17th, 2011, the GSP will no longer allow you to mail in your toll amount if you don't have exact change, instead they have installed cameras at each exact change booth and will send you a $50.00 fine in the mail. They also say this is in effect for toll booths at exits and ramps that are never manned. My question is what happens when the exact change lanes don't register the money you put in which happens quite often? Maybe they need to spend the people's money and have all toll booths manned. They are trying to force everyone to get E-ZPASS?
Nothing this state does will ever surprise me, this is about what's right and wrong. The GSP needs to man ALL their tollbooths if they want to start fining people $50.00 for a .50 cent toll. The exact change lanes in the unmanned booths don't always work.
How does an EZ Pass help out of state people driving through?
EZ Pass is in at least 14 states now. From Illinois thru Maine down to Virginia. It's easy people get EZ Pass or put quarters in center console. How lame are people that can't put a few quarters in their car. Florida has sun pass with hardly any toll takers. They send the same fine if you don't have exact change.
EZ Pass is in at least 14 states now. From Illinois thru Maine down to Virginia. It's easy people get EZ Pass or put quarters in center console. How lame are people that can't put a few quarters in their car. Florida has sun pass with hardly any toll takers. They send the same fine if you don't have exact change.
And most of those states have an agreement to interconnect their systems with one another.
For the past decade or so, the movement everywhere has been toward cashless tolling. There are still a lot of practical issues to iron out, but it's the way things will be going.
I do think the fine is a little much for a 50-cent toll, but then again, I'm sure the number of people who just blow it off is pretty high.
I do agree with Jersey Man that a little planning into taking your trip isn't that hard to do.
I used it all the way when I had to drive from school in Iowa to NJ and back. All toll booths say "E-Z Pass accepted here" no matter what their system is. It really is quite convenient. I know of a few people that dropped it once they starting charging a monthly fee since they hardly used it though.
I used to commute back and forth to NY and would pay a special rate. You had to use it at least 5x a week or they'd charge you the full amount anyway so once I was laidoff, 2 years ago, I canceled it. They kept charging me the full amount, even after I requested that the commuter rate be removed.
Anyway, I am not on toll roads much anymore so I have no use for EZ Pass. Highways definitely are not travel-friendly to those without it, it's a bit unfair - but, whatever. I always have change and/or singles ready for when I am on the highways. And, never, have I had an issue with my money not registering.
I'm all for the fines for those that infact "DO" violate the tolls. Fair is fair. If the money doesn't register and you did toss in the money, you can fight it. It will take a long time, but you can do it.
people get pissed when toll takers get paid a living wage and when they move away from human toll taking to electronic, people get pissed there are no people to take the tolls. unbelievable.
Actually, I'm all for someone being there to take my money- in the long run, I think it's more affordable to pay people to take your money, than to have it electronically done ... all the violators, people who don't pay, every time a lane breaks down, repairs, etc ....
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