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Re:Toll signs on 101 report your transponder setting by rootusrootus on Thursday March 10, 2022 @02:46PM (#30631518)
Does that not work pretty much the same everywhere? On the rare occasion that I drive across the SR520 bridge across Lake Washington, they have no problem recognizing my Oregon plate and sending me a bill. Same when I drove through the Bay Area. Took them a couple weeks.
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Re:Toll signs on 101 report your transponder setting by brewdad on Thursday March 10, 2022 @04:15PM (#30632557)
It does work pretty much everywhere, the catch is that some places will only bill you the toll amount. Other places will bill the toll plus a small convenience fee. Others will bill the toll and a huge penalty on top. Are you confident which jurisdiction you are traveling though? Has it changed since the last time you visited?
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Re:Toll signs on 101 report your transponder setting by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 10, 2022 @03:59PM (#30632351)
In northeast US, you get mailed a $50+ fine on top of the toll for not having an EZ Pass transponder.
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Re:Toll signs on 101 report your transponder setting by rootusrootus on Thursday March 10, 2022 @05:24PM (#30633378)
That's harsh. Do they have tollbooths for visitors, then? Seems like the places I've been on the west coast with toll roads have ditched the actual toll booths and just use license plate recognition for billing cars without a pass. No penalty, but you get a discount if you have a pass.
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Re:Toll signs on 101 report your transponder setting by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 10, 2022 @06:02PM (#30633823)
Yes, there are toll booths. You pay with the time you spend waiting in line though.
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