I need to retract something. Since I was talking about this today, I decided to look at our statement, especially since one of my people down there had used the VA tag extensively over the week on company business. A careful look disclosed a maintenance fee of 50 cents a month so another look at the T&Cs revealed that the charge was clearly stated there. Additionally, the VA EZPass can be terminated for six months of inactivity.
Originally Posted by
guv1976
...If you rent a car that already has its own E-Z Pass, you won't be able to register the car's plate number to your (New York) E-Z Pass. One E-Z Pass can have several different cars registered to it, but no single car can be associated with more than one E-Z Pass. You should still be able to use your E-Z Pass with that car, however.
I have not had that trouble with the Virginia EZ Pass nor the California FasTrak. They have yet to reject any license plate number that I have tried to register whether the car already had a transponder or not. My main concern was making sure the the car's transponder was in the closed position. @:-)
Originally Posted by
guv1976
Whenever I use my E-Z Pass in a new rental for the first time, I try to use a staffed toll lane that accepts both cash and E-Z Pass. If the transponder works there, then I'm comfortable using it at E-Z-Pass-only lanes for the duration of the rental.
^ A very good idea indeed. Thanks for the tip.