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Old Jun 13, 2015, 8:42 pm
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randix
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 1,172
Held my breath...

Did a quick RT from DCA to BOS. Rented from Alamo, paid them $3.50 or so for each of the 2 days for their "magic box".

I had a pad and pen next to me, thinking I would write down the tolls I passed through, so I could match up whatever I would receive from Alamo. I really dreaded what I perceived to be the inevitable upon my return...

First few tolls, not a problem, signs were clearly displayed, I entered them on my pad. Feeling pretty smart. Went downhill from there, I had no clue as I passed through various toll lanes from DCA to BOS and back, what the heck I was being charged.

Within days an additional charge hit my credit card. Of course I rec'd no itemization, just the charge on my card. It was about what friends told me it would be, $100 or so.

So guess I let out a sigh of relief.

But one crazy way to run a highway system...
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