Originally Posted by
ajGoes
I registered with
thetollroads.com after Google Maps' suggested route from Orange County to Santa Monica took me onto a toll road in my rented car. It was easy to register, and the toll hit my credit card about two weeks later. The car didn't have a transponder, so evidently a camera read its license plate.
Even using something like google maps, the "avoid toll roads" option will let you easily avoid these tolls.