Originally Posted by
rascally14
My credit card statement now shows that I was charged $43.43Canadian which is $32.40US for crossing the bridge.
I'm' about to call Hertz, but I live in Asia now so have to stay up late to call to catch their office hours. I also saw that the City of SFO is beginning a class action suit.
I feel that I was broadsided by this toll. All we did was cross the bridge to get a view and turn around to go back and then as I passed through the e-gates, I thought, oh bother, not knowing how this would end up.
Ripping off the tourists is their game.
I rented for 17 days and had a great rental from Hertz... new car, good service from where we rented at Marriott LAX.
Since you knew that you had passed a toll crossing, did you try to call after-the-fact to see if there was a grace period (as there is in Washington state) where you could pay the toll prior to it going to the rental car company?
If you did, be prepared with whatever documentation you have to show that.
If you did not, then you passed a toll crossing without a transponder and did not pay the toll. In that case, I'm not sure that you have much to stand on for a dispute. Worth a try, of course, but it seems that they would be in the right in this case.
I feel that well-marked toll bridges (and the GGB certainly is such) is less "scammy" than toll roads that may, or may not, be well-marked.
Cheers.