Originally Posted by
themicah
Also, note that the NJ tags have a $1/mo service fee and the NJ Turnpike discounts are only available off-peak. So unless you regularly drive the NJ Turnpike off-peak, you may be better off just getting a NY-issued EZ Pass to avoid the service fees and take advantage of the MTA discounts.
Yes, this.
Be aware that a tag issued by the Port Authority carries the $1/mo service fee even though it is technically a NY-issued tag and gets the usual NY-only discounts on the MTA crossings, the Tappan Zee, and the Thruway.
Also, be sure to add the PANYNJ Staten Island Bridges plan, which gives discounts starting with the 3rd trip in a month (it's retroactive to the first two as well) . You never know.
Originally Posted by
Out of my Element
We have a Mass EZ Pass and a NY EZ Pass, and we swap 'em out somewhere in Connecticut usually on 84, sometimes not until the Merritt.
Took 95 home this past Monday and had no idea which one to use in Connecticut at that toll!
Are you referring to the New Rochelle toll (northbound only)? That's collected by the NYS Thruway Authority; Connecticut has been free of highway tolls for many years.