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Mar 8, 2020 | 1:14 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by alchemista

I thought ETCs cover the "Fare" portion but not taxes & fees. In what scenario would it not cover the full "Fare" portion? (Yes there is more than the fare amount on the ETC, I even tried a different one so it's not the ETC)

Fare $316.30
Taxes and fees $167.70

Electronic travel certificate $193.60
Credit card payment:$290.40

where does it say it only covers the base fare and not the taxes? It covers all of it ... what you are describing makes no sense and was not the case last week when I used an ETC. Did you call?