Hertz PlatePass (TxTag/K-Tag) for Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma Thread
Sep 15, 2018, 5:31 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 264
The TX-Tag would supersede the PlatePass billing as it would be a transponder read prior to going to photo tolling (sans transponder).
The problem is that all of the tags issued by the various Texas authorities are sticker-based and you cannot move them from car to car. With a hard case K-TAG, you can easily move it between vehicles. There is an initial one time charge for the hard case K-TAG (whereas the sticker K-TAG is free) but it is worth it considering you can free yourself of having to use PlatePass on a Texas rental.
I also recommend getting a portable hard case North Carolina QuickPass transponder. It works at all E-ZPass facilities, in the Georgia PeachPass express lanes in the Atlanta region and at all toll facilities in Florida (SunPass, LeeWay, E-Pass).
Details: www.myncquickpass.com
A TX Toll-Tag is already en route. I was gonna try and semi-permanently affix it to the windshield, like maybe putting a thin layer of Saran Wrap between the sticker and the windshield.
Either way, I'm going to order the K-Tag. Good to have a backup in case I mess up the Toll-Tag sticker.
Sep 15, 2018, 9:05 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LAS - Las Vegas
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The TXTag (TollTag, E-ZTag) sticker must be affixed to the windshield to work. Some claim that they are able to register tolls by scotch taping around the perimeter of the tag to the windshield.
I would just rather go with the K-TAG hardcase.
I would just rather go with the K-TAG hardcase.
Sep 20, 2018, 5:09 pm
#18
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 264
K-Tag is on the way. Time to cut out the overcharging PP middleman.
Thanks again for the heads up!
Oct 28, 2018, 9:31 am
#19
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 264
Just got back from TX.
Before heading out of DFW, I assigned the K-Tag transponder to the Hz car's plate#.
It took until the next day for toll charges to start showing up on my K-Tag account.
So far, 5 days of mainly driving in Dallas (NTTA) and a couple toll roads in Houston (HCTRA) comes to just under $18 in tolls.
Only one toll charge showed up for yesterday, but there probably should've been a couple more. I deleted the rental's plate# from the K-Tag website right after returning the car to DFW. Hope I didn't delete it too soon while tolls were still being processed.
Somehow, I keep thinking these PlatePass clowns will try something funny business. I'll keep a closer eye on my CC statements for the next few months. If there's any double-billing, or billing at all, they'll be getting a quick phone call.
Before heading out of DFW, I assigned the K-Tag transponder to the Hz car's plate#.
It took until the next day for toll charges to start showing up on my K-Tag account.
So far, 5 days of mainly driving in Dallas (NTTA) and a couple toll roads in Houston (HCTRA) comes to just under $18 in tolls.
Only one toll charge showed up for yesterday, but there probably should've been a couple more. I deleted the rental's plate# from the K-Tag website right after returning the car to DFW. Hope I didn't delete it too soon while tolls were still being processed.
Somehow, I keep thinking these PlatePass clowns will try something funny business. I'll keep a closer eye on my CC statements for the next few months. If there's any double-billing, or billing at all, they'll be getting a quick phone call.
Oct 28, 2018, 3:39 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2007
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If you get charged by PlatePass, then it's won't be PlatePass's fault. It'll be either yours, or possibly K-Tag.
The ONLY way that PlatePass will know to charge you anything is if the tolling authority charges them for one of your tolls. If they get charged, then clearly they are going to pass that charge (with their overheads) onto you. You can complain all you want about how much PlatePass charges you, but blaming them for a charge in the first place make zero sense at all. There's no "funny business" on their behalf if they charge you - just their stated business model.
Oct 28, 2018, 4:31 pm
#21
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Oct 28, 2018, 5:31 pm
#22
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I need to disagree with you on this; I have been charged in error by PlatePass at least twice for tolls that I didn't incur in the NYC area and so have others - How to dispute PlatePass toll charge in error?
PlatePass charging for a toll that didn't occur is a different story, and one that could be any number of peoples fault (eg, Hertz's for putting the wrong transponder in the car, the tolling company for misreading the number plate, PlatePass's for screwing up the reconciliation with the rental records, etc).
Oct 28, 2018, 11:23 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 264
I don't get why people have so much trouble understanding this...
If you get charged by PlatePass, then it's won't be PlatePass's fault. It'll be either yours, or possibly K-Tag.
The ONLY way that PlatePass will know to charge you anything is if the tolling authority charges them for one of your tolls. If they get charged, then clearly they are going to pass that charge (with their overheads) onto you. You can complain all you want about how much PlatePass charges you, but blaming them for a charge in the first place make zero sense at all. There's no "funny business" on their behalf if they charge you - just their stated business model.
If you get charged by PlatePass, then it's won't be PlatePass's fault. It'll be either yours, or possibly K-Tag.
The ONLY way that PlatePass will know to charge you anything is if the tolling authority charges them for one of your tolls. If they get charged, then clearly they are going to pass that charge (with their overheads) onto you. You can complain all you want about how much PlatePass charges you, but blaming them for a charge in the first place make zero sense at all. There's no "funny business" on their behalf if they charge you - just their stated business model.
In regards to your first question, try not to lose too much sleep over that.
Jan 30, 2019, 11:17 am
#24
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LAS - Las Vegas
Programs: Southwest
Posts: 131
Just got back from TX.
Before heading out of DFW, I assigned the K-Tag transponder to the Hz car's plate#.
It took until the next day for toll charges to start showing up on my K-Tag account.
So far, 5 days of mainly driving in Dallas (NTTA) and a couple toll roads in Houston (HCTRA) comes to just under $18 in tolls.
Only one toll charge showed up for yesterday, but there probably should've been a couple more. I deleted the rental's plate# from the K-Tag website right after returning the car to DFW. Hope I didn't delete it too soon while tolls were still being processed.
Somehow, I keep thinking these PlatePass clowns will try something funny business. I'll keep a closer eye on my CC statements for the next few months. If there's any double-billing, or billing at all, they'll be getting a quick phone call.
Before heading out of DFW, I assigned the K-Tag transponder to the Hz car's plate#.
It took until the next day for toll charges to start showing up on my K-Tag account.
So far, 5 days of mainly driving in Dallas (NTTA) and a couple toll roads in Houston (HCTRA) comes to just under $18 in tolls.
Only one toll charge showed up for yesterday, but there probably should've been a couple more. I deleted the rental's plate# from the K-Tag website right after returning the car to DFW. Hope I didn't delete it too soon while tolls were still being processed.
Somehow, I keep thinking these PlatePass clowns will try something funny business. I'll keep a closer eye on my CC statements for the next few months. If there's any double-billing, or billing at all, they'll be getting a quick phone call.
In August 2017, I went on a midwest solar eclipse trip through OK, MO and KS. I rented from Hertz in OKC and put my brand new K-TAG portable up on the windshield. It did pay all tolls on the Kansas Turnpike, but none of the toll transactions on the Oklahoma Turnpike system ever posted to my account.
It was odd as I had driven through not only the open road tolls but also the side ramp tolls and received either a green signal or "PikePass thanks you" confirmation light each time. Never received any bill from PlatePass either, the tolls just got lost in translation in Oklahoma I guess.
Jul 29, 2019, 9:30 pm
#26
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York suburbs
Posts: 4,210
Dollar in Austin tried to scare me int
using their toll tag when I have my own. "Our cars are all registered to our account.:" Thanks, but... no!
That's because Dollar in Austin is a franchise. Like some other licensee stores, they accept one-ways, but don't let you book them. So the counter agent probably knows exactly what's in their own specific cars used for roundtrips.
Just for fun, if you ever go to a transition zone like CLT, look at the windshields. Cars with local plates (NC, SC, GA) usually have nothing. Many (from VA on north, + IL) have EZPass. Several have SunPass, but not as dominating the lot as DC to ME after the FL driveout. A few have TxTag.
using their toll tag when I have my own. "Our cars are all registered to our account.:" Thanks, but... no!That's because Dollar in Austin is a franchise. Like some other licensee stores, they accept one-ways, but don't let you book them. So the counter agent probably knows exactly what's in their own specific cars used for roundtrips.
Just for fun, if you ever go to a transition zone like CLT, look at the windshields. Cars with local plates (NC, SC, GA) usually have nothing. Many (from VA on north, + IL) have EZPass. Several have SunPass, but not as dominating the lot as DC to ME after the FL driveout. A few have TxTag.
Nov 13, 2020, 5:02 am
#27
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 3,703
I had not heard of the K-Tag. It looks like they make a portable version but I can't find any pictures of it. Do you happen to have one?
Nov 13, 2020, 12:38 pm
#28
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Nov 13, 2020, 3:36 pm
#29
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 264
Just don’t forget to grab your transponder and delete the license plate from your account when you return the car. I always put a note in the cup holder, “Remove K-Tag.”
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Nov 13, 2020, 4:26 pm
#30
Join Date: Oct 2016
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Very helpful - thanks!
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