E-ZPass

[Mirror Lake's BB]

Originally Posted by nhboat61

I trailer between CT and NH and it just counts the axles, and yes two different state plates...sshhh

I have never had a problem. The plates on the trailers are not listed on the EZ pass, just the pulling vehicle. My Jeep had a FD plate on the front and when pulling the trailer blocks the rear plate... so it does'nt mater.

The EZ pass signal sent via the box is all the ID... the plates are only used when a signal is not picked up.

We have 3 cars and a few weeks ago we took the car with out the box and went thru every toll not realizing we didnt have the ezpass with us. I received my statement and had the plate listed on the statement and not the box-paid the normal fee. .

We have been told by EZPass that you should also provide the trailer plates. Maybe to cover examples like the one you mentioned without the box. In case they have to photo your vehicle and only have the trailer plate, they can reference via that plate.

[jrc]

If you go through the ezpass lane and the transponder reads correctly, and the account is funded, you get a green light and it doesn't matter about plates.

But if you go through the expass lane and you get a red light, they look at the plate picture, then check to see if you have valid ezpass account tied to that plate. If you do then every thing is cool. Otherwise they send a $25 ticket to the owner of the plate.

[SIKSUKR]

Your EZ pass is good at any of the 18 EZ Pass states from North Carolina to Illinois to Maine.doesn't matter who is from what state.

[BroadHopper]

I didn't know NC was an EZPASS state? They have no tolls.

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I didn't know NC was an EZPASS state? They have no tolls.

They certainly have tolls.
http://www.ncdot.gov/turnpike/tolls/
Heres' the list.
https://www.ezpassnh.com/en/about/facilities.shtml

[Justenuff]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I didn't know NC was an EZPASS state? They have no tolls.

Been charging for quite a while in the RTP area. Just opened 540 to Holly Springs and charging tolls.

I still have my FASTLANE account (now EZPass) and use it when I come up north from NC.

All my plates are now from NC except my daughter who still lives in MA.

I've even put rental cars on the account when I rent.

[fpartri497]

I have had NH Ez pass for years and never once had an issue

[SIKSUKR]

Easy pass user since it came to NH.Never a billing issue and I'll take the %30 discount thank you.Why wouldn't everybody that regularly passes tollbooths use it?Just looked at my past year transactions and figured about a $25 savings.That plus no looking for money and getting through the tolls way faster is a no brainer.

[wifi]

Originally Posted by jrc

.... Otherwise they send a $25 ticket to the owner of the plate.

Hypothetically, if I were to loan my car to my son, and he paid a toll taker, but the EZ system malfunctioned and recorded my son as not paying. Would I, as the plate owner, then be charged a ticket (and have a record) without the due process of a NH court ?

Just curious.

[tis]

I just recently got a ticket for going through the Ted Williams tunnel and not paying a toll. My car has never been through the Ted Williams tunnel. My car has never even been to Boston. I have an initial plate and they are saying it is my plate. I appealed it and requested a picture of the car because it was not my car. I can't wait to see the picture. The ticket was $53.00. It makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by tis

I just recently got a ticket for going through the Ted Williams tunnel and not paying a toll. My car has never been through the Ted Williams tunnel. My car has never even been to Boston. I have an initial plate and they are saying it is my plate. I appealed it and requested a picture of the car because it was not my car. I can't wait to see the picture. The ticket was $53.00. It makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Would it have been possible for some else in your family to use your car and you didn't know about it.

Maybe someone used your car to go to Logan International Airport.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by tis

I just recently got a ticket for going through the Ted Williams tunnel and not paying a toll. My car has never been through the Ted Williams tunnel. My car has never even been to Boston. I have an initial plate and they are saying it is my plate. I appealed it and requested a picture of the car because it was not my car. I can't wait to see the picture. The ticket was $53.00. It makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Interesting. I think I've only ever gotten toll tickets from NH, but it always included a picture of my car/plate.

[wifi]

Originally Posted by tis

I just recently got a ticket for going through the Ted Williams tunnel and not paying a toll. My car has never been through the Ted Williams tunnel. My car has never even been to Boston. I have an initial plate and they are saying it is my plate. I appealed it and requested a picture of the car because it was not my car. I can't wait to see the picture. The ticket was $53.00. It makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Will they send you a picture of the car they allege was you? What happened to you are innocent until proven guilty? Are "they" a court of law or some black box, blameless, entity ? I need to register the cars to my cats

[tis]

Yes, you can request a photograph and I did. I don't know how else I can prove it wasn't my car. I have no idea who "they" are. I just dug the ticket out and on the top it says massDOT and the check is payable to MassDOT. It seems if you request a hearing you send that request to Tarrytown, NY. BTW, the toll was 3.50 according to the ticket. There must be someone in NH who goes to Boston a lot who has a plate like mine because maybe 30 years ago I got a Boston parking ticket and I had not been there. That was dropped.

We also had a friend from NH who had an initial plate and he drove through Boston and was stopped and taken to jail that night for RAPE! It seems his car was similiar to one they were looking for. He had an alibi -lucky for him! That was many years ago too. Guess Mass. doesn't like NH initial plates.

So I don't think there is any such thing as innocent until proven guilty.

[EllyPoinster]

Originally Posted by tis

I just recently got a ticket for going through the Ted Williams tunnel and not paying a toll. My car has never been through the Ted Williams tunnel. My car has never even been to Boston. I have an initial plate and they are saying it is my plate. I appealed it and requested a picture of the car because it was not my car. I can't wait to see the picture. The ticket was $53.00. It makes you wonder, doesn't it?

There are duplicate plates in NH, just not on the same plate type. When I wanted to get a plate with my initials on it, it was available on a veteran's plate but not on a standard one.

[tis]

Originally Posted by EllyPoinster

There are duplicate plates in NH, just not on the same plate type. When I wanted to get a plate with my initials on it, it was available on a veteran's plate but not on a standard one.

Really? I did not know that! Thanks for letting me know.

[boat_guy64]

I've had 2 ezpasses for about 10 years and I recently added a third when we added a third car. I'll admit that I never check my statement but I did notice quite a few of those $30 charges on my credit card. Since my wife lives at the lake in the summer and it is just me commuting on the weekends, it takes quite a while to accumulate $30 in charges. So, I finally checked my statement and realized that my third car was going down 93, over to 95 up onto the Maine turnpike about 3 times per week.

It seems that ezpass marked down the wrong id number when they sent me my pass. I was being charged for their charges and they for mine. After a few phone calls, they determined the mistake, gave me a $140 credit and I presume charged the other person.

So, check your statements.

BTW, getting back to the original question, I trailer my snowmobiles through tolls quite often and have never had an issue.

[tis]

Originally Posted by boat_guy64

I've had 2 ezpasses for about 10 years and I recently added a third when we added a third car. I'll admit that I never check my statement but I did notice quite a few of those $30 charges on my credit card. Since my wife lives at the lake in the summer and it is just me commuting on the weekends, it takes quite a while to accumulate $30 in charges. So, I finally checked my statement and realized that my third car was going down 93, over to 95 up onto the Maine turnpike about 3 times per week.

It seems that ezpass marked down the wrong id number when they sent me my pass. I was being charged for their charges and they for mine. After a few phone calls, they determined the mistake, gave me a $140 credit and I presume charged the other person.

So, check your statements.



BTW, getting back to the original question, I trailer my snowmobiles through tolls quite often and have never had an issue.

That is exactly why I have never had and expect to never have EZpass. We don't travel through the tolls every day and the times we do, I would rather pay as we go and not have to fight incorrect charges. I bet most people don't bother to check them and I bet a lot of people are being charged incorrectly.

[Happy Gourmand]

Originally Posted by tis

That is exactly why I have never had and expect to never have EZpass. We don't travel through the tolls every day and the times we do, I would rather pay as we go and not have to fight incorrect charges. I bet most people don't bother to check them and I bet a lot of people are being charged incorrectly.

It's like every other billing statement you get, you gotta check it.
It sure is nice to be able to cruise right through the tollbooth without stopping. It's especially nice on a Friday night when the lines at the cash booth are 20 or 30 cars deep, sometimes deeper.

[HomeWood]

I hit every toll from MD to NH and back when I come up (no tolls in NC &VA on I95). I love EZ Pass and I especially love it when there are a million cars at some of these tolls. Leaving NJ going south can be awful and there is a 55mph EZ Pass lane I can fly right through.

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by tis

That is exactly why I have never had and expect to never have EZpass. We don't travel through the tolls every day and the times we do, I would rather pay as we go and not have to fight incorrect charges. I bet most people don't bother to check them and I bet a lot of people are being charged incorrectly.

We get an email notice every month with a link to the month's charges. Never had an error, and yes I do click on the link each month. We get a 30% discount on all NH tolls so the $8.90 transponder cost will be recovered and then after that it is pure discount and no waiting and fumbling for the coins. But please feel free to stop and wait in line.

[ghfromaltonbay]

Way before NJ started using EZ Pass on the Garden State Parkway & NJ Turnpike, I signed up for EZ Pass thru the NY Thruway system for travel over the Tappan Zee Bridge and also for trips to Long Island. I get a discount on most NY toll roads. I was glad to see that the Mass Pike also accepted EZ Pass years ago, so the only tolls I had to stop and pay on my 300 mile trip to NH were in Bedford & Hooksett on the Everett. NH finally joined the modern age and now I'm happy to see the Hooksett toll is being retrofitted for high speed toll lanes as well. They are great here on the NJ toll roads, you can maintain the posted speed limit while passing thru. The NY system also provides free monthly emails with access to your account online, and I check it each month. No billing problems in all the years I've had the EZ Pass. About every 5 or 6 years I get a new transponder mailed to me and I send back the "retired" one in a prepaid return mailer sent with the new unit. For those like my parents who don't have email, a bi-monthly statement is available by snail mail, but this costs a $1 service fee. Every time I come home from NH and see the long lines waiting to pay the cash toll at the Sturbridge exit on the Mass Pike I'm really glad I have EZ Pass. I hear that exit is a real nightmare on weekends.

[upthesaukee]

Set up a yahoo.com email for them, you receive the email, print out the statement, and mail it to them. Cost is $.46 vs $1 per month.

You could save them $6.48 per year!!!!

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Set up a yahoo.com email for them, you receive the email, print out the statement, and mail it to them. Cost is $.46 vs $1 per month.

You could save them $6.48 per year!!!!

My father prefers to get his bills via snail mail (phone bill, car insurance, electric bill, etc.) and pay by check. I did finally get him to use automatic payment for the gas & electric bill while he's away during the summer months. Actually, if I printed out the bills for him he'd save $12.00 per year as I see them weekly and would deliver the printouts in person.

[tis]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

We get an email notice every month with a link to the month's charges. Never had an error, and yes I do click on the link each month. We get a 30% discount on all NH tolls so the $8.90 transponder cost will be recovered and then after that it is pure discount and no waiting and fumbling for the coins. But please feel free to stop and wait in line.

Thank you very much. I will. And I will give up the discount too.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by wifi

Hypothetically, if I were to loan my car to my son, and he paid a toll taker, but the EZ system malfunctioned and recorded my son as not paying. Would I, as the plate owner, then be charged a ticket (and have a record) without the due process of a NH court ?

Just curious.

As with any ticket, you have the right to either admit guilt by paying the fine, or go to court.

[Pineedles]

Does anyone pay a monthly statement charge for their E-Z Pass? I got mine in NJ nearly 20 years ago and they charge $2.00 per month for an electronic email of my account. I've heard some states don't charge for anything but the toll.

[jrc]

WIFI, you do not get a criminal ticket but an administrative fine. And it comes form the EZPASS company, not from the state. You can dispute it. I don't know what to do if you don't like the results of that process.

I've never had this happen but a family member routinely has to deal with this for a small business with several vehicles.

[HellRaZoR004]

Originally Posted by Pineedles

Does anyone pay a monthly statement charge for their E-Z Pass? I got mine in NJ nearly 20 years ago and they charge $2.00 per month for an electronic email of my account. I've heard some states don't charge for anything but the toll.

I do not pay a fee in NH. Every so often they charge me like $30 to replenish the funds.

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

I do not pay a fee in NH. Every so often they charge me like $30 to replenish the funds.

Same here. I have one transponder registered to two vehicles. My wife's car is registered in NH and mine in Mass. There has never been an issue with residency stuff. If I drive through the tolls without my transponder there is no fine or violation, they just snap a picture and link my license plate to my account and deduct the toll fee.
EZPASS deducts money from my bank account when the balance is low.

[nhboat61]

Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

I do not pay a fee in NH. Every so often they charge me like $30 to replenish the funds.

I have an NY EZ pass, since I use my credit card for automatic replenishment and receive my statement via email, I am not charged any fees or security.

If you pay via check or cash, or have a statement mailed to you, there are fees and a security deposit on the device.