Toll roads or not

DrewE wrote:
If you have a motorhome and are going on I-90 across New York, for instance, the motorhome discount plan will save you a good chunk of money (about half the toll vs. cash) if you request it with a New York state EZPass transciever.

That said, you cannot order a motorhome transponder online or over the phone with the discount plan. You must send them a completed form plus a copy of your current registration receipt and then they enable the discount. The registration must say "registration receipt" on it somewhere (be forewarned - the first one you get in Texas says "Title receipt" or something like that and they did not accept it for ours because it didn't match their needed verbage).

In addition, NYS uses different transponders for towing vs. not towing, or at least they were doing so up through 2017 when we got ours. Their transponders explicitly match the number of axles.

If you traverse the NYS Thruway often, it's worth the hassle, but plan ahead and give yourself a few months to get the correct transponders. Otherwise, there are other states that are easier to sign up with; you just won't get the discount.

And to the OP, be aware you cannot go on anything labeled "Parkway" in NYS, even if your GPS insists on it ;-) You're not allowed and you won't fit under the low clearance structures.


Edited to add - link to NYS Thruway Toll Calculator.

You are over 7'6" so put in "all other vehicles", then select "over 7'6"" and then the number of axles (total) on the ground.

Example - PA State Line to Mass State Line, 2 axle motorhome or truck pulling a 2 axle car or trailer - $68.80. Tag axle motorhome pulling 2 axle car is $92.95

Last we went through, NY takes cash only, no cards or checks, and nothing larger than a $20 bill.