PA. Ez pass

NY EZpass works in NY, no discounts elsewhere. I also have a Jersey pass to get their discount. You gotta stay on your game and shuffle the passes state to state. Lol. I use my car pass on my combo, they still kill me at the tolls. STAY AWAY from port authority crossing, ie, GWB, Tunnels, etc they will get you regardless of tag. They not only count axles, but tires, recently, OB crossing, dually only, EZ pass,off peak, $32.00. Obscene. Combo is about 50 bucks!!

The State of Maryland does not give discount to out of state EZ pass . O' Malley wants every penny he can suck out of people.

I live in pa close to the turnpike and have 3 vehicles with EZ pass 1 suv and 1 2500 tk and a 3500 dually each has it's own standard transponder I have 4 different trailers from a utility to a boat a tt and a 5thwheel which I pull with any of the tow vehicles on the turnpike at various times none of the transponders have a trailer listed with EZ pass and I have never been miss charged weather towing or not. I did receive a notice of unpaid use of easy pass lane from state of new jersey once while pulling the 5th wheel but don't know if that was because the trailer lic. was not registered with EZpass or if new jersey was just collecting out of state money .I just paid the fine to eliminate any hassle. I have never had a problem in pa. NY. OH. In. or any other state where EZpass is excepted

My DD has PA. easy pass, and she uses the same transponder for her truck wit or without her trailer. If you do not sign up for electronic receipts and auto withdrawal then they charge $2.00 for the ezpass. Otherwise it is free. She was just here and I asked her while I was typing this.

My New York EZ-Pass has two transponders. The white one I use solo and the blue one gets put up when towing.

I have a PA EZ PAss, and tow with it just like I do when I'm not towing. I never even knew there were different set ups.

Only time I've been overcharged is when using the high speed lanes on I78 coming from NJ. It charges by weight, and it read my combo as commercial. I sent in for a refund, and got it within 3 weeks...

ACZL wrote:
My EZ pass is set up for 2 axles. When not towing, I can zip thru any EZ pass lane. When towing anything, I have to go thru a manned booth where the transponder sets off a signal inside booth, toll taker punches in correct axles and away we go. If the EZ pass is set up for 4 axles, any time I wasn't towing anything I would have to go thru a manned booth to get correct billing (2 axles instead of 3 or more).

Was told that with my current set up with EZ pass (2 axle) and went thru the EZ pass lane could result in getting dinged big time for tolls. Guess bottom line is, if you don't want to mess w/ manned booths, get 2 passes (2 axle and 3 axles or more). Either way, your still getting the EZ pass toll discount.

That is why it is advantageous to have two transponders. When I'm not towing, I use the transponder that is registered for two axles and the other transponder is in its "signal proof" bag in the glove compartment. When I'm towing, I take off the 2 axle unit, put it in the "signal proof" bag, put it in the glove compartment and mount the unit for 4 axles (two on the truck, two on the 5er) and I'm good to go. No need to ever deal with manned toll booths. I really love the newer plazas that bypass the toll booth altogether and allow you to breeze right on through without slowing down. A lot of the older tollways have E-ZPass booths (unmanned), but, you still have to virtually stop for the unit to register and the little gate to open.

I just stay off the toll roads as much as possible...SE Mich to Hershey, Pa, round trip tolls paid= $0.00...

multiple trips from home to Oshkosh, Wi, tolls paid traveling through the Socialist State of Illinois= $0.00...including a trip through town to pick up my Honda Generators out by Ohare...I am still trying to figure out a good way to avoid that toll booth where I 80 is disrupted by a small section of toll road that should not be there...

Yes, it takes a few extra miles to run the old roads to Pa but the Oshkosh route creates no real penalty in miles or time...and time I have...

Regards

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gmcsmoke wrote:
Get your ez pass from Massachusetts and save yourself some money.

I guess it depends where you are using it. Only PA EZ-passes get the discount in PA, everyone else gets billed the cash rate.

Interesting article about the different states here - http://articles.dailypress.com/2014-01-14/features/dp-nws-ezpass-comparison-20140114_1_pennsylvania-turnpike-tolls-west-virginia

Not true... Any E-ZPass gets the discounted rate. My E-ZPass is from Massachusetts and I get the same discounted rate (Bedford to Pittsburgh on the last use; $7.60 for my E-ZPass vs. $10.75 for cash). The Massachussetts E-ZPass is cheaper, or it used to be, to obtain. No monthly or annual fees for any number of transponders if you use a Credit Card for automatic maintenance of the account balance and it replenishes the account in $25.00 chunks. I'm not sure what the "tip" point is for replenishment; my account showed a balance of 72 cents before it replenished to $25.00. It charged my card $24.28 to bring it up to the $25.00 mark. I have three transponders; 1 for the car (2 axles) and two for my truck, 1 for the truck solo and the second one is registered for the truck and my 5th wheel. I could "trust" the system to count my axles, but, having the transponder pre-programmed for the truck and 5er (the second transponder for the truck registered for 4 axles) just gives me additional peace of mind that it gets the number of axles correct. In the 8 years I've had them, I've never had an error when using the correct transponder.

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PA charges to use their transponder, find a state that doesn't and save yourself some money

I've got a Pa. EZ-pass, and I'm from Ma. You do not need commercial plates to tow. As stated, you're charged per axle.

On a side note: Years ago, Pa. was $3.00 per pass per year, Ma. was $25 per pass and when the battery died you paid another $25 for another. Last I knew Ma. did away with the $25 charge. But I really haven't kept up with changes.