EZ-Pass
Can someone explain how this works in general when towing? Is it cheaper in the long run? I just signed up and had to get a commercial pass cause CT requires combination plates on pick-ups. They are s...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
I'm from MN so this is all a big mystery to me.
When I was a kid we used to go to Illinois once and awhile. You had to keep change in the car and when you went through the booth you threw about 35 cents into a big tub. It would roll to the bottom and be automatically counted. Then the gate would rise and you could drive on.
If you didn't have exact change there were booths with people in them that could make change.
In this day and age I'm sure that is all different. From readin on here I'm guessing that E-Z pass or some other version of it lets you go through the stop easily. My question is: what happens if you don't have one ??? Do you still go through the booth and throe 35 cents into the bucket ??? What if you don't have exact change ???
Sorry to hi-jack the thread but, I have been reading you all talk about if for awhile now and I'm am just wondering how it works ?
(The next thing you are going to tell me is that you swipe your credit card for the change. What if you don't have a credit card ??? )
I grew up with the IL system as well but in a different state and even my grandfather's Cadillac (black of course as befitting an Episcopalian priest's mode of transportation; we were aghast when he retired and bought a dark green version) had a built in change well.
How it works? You have a magnetic strip type thingie attached to your vehicle(s) and a sensor reads it. Much like the strip on your debit/credit card. Don't have a magnetic strip in the form of a transponder? A special CCTV camera will read your license plate and bill you back home.
