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prstlk
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May 23, 2016

EZpass question part 2

Thanks to all who answered my last question - especially Sooboy whose answer was the most helpful with the link he posted.

We bought an EZpass in Gettysburg PA yesterday and I went online to register it.

Their website says it's only for vehicles up to 7,000 pounds. If you have something between 7,001 and 15,000 you need a commercial account, which would be no problem as we still have a corporation active that we could put it under.

Problem is we are driving a motor home - 39' - with a tow.

So are we not able to use the EZpass system? :h

Those of you who do use it in motor homes what do you do - use your car as the registered vehicle and hope they don't catch on or what?

The 72 hour clock is ticking on this thing to register it so I am hoping someone can help. (will try to call their help desk today but the thought of doing that gives me chills;):o
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  • sch911's avatar
    sch911
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    Get an iPass from Illinois. Works with any vehicle you enter into the database. Works anywhere EZ Pass is taken also.
  • 2chiefsRus's avatar
    2chiefsRus
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    sch911 wrote:
    Get an iPass from Illinois. Works with any vehicle you enter into the database. Works anywhere EZ Pass is taken also.


    X2 - You are finding out now why so many folks recommended the I-Pass when responding to your first post.
  • Bob419's avatar
    Bob419
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    Illinois is the same as Ohio. I can use my EZPass on everything from my Motorcycle to our Motor Home. In our case, as long as they have the same number of axles (no tag for us), you can use the same pass.
  • Vectra930's avatar
    Vectra930
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    Have had PA EZpass for 6-7 years and it works just fine. I move it from the car to the MH when traveling. When you log on register it to the car and list the MH as a secondary vehicle. Have used it this way up thru New England and as far west as Chicago and have had no problems.
  • Cloughfam's avatar
    Cloughfam
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    Going through ez pass booths in Maryland, if I go through a manned booth then they must check something that registers I'm pulling a TT. The first time I was ready to pay cash and the lady said, "I got you". Not had a problem since....
  • prstlk's avatar
    prstlk
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    2chiefsRus wrote:
    sch911 wrote:
    Get an iPass from Illinois. Works with any vehicle you enter into the database. Works anywhere EZ Pass is taken also.


    X2 - You are finding out now why so many folks recommended the I-Pass when responding to your first post.


    2chiefsRus...Looking for help here not I told you so's.

    I did fairly extensive research after the post from Sooboy. I looked into the Illinois one. We are not really able to get an iPass from Illinois as it can take 2 weeks to get it in the mail.

    We are full timers and on the move every 3 or 4 days. We are also not planning on being in Illinois anytime before needing an ezPass to be able to buy it directly.

    Please remember we are from the northwest part of the country where we don't have toll roads. Having never used them before they can be a little frustrating reading all of the different state sites about them. That's why I turned to the great folks here for advise.
  • prstlk's avatar
    prstlk
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    Vectra930 wrote:
    Have had PA EZpass for 6-7 years and it works just fine. I move it from the car to the MH when traveling. When you log on register it to the car and list the MH as a secondary vehicle. Have used it this way up thru New England and as far west as Chicago and have had no problems.


    Vectra930 - do you tow a vehicle behind your rig?
  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    May 23, 2016
    Vectra930 wrote:
    Have had PA EZpass for 6-7 years and it works just fine. I move it from the car to the MH when traveling. When you log on register it to the car and list the MH as a secondary vehicle. Have used it this way up thru New England and as far west as Chicago and have had no problems.


    Ditto on this. Have 2 NJ EZPasses, one for the motorhome and one for the car. The vehicle type for the MH is listed as 266 - Van 2 axle >7000 lbs.
  • tropical_ron's avatar
    tropical_ron
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    Getting on the subject a little late...but, we have had EZpass for a number of years. We got ours from Massachusetts; they were free at the time. We have two transponders. One stays in the motorhome and has a profile that indicates that we tow a car four wheels down. The second transponder stays in the glove compartment wrapped in two layers of aluminum foil to block signals until such time as we are in the car touring an area with tolls. This method has worked well for us. We especially like the high speed EZpass lanes that allow you to breeze through at 50+ miles an hour.
  • 2chiefsRus's avatar
    2chiefsRus
    Explorer
    May 23, 2016
    prstlk wrote:
    2chiefsRus wrote:
    sch911 wrote:
    Get an iPass from Illinois. Works with any vehicle you enter into the database. Works anywhere EZ Pass is taken also.


    X2 - You are finding out now why so many folks recommended the I-Pass when responding to your first post.


    2chiefsRus...Looking for help here not I told you so's.

    I did fairly extensive research after the post from Sooboy. I looked into the Illinois one. We are not really able to get an iPass from Illinois as it can take 2 weeks to get it in the mail.

    We are full timers and on the move every 3 or 4 days. We are also not planning on being in Illinois anytime before needing an ezPass to be able to buy it directly.

    Please remember we are from the northwest part of the country where we don't have toll roads. Having never used them before they can be a little frustrating reading all of the different state sites about them. That's why I turned to the great folks here for advise.


    not trying to say we told you so - just sympathizing. It would have been nice if the person who set you up with the EZ-Pass in Gettsyburg PA would have known or told you about the weight limit issue for non-commercial PA EZ-Pass accounts. Then you could have dealt with it then in person.

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