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Tuesday 26 August 2003
Government Idiocy
EZ-Pass Compatibility ‘Useful’ After All From The Washington Post:
Funny, in November 2001, VDOT said that compatibility with EZ-Pass “…would not be very useful to Virginia’s motorists”. “Not very useful” in 2001, “good news for the driving public” less than two years later. I wonder who had to be paid off for VDOT to get out of the damned way? Posted by tino at 19:03 26.08.03This entry's TrackBack URL::
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That’s good to hear… it’s about time. Of course it would be nice if E-Z Pass would stop charging $1/month just for the privilege of having one (a charge, incidentally, I didn’t find out about until AFTER they implemented it). As far as I’m concerned they’re making money on the interest they earn by pre-charging my card $25. If they’re still not turning a profit, they need to rexamine why rather than slapping random fees on the service. Posted by: Ryan at August 27, 2003 10:10 AM These are not the droids you are looking for. Move along, please. Posted by: RRP at August 27, 2003 10:18 AM Ryan, You must be in NJ. That is is the only EZ-Pass state to have such a surcharge. The way around this is to drop the NJ EZ Pass and get it from another state. It is perfectly legal. Posted by: Paul M Johnson at August 27, 2003 09:39 PM Actually, I’m here in Virginia, though I do travel to New Jersey… not sure if that might trigger the charge? Posted by: Ryan at August 28, 2003 05:19 PM Actually, PA charges $3 a year for its EZ-Pass. It’s not a high fee, but why pay it when you don’t have to? I got mine through Maryland and avoided the charge. Posted by: Nick at January 21, 2004 01:14 PM Free in MD. Posted by: Steve at April 11, 2004 07:02 PM Well, if the new monthly fee idea mentioned in the article lauding the launch of E-ZPass in VA comes to pass, I think you should draw a line across the ‘Cost-Savings’ part in this blogpost. Posted by: Wes at October 29, 2004 02:35 AM Now the TBTA (MTA Bridges and Tunnels is planning to have a $1 a month charge beginning on July 1, 2005. If the toll agencies are saving money by allowing their customers to use E-Z Pass, then why are they slapping on charges to customers E-Z Pass accounts. Instead there should be an extra charge if one pays with cash. Posted by: at May 25, 2005 12:16 AM i’m in NY where mta bridges & tunnels e-z pass is now charging the $1 monthly fee. i really would like to drop this but i do travel so it is cost effective — but i know in the future that this fee, once charged , will rise. how many of us would have signed on if there had been a monthly fee? if there are any organizers out there who wish to stage protests, beginning by returning our passes and cxlng our accounts, i will be happy to join. just think of the confusion, massive traffic jams, over burdened facilities, etc if a massive number of us sheep were to cancel our e-z pass accounts. maybe it would affect change. but alas - we are like sheep. where’s that old tea party spirit? doesn’t anyone fight for right anymore. i’m a young widow and the future scares me. where are my advocates. the democrats, the republicans? yeah right. QUESTION: Where can i find what states will allow me to get an ez pass account that doesn’t require an annual fee? Posted by: Cindy Stuart at June 4, 2005 04:10 PM as far as i know, md, w.va, and de are states that dont charge $1/mo. I may be wrong though, but you can check it out. Posted by: matt at August 14, 2005 11:45 PM |