In the last week, I've gotten no less than 8 violations for not using the turn pike properly, at a total of $54 each. It turns out that I needed to register my new license plate and vehicle with the PA turnpike so that it will work with my removable transponder.

This begs me to ask what would happen if I rented a vehicle, used my transponder on the turn pike, and didn't register it. Would the fine go to the rental company?

Anyway, after a phone call, all the violations were gone and appropriate charges were made to my account.

I really hate these toll roads here. To be able to get around them, you add about 50 or more miles to your drive. They increased the amounts again, for cash paying customers. At least they didn't increase the tolls to transponder owners.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

If you just add your plate after the penalties they'll remove the violations and you'll have no charge. Its happened to me before. EZPass cuts at least 45 minutes off my drive between Hartford and Philly every time.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Yeah...I just did that. The only charge was the tolls, not violations. I'm just not fond of the ideas of toll roads.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

I'm with you on that one. The GW bridge costs $12 cash to cross!! EZpass gives a discount as an incentive to have it ($7.50)but its still a lot for a stinkin' bridge.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

The bridge toll is the least expensive part of a Manhattan experience...

The $4.50 is a privacy fee, or a privacy-rape discount, depending on how you look at it.

Only to get to NYC

It's free on the way out.

They realize you may not have any money left when you're going....

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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If you own the EZ Pass, why is it necessary to register the vehicles with EZ Pass? Seems like just another hoop to be forced to jump thru.
They get their toll money, why does it matter if its my EZ Pass, or my friend's EZ Pass?

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

Because its a common theft item. If you don't know that its been stolen (i.e. if you don't travel toll roads very often) you can be surprised by a ton of charges.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

This is true, especially if you opted in for the automatic replenishment of the account through your bank account.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Here in Cal with FasTrak, they want the lic. #s of the vehicles you would use the transponder with for the times when it doesn't register on the drive by thingie. When they take the picture of your plate, they can then find the correct account to bill.

I'm guessing it doesn't register on the sensor at least 10 maybe 20% of the time.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

And they can't research license plates w/o my registering with them. They assign the license plates--certainly they can look it up.

As for it being protection against theft-----Once more government wants to take care of me. Oh goodie! I am incapable of taking care of myself. No wonder Ron Paul is so popular.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I could see problems with someone with the same name as you. You could get billed for that fellow blowing through w/o a transponder. I could see a lot more headaches in the database search.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

As Booberment gets more efficient (I know, a paradox in and of itself...) it has to find ways to keep the recently "displaced" BooberUnionit off the unemployment line...therefore, find something the unit can do...make up a job classification, assign some duties using Booberment-speak mixed in with a level of Legalese that no one in their right mind would spend any time on trying to decipher...aaaaannnnnnddddd...*** TAH! DAH! ****

A new convert to the world of free money at the expense of, and off, the back of the real people that keeps this country running...yet...the taxpayer.

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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Beacuase heavier vehicles pay more than regular cars. They want to know which rate to apply to your transponder.

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2010 ML350 Bluetec
2012 Mustang Convertible