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As the topic came up lately thought I would share what I read on mousesavers while looking for codes.
Florida Toll Passes
If you go through the express lane on a toll road in Florida while driving a rental car, be prepared for major surcharges unless you have a special offer on your rental that covers those fees. Note that you currently can pay cash for tolls by stopping at a toll booth.
MouseSavers.com readers Ericka and Joe offer this warning from their February 2009 vacation in Orlando: "We rented with Budget. Posted on the inside of the car (but never disclosed by any employees) was a new service available to the renters. You can use the built-in EZ-Pass toll transponder in the car. The way it works is that you go through the fast toll lane and they charge your credit card for the tolls. However, there is a service charge of $2.50 per day for each day of your rental regardless of whether you use the car (or toll booth) that day. In short, using this for a 50 cent toll could result in your toll turning into a $10.50 toll [on a 4-day or longer rental; the service fee at Budget maxes out at $10 per week plus the cost of tolls]. A guy in line in front of us warned us about it. The 'disclosure' in the car was a static cling that was on the back window of the car. The cling was clear, so I wouldn't have ever noticed it if I hadn't been looking."
Other rental car companies are offering similar "services" on Florida rentals. To read a summary of the fees charged by the various rental car companies, click here. https://www.sunpass.com/rentalcar
https://www.sunpass.com/pdf/MiniWebPDF_E.pdf
Note that Alamo, Enterprise and National (which are all owned by the same company) don't overcharge nearly as badly as the others: as of January 2011, the TollPass Convenience Charge for those companies is $2.00 for each day you actually use a toll express lane on roadways covered by the TollPass provider, up to a maximum of $6.00 per rental, plus the cost of tolls. Still, it's a totally unnecessary fee that you can easily avoid. Unless you have a specific special offer for prepaid tolls on your rental and you're sure it's a good deal, be sure to go through the cash lane at the toll booths and use cash for your tolls to avoid paying through the nose. Thanks to Munro R and Lee D for info.
Speaking of tolls, be sure to have a dollar or two in quarters when you rent a car in Florida. Many of the exits and entrances to the toll roads are unattended and require you to toss coins into a collection point in order to pay the toll.
Opt-In Requirements For Using Toll Road
Customers are clearly notified of the potential of the $25.00 Admin fee when they decline.
Florida Toll Passes
If you go through the express lane on a toll road in Florida while driving a rental car, be prepared for major surcharges unless you have a special offer on your rental that covers those fees. Note that you currently can pay cash for tolls by stopping at a toll booth.
MouseSavers.com readers Ericka and Joe offer this warning from their February 2009 vacation in Orlando: "We rented with Budget. Posted on the inside of the car (but never disclosed by any employees) was a new service available to the renters. You can use the built-in EZ-Pass toll transponder in the car. The way it works is that you go through the fast toll lane and they charge your credit card for the tolls. However, there is a service charge of $2.50 per day for each day of your rental regardless of whether you use the car (or toll booth) that day. In short, using this for a 50 cent toll could result in your toll turning into a $10.50 toll [on a 4-day or longer rental; the service fee at Budget maxes out at $10 per week plus the cost of tolls]. A guy in line in front of us warned us about it. The 'disclosure' in the car was a static cling that was on the back window of the car. The cling was clear, so I wouldn't have ever noticed it if I hadn't been looking."
Other rental car companies are offering similar "services" on Florida rentals. To read a summary of the fees charged by the various rental car companies, click here. https://www.sunpass.com/rentalcar
https://www.sunpass.com/pdf/MiniWebPDF_E.pdf
Note that Alamo, Enterprise and National (which are all owned by the same company) don't overcharge nearly as badly as the others: as of January 2011, the TollPass Convenience Charge for those companies is $2.00 for each day you actually use a toll express lane on roadways covered by the TollPass provider, up to a maximum of $6.00 per rental, plus the cost of tolls. Still, it's a totally unnecessary fee that you can easily avoid. Unless you have a specific special offer for prepaid tolls on your rental and you're sure it's a good deal, be sure to go through the cash lane at the toll booths and use cash for your tolls to avoid paying through the nose. Thanks to Munro R and Lee D for info.
Speaking of tolls, be sure to have a dollar or two in quarters when you rent a car in Florida. Many of the exits and entrances to the toll roads are unattended and require you to toss coins into a collection point in order to pay the toll.
Opt-In Requirements For Using Toll Road
Customers are clearly notified of the potential of the $25.00 Admin fee when they decline.
