Rental Cars & Toll Roads Question

[gmeh1]

Doing a search looking for an answer to my question and came up with this thread, so I thought I'd just continue along. Looking at a car rental company with Thrifty, through carrentalsavers and in the fine print there was this:

PLEASE NOTE- THERE ARE TOLL ROADS WITHIN THIS AREA THAT HAVE CONVERTED OR WILL BE CONVERTING TO ALL-ELECTRONIC TOLLING OR CASHLESS TOLLING. IN THESE AREAS THERE IS NO OPTION FOR A RENTAL CAR TO STOP AND PAY THE TOLLS IN CASH. IF YOUR TRAVELS WILL TAKE YOU ON A TOLL ROAD IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS NO OPTION TO STOP AND PAY CASH FOR THE TOLLS, PASS24 IS THE PERFECT SOLUTION. IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO SELECT THE PASS24 PRE-PAID TOLLING OPTION AND TRAVEL ON ONE OF THESE ALL-ELECTRONIC TOLL ROADS, AND DO NOT HAVE YOUR OWN TOLLING DEVICE IN THE VEHICLE, THE APPLICABLE TOLL WILL BE PAID FOR YOU AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF USD 25.00 WILL BE ADDED TO EACH TOLL UTILIZED.

I will be travelling from MCO to WDW for four days and then on to Cape Canaveral to drop of the car. Will I come across tolls? And will I come across tolls that there is no option to pay cash? I don't want to have to pay the $8 per day for the Pass24 if not needed.

Yes, you will encounter tolls and you will have the option to pay cash, none of the tolls in this area fit the scenario you posted above. There are a few unmanned toll booths around here, but, you can pay cash/coin.

 

[onemaybaby]

Yes, you will encounter tolls and you will have the option to pay cash, none of the tolls in this area fit the scenario you posted above. There are a few unmanned toll booths around here, but, you can pay cash/coin.

great, thanks! Just wanted to double check. I have a habit of trying to save money, only to pay more in the long run

 

[bumbershoot]

As a side-note, the tolls are REALLY very well marked, IMO. Especially if you have one person focused on driving and the other focused on navigating. Pick the person that does each best! Then the navigator can really focus on the signs and being clear with the driver, and the driver can watch the other drivers and listen to the navigator. But even if I were alone, I would find the toll signs in the area to be extremely clear, early enough, and easy to follow.

 

[onemaybaby]

As a side-note, the tolls are REALLY very well marked, IMO. Especially if you have one person focused on driving and the other focused on navigating. Pick the person that does each best! Then the navigator can really focus on the signs and being clear with the driver, and the driver can watch the other drivers and listen to the navigator. But even if I were alone, I would find the toll signs in the area to be extremely clear, early enough, and easy to follow.

Thank you very much! This is great to hear, I am a bit nervous travelling roads I don't know since I am only with my 12 year and 8 year old, and I don't know how well the 12 year can drive while I navigate

 

[nilseks]

This is such great info, thank you to all who responded, because I have been meaning to post about this myself.

We will be renting a car to go ONLY from MCO to Port Canaveral. I just read the post saying there will be tolls but they are not electronic only (whew!). I'm trying to save a few dollars by skipping the device, since we're just driving straight to Port Canaveral. Can anyone give me an idea of how many tolls there will be, and how much $? Are we talking 40 cent tolls like Illinois, or $10 tolls like Indiana? LOL!

 

[gmeh1]

This is such great info, thank you to all who responded, because I have been meaning to post about this myself.

We will be renting a car to go ONLY from MCO to Port Canaveral. I just read the post saying there will be tolls but they are not electronic only (whew!). I'm trying to save a few dollars by skipping the device, since we're just driving straight to Port Canaveral. Can anyone give me an idea of how many tolls there will be, and how much $? Are we talking 40 cent tolls like Illinois, or $10 tolls like Indiana? LOL!

Call 1.800.749.PIKE(7453) For Answers to your Questions
I found the above number on the Sun Pass site.

 

[niffer5150]

it will not

WDW to Universal you'll see no tolls, unless you get REALLY REALLY lost.

thank you! i've been trying to figure out if there was a toll road from wdw to universal for a week now.