OrlandoBob
Earning My Ears
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A new option for out of town cruisers that drive to the port. Search the Internet for: “Central Florida Visitor Toll Pass” for details.
Even better news that I just found is that I can now use my IPass on all Florida toll roads. https://www.illinoistollway.com/med...n-all-florida-toll-roadsentryId1122082entryId
If you click on Florida on this map, it says EZPass now works state wide. E-ZPass Group - About E-ZPass (e-zpassiag.com)
I think I now really need to get a different mount for my IPass to make it more moveable.
Years ago I got a SunPass transponder for our visits to Florida. I just reload it each time before we go.
Nice that they now have a visitor system.
MJ
It is interesting that it only works for the Orlando airport (probably because that is where you pick up the pass). I wonder if I can pick up my pass even though I am not renting at MCO (using disney transportation to the resort), but manually put in my car info for my one way to port canaveral and then again for my one way from port canaveral back to MCO.
Edited to add I am surprised there isn't a link form the Sunpass web site.
The Visitor Toll Pass is for rental cars, where the sticker isn't feasible. (I mean, yeah, you can put the sticker on, but then you'd have to remove it.)Yeah the sunpass transponder sticker is $5 and you can buy it any Publix - you just stick it on your windshield and get a bill for all your usage in x period of time .... How is that one different from a visitor pass?
Doesn't look like it. From today's e-mail from the Central Florida Expressway Authority (which is separate from the Turnpike Authority [=SunPass], to answer your edit question):
If you have friends and family flying into Orlando International Airport for a visit, make sure to tell them about Visitor Toll Pass! The smart alternative to costly rental car toll programs, Visitor Toll Pass is a FREE temporary toll pass for rental car customers traveling roundtrip through Orlando International Airport. With Visitor Toll Pass, you always pay the lowest toll rate throughout Florida with no hidden or extra fees. Travelers can reserve a Visitor Toll Pass using the app, now available for Android and iPhone.
You have to be able to get the sticker and it is $5 (greater than free). If you use any toll roads to get to Publix from the airport, you end up paying the "toll collection" fee for all of your days you rent, even the ones where you have the sticker on. When I went to the keys, I had a 10 day rental and only used tolls for 3 of the days. I would have been charged the max $30 toll fee for my rental with Avis.Yeah the sunpass transponder sticker is $5 and you can buy it any Publix - you just stick it on your windshield and get a bill for all your usage in x period of time .... How is that one different from a visitor pass?
That's because it isn't run by Sunpass (Florida DOT). Rather the visitor program is administered by the Central Florida Expressway Authority . If a visitor loses or doesn't return, they end up paying $10 to replace plus the cost of their tolls.Edited to add I am surprised there isn't a link form the Sunpass web site.