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09-18-2007, 07:54 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1962 16' Bambi
Newtown Square
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 402
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E-ZPass Question
Hi folks,
I have had EZpass for many years but am just now getting ready to tow a trailer. Do I need to get a separate EZpass for the tv/trailer combo or will the automatic sensors pick up the trailer and charge me accordingly? I know I had to register each car separately when I first signed up and am unsure if I need to register a trailer combo as well since it will cost more. Thanks for any advice/info!
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George
1962 16' Bambi (sold )
1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon
Airforums# 7906, WBCCI #4248, WDCU
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09-18-2007, 08:17 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2006 16' International CCD
New York
, New York
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dudebb
Do I need to get a separate EZpass for the tv/trailer combo or will the automatic sensors pick up the trailer and charge me accordingly?...
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EZ Pass senses the trailer (at least on the roads I've travelled). The EZ Pass experiences of a number of airstreamers are discussed in:
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...e-34333-2.html
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09-18-2007, 08:46 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2007 25' Safari FB SE
North/East
, New Jersey
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 367
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I've gone through the E-Zee Pass drive-through (unmanned) booths on the Tappan Zee Bridge and they do not charge you for the trailer's additional axels. I've gone through the manned booths on the same bridge and they have charged my account correctly for the addiotional axels. E-Zee Pass will send you an additional seperate "Tag" that you only use when you are towing and it will bill you for the additional axels of your trailer and you can use the unmanned booths. There is no charge for the additional tag.
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09-18-2007, 08:58 AM
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,721
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What's EZ pass? We don't do that in Minnesota, but the last time I drove around Chicago I used their little lanes to get around the toll booths. Worked really good.
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09-18-2007, 09:01 AM
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More than one rivet loose
Currently Looking...
Los Alamos
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,756
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I used to have those but I have not seen a toll road since i moved out west!
I put mine in aluminum foil while towing.
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Sarah, Snowball
Looking for a 1962 Flying Cloud
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09-18-2007, 09:59 AM
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Rivet Master
1972 Argosy 20
Middletown
, New Jersey
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 589
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According to the EZPass website (New Jersey), EZPass automatically counts your axles - no extra tag needed.
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Some people are like Slinkies. They're really good for nothing, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
TAC - NJ-007
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09-18-2007, 10:44 AM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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Anyone watch their EZ bills?
I have seen double counts on a few bridges, coming and going, when only went one way.
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09-18-2007, 01:35 PM
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Rivet Master
1994 21' Sovereign
Down on the corner...
, CT
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 997
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Well I just finished going to sign-up in Mass hoping for quicker travel this weekend and they told me because my truck has combination plates on it it's considered a commercial vehicle...price tag $30 personal tags Vs $80 Commercial......what a bummer.. ..keeping my $$$ in my pocket and waiting in line.
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WBCCI 6274
TAC CT-4
NEU
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09-18-2007, 02:04 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
Princeton
, New Jersey
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,070
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You will have to register your trailer with EZ Pass.
Be very careful with where you use it because several agencies charge the wrong rate when towing.
The Delaware Momorial Bridge charges double when towing anything and using EZ Pass. The Maine turnpike charges a tri axle trailer as a commerical truck, about 4 times the correct rate. The Delaware bridge on #76 at Easton charge $11.65 for my trailer when it should be $1.65, again a tri axle.
New York and Pa. tolls have been correct up until now. The Annapolis and Potamic bridges on #301 are correct when towing.
If you use EZ Pass it is a good idea to know the tolls before you do and then check your statement as it comes in. I have receaved credits for all overcharges to date but now pay cash on those I know to be incorrect jsut to save the fight once the statement comes in.
If you are considering buying an EZ Pass account do it from an agency that does not have a monthly carring charge. You don't have to buy close to home.
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2004 Excursion 4x4
1991 34 ft. Excella +220,000 miles, new laminated flooring, new upholstery, new 3200 lbs axles
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09-18-2007, 02:34 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1962 16' Bambi
Newtown Square
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 402
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Thanks for the info/advice!!
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George
1962 16' Bambi (sold )
1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon
Airforums# 7906, WBCCI #4248, WDCU
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09-18-2007, 02:59 PM
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Rivet Master
1998 31' Excella 1000
South Berwick
, Maine
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 709
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No mater what state you reside in, you can sign up for an EZ pass account free of charge in NY. Living in ME, I have a NY EZ pass (1) that I switch between 3 vehicles. Nothing addidtional for the trailer. Each state has different rules for passing thru tolls, e.g. in NH you can go thru any EZ pass lane with the trailer. I believe in NY when entering the turnpike, you have to go thru a manned lane for them to "register" your vehicle as you go thru, then upon exiting you can go thru any (manned/unmanned) lane. All states are different.
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New England Unit
Metropolitan NY Unit
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09-18-2007, 03:40 PM
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Rivet Master
2011 34' Classic
Westchester Cty.NY
, / Miami FL
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,122
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it's not so EZ is it? LOL maybe it should be CAR-EZ. it is nice in NJ where they have some plazas where you drive in an open area at normal (ok, legal) speed.
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2012 F150 Super Crew 5-1/2' bed Ecoboost 4x4 3.73 elec. lock diff. Propride hitch
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