Well, that’s one more reason for our family to skip Florida again.
Our toll roads are clearly marked. Tourists think they can blow through them because they are in a rental.
I rented a Toyota Corolla out of the Ft. Myers airport for $17/day in 2010. I don’t remember any special fees, and I didn’t have to pay any tolls that I recall. Frankly, it was my second best rental car experience ever. (Best was when the company was out of mid-sized sedans and gave me a free upgrade to a Cadillac).
I just have one thing to say here ... “ ’ “ “ ’ “
WTF - I know JR&Co are working on this but sheesh!
(Jeb) Bush’s Fault?
This is the “baggage fees” of the rental car industry. I’ve had a rental company charge a fee for every day that you have the car for the use of their electronic tag. I can understand having overhead and paying a reasonable amount for the convenience. But to use a toll road 2 days out of a 10 day trip (to and from airport) for a total of about $3 in tolls, but be hit with a $7-8 / day fee?
It’s just robbery.
Yes, it’s “disclosed.” Doesn’t mean they aren’t taking advantage.
Yheb!’s fault.....
$1.66!
Next month it will probably be $1.71. Then $1.78.
Or they could switch to the EZ Pass system that almost every other toll state recognizes. But that would make sense.
For my recent trip to Florida, I had purchased a Sun Pass ahead of time, I ended up spending over $70 in tolls for the entire trip over five days.
This really is a problem and you cannot pay otherwise. A nice racket. Happened to me in Texas a couple months ago. Rental car company added $25 per day.
Watch out for Austin, TX!
Here’s a simple solution: the state simply doesn’t charge rental cars tolls! Duh!
Florida no longer builds major roads that aren’t toll roads. The state is now building a twin center lane in between the other8 lanes of Interstate4 that will be a toll road for rich people. But that’s not all. The cost of the toll will be based on the CURRENT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. When traffic is light and you don’t need the toll lanes, then the cost will adjust downward.
Our traitorous congressman John Mica promised that would NEVER happen, then out of the blue, he changed his mind. He is on the federal board that decides these things at their whim.
Most tolls around Orlando have a cash lane, but they purposely under man them so the lines are very long, forcing residents to buy their transponders, which are a whole other level of scam.