Toll Road Transponder

[tonycarreon]

i use toll tags up and down 95, indiana toll road, etc. (EZ Pass)

i don't mount it on the windshield. i just keep it in the arm cubby or in the radio cubby.

when i'm coming up to a toll gate just reach in and hold it up if the top's down. or place it on the dashboard if the top's up.

your car is registered on the tag (it should be anyway) so in the event you forget someone will look up the plate and see the associated tag and charge the account. occasionally not an issue, but if you use this as the default, they'll eventually catch on and start sending you letters / notices / citations.

[jb92563]

I had one velcro'd to the back side of my mirror by the previous owner and I didn't even notice it until about 4 months later.

Is there any residual value to these so that I should send it back in or just trash it?

I don't use toll roads.

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by jb92563

Is there any residual value to these so that I should send it back in or just trash it?

they are generally stored value transponders. the account keeps $ on it, as you pass through a tollbooth, the toll is deducted from the available balance. when it gets to a low threshold, the account's credit card is charged a refill amount.

on the EZ pass, the low balance is $10 with an auto-replenishment of $35.

some transponders also have a "deposit" that is kept with the card and refunded once it's returned.

however, since it was the previous owner's i would say to you there is no value, but the previous owner would probably like to have it back. if you can, contact him. if not, contact the operator and tell them you have it. they'd probably like to have it back.