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FreeJoe

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11. I had no problems
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 01:27 PM
Apr 2012

I took it last year on vacation to avoid Denver traffic. I liked not having to stop for toll booths. I think my bill was something like $9, which seemed pretty reasonable. Despite my having Texas plates, they had no trouble sending me a bill. I paid it online. The only thing that really annoyed me was that started sending me e-mail spam after that. Do they seriously think that someone that drove their road once and lives 1,000 miles away wants a monthly newletter from them?

I would prefer that we standardize on a better way to handle toll road billing. I'd like a device that I can move from car-to-car. I'd like it to be recognized anywhere in the country (or world, but let's start with country). I'd like to be able to use it with any car (in case I'm in a rental). I'd like to be able to turn it off so that if two of us are in a car together, we don't both get billed. Also, by being able to turn it off, it can't be used as a tracking device when I don't want to be tracked.

I had an incident in Florida on another trip last year. My car rental company sent me a bill for $25 for a $1 toll they claim I didn't pay. For $25, it wasn't worth fighting over, but it annoyed me. They need a better way to handle rental car tolls, especially in a tourist area like Orlando.

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