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A toll collected based on a license plate is called an image toll and can be identified on the customer statement by noticing the license plate number listed instead of the transponder number. If one fails to correctly list license plates on their account, the FasTrak customer will receive toll violation notices as if they were another driver.
SunPass was introduced on April 24, 1999, and by October 1 of the same year, more than 100,000 SunPass transponders had been sold. [1] [2]In early 2009, all Easy Pay customers automatically became SunPass Plus customers if they opt-in and have the privilege of using their transponders to pay for airport parking at Tampa, Orlando, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami airports.
When the vehicle passes a roadside toll reader device, a radio signal from the reader triggers the transponder, which transmits back an identifying number which registers the vehicle's use of the road, and an electronic payment system charges the user the toll. A major advantage is the driver does not have to stop, reducing traffic delays.
SunPass in Florida. LeeWay in Lee County; O-PASS in Osceola County; C-Pass in Key Biscayne was replaced by SunPass and pay-by-plate on September 23, 2014. [74] SunPass PRO has been launched and is interoperable with E-ZPass system in the north east [75] Central Plains interoperability area (North Texas Tollway Authority hub) K-Tag in Kansas [76]
The legislation allows for SunPass rates to be raised slightly each year, with cash rates going up every five years, with SunPass rates staying about a quarter cheaper than cash rates. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] In keeping with the legislation, SunPass and toll-by-plate rates were raised again on July 1, 2013 by 2.1%, with cash toll rates projected to stay ...
SR 73 climbs into the San Joaquin Hills, as seen looking southward from University Hills in Irvine.In the foreground is the Bonita Canyon Drive exit. Most of SR 73 is a limited-access toll highway designed to reduce congestion [dubious – discuss] within Orange County on the Pacific Coast Highway and the San Diego Freeway (I-5 and I-405) by providing a direct route through the San Joaquin Hills.
The use of ANPR reduces fraud related to cash transactions [11] or non-payment, [10] [better source needed] [non-primary source needed] makes charging effective, [clarification needed] and reduces the amount of required manpower to enforce the toll road, [citation needed] but requires expensive computer software.
The revenue generated from the tolls is used to help pay for the replacement bridge, also tolled, which opened in 2016. [8] All tolling is electronic with no tollbooths. Tolling for people without Good to Go passes is done by license plate, and customer are sent the "Pay by Mail" toll rate, which includes a processing and mail fee. [9]