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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.
In 2019, TCA introduced a sticker transponder to replace the former plastic transponder. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] [ 57 ] The sticker transponder is similar to the eGo Plus toll sticker introduced by TxTag in 2005, SunPass Mini toll sticker introduced by SunPass in 2008, and the sticker tag introduced by MnPASS in 2015.
In 1959, Nobel Economics Prize winner William Vickrey was the first to propose a similar system of electronic tolling for the Washington Metropolitan Area.He proposed that each car would be equipped with a transponder: "The transponder's personalized signal would be picked up when the car passed through an intersection, and then relayed to a central computer which would calculate the charge ...
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]
Pay-by-plate machines are a subset of ticket machines used for regulating parking in urban areas or parking lots. They enable customers to purchase parking time by using their license plate number. The machines print a receipt that generally displays the location, machine number, start time, expiration time, amount paid, and license plate.
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 ...
As of May 2021, SunPass is interoperable with E-ZPass; E-ZPass is now accepted on SunPass-compatible roads while SunPass account holders now have the option to obtain a SunPass tag that can be used on E-ZPass toll roads.
The expressway takes transponders from different states, including Florida's SunPass transponder. Customers who do not have a transponder account will be billed later for their use on the expressway. [16] [17] [18] In 2013, the Selmon Expressway celebrated its 50th anniversary. Also, in the same year, the I-4 Connector opened.