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"To avoid a late fee of $50.00, visit https://sunpasstollsservices.com to settle your balance." A new texting scam asks Floridians to pay outstanding (and nonexistent) toll road fees.
SunPass does not ask customers via text to make payments "Please note that SunPass does not ask customers via text to make a payment or to take immediate action on their account.
Fake texts target everyone from truck drivers to travelers, claiming they'll face $50 penalties if they don't immediately cover tolls. Don't do it.
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]
If payment has not been made after three days, the vehicle's registered owner will be sent a late toll invoice in the mail, and if the late toll invoice is then not paid a fine will be issued. In Victoria fines are issued by Civic Compliance Victoria. The life of the battery in an e-TAG transponder is approximately 5 years.
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 according to the intersection and the time of day and add it to the car's bill.