Florida Toll Roads
 

Please educate me on transponders and paying tolls in Florida.

Here's a start. Hope it helps.

https://www.sunpass.com/en/tolls/tollsSunPass.shtml

And now, EZ Pass from the Northeast is accepted everywhere in Fla.

There is now a SunPass Pro that can be used in most Eastern U.S. states. Its $14.95, but most retail locations are waiting for theirs to arrive.

Http://www.sunpass.com

I'll add a little more info. You can go on the above website and find a retailer that carries the SunPass Pro. It attaches by suction cups to your windshield. It will have a Transponder number that you will go online, register it with your personal information. You can provide a credit card number and apply a certain amount to your account. You can also have more money added automatically when your SunPass account gets low.
Then when driving, stay in the SunPass lane on your route, no stopping necessary. Your transponder will signal the turnpike sensor, and the toll owed will be deducted from your SunPass account. You can use it to park at OIA among other things. Again, the website is very helpful.

Many exits on toll roads in Florida are not staffed and they have license plate readers that will send you a toll bill. Also there are permanent and portable transponders you can buy at stores like Publix where you set up an account online with a balance from which tolls are deducted.

Mentioned by others SUNPASS. You may want to confirm. It not only saves you time,
some tolls are just a drive through, no stop necessary and you get a 10% discount on the posted toll amount.

If you travel Florida tollroads even occassionaly, an Sun Pass transponder is the way to go for convenience without a doubt. If you travel interstate, then perhaps the SunPass Plus could be the right choice. I use the regular Sun Pass frequently and works fine.
It's just a little sticker barcode that goes by your rear view mirror.

SunPass will work in Atlanta as well.

Just got my pro yesterday and de-activated the old one. Ready to head north for a visit.

Awesome! There is a God....

Many retailers don't have them. Where did you buy yours ?

Currently in PA and using EZ Pass......also have Sun Pass. No change required for the EZ Pass in FL but need to upgrade to the pro transponder for Sun Pass to be used in other states. The dilemma, am I a Florida traitor if I keep the EZ PASS to save the 14 bucks or a PA traitor that gave me wide travel coverage for so many years lol

Does the EZ transponder and other toll transponders also give you the toll discount that you get with the SunPass?

An example of the discount, is the toll on the Sunshine Sky Bridge that connects St Petersburg to the south. The cash toll for cars is $1.50. The SunPass toll is $1.07. That’s a 29% discount. I think that the read by plate tacks on an extra charge, that you pay more than the cash rate, but I’m not certain about the extra charge for read by plate.

Saving 43 cents isn’t a big deal. But nobody goes through just one toll, one time. On average, we spend almost $10 a month on road tolls. If we traveled around the Orlando area more often, we’d spend many times that amount, on a monthly basis on tolls. It’s also a hassle to stop to pay cash tolls, and even more of a hassle to keep stocking your car with a pile of coins.

Back in Minnesota, in the Twin cities, they were proposing a 11 mile toll road. The proponents of the toll road were saying that the toll as only 10 cents a mile, which costs almost nothing. But no one drives only one mile on an 11 mile toll road, then stops. A daily commuter that regularly drives that proposed toll road would end up paying about $30 to $40 a month, on a monthly basis.

I was shocked how many toll roads are in the Dallas Ft Worth area in Texas, on my last visit to Texas. The toll roads are operated by a company in Europe, and Texas gets a piece of the action. The European company is motivated to keep increasing the tolls and has poor customer service, because they don’t care about the Texas residents having to pay more and more money.

Having a toll transponder is a no brainer in Florida. Yet, you see many vehicles in the cash toll lanes. Most of them are probably Florida residents, who never get around to setting up a toll transponder, or can’t figure out how to set up the account.

I don’t like the new mini SunPass transponders. The old SunPass mini transponders are a dull silver color as viewed from outside your windshield. The new SunPass mini transponders are a very loud bright green color, as viewed from outside the windshield. The bright green color makes the front of the new car look ugly. I’d like to find a place to buy the old dull silver SunPass mini transponders.

That is not correct. We have an Ezpass and still we’re charged for tolls going to Orlando airport. It only works in a very small area. We purchased a Sunpass and it has paid for itself already. Depends where you travel I guess.

We have both!

And in 18 states

Question from the SunPass site:

If I have and EZ Pass and a SunPass will I be charged double?

If you are traveling on CFX roads with both SunPass and E-ZPass transponders, you are at risk for receiving charges on both prepaid toll accounts. For those customers with multiple transponders, it is recommended that you remove the E-ZPass transponder from your vehicle or place it into a Radio Frequency (RF) shield bag while driving throughout Florida in order to avoid the possibility of being charged more than once.

Ez pass does not work at the beginning of 417 by Sanford- big sign - penalty is steep for that mistake they are not stupid probably making ton of money on travelers to Disney

Be careful.if you have both you my get charged twice. On roads that accept both, put one in the bag that prevents it from being read.

I did a lot of research on this because we are still maintaining a home in PA and driving back and forth. I found that the new UNI, which is owned by CFX is the best. It is good on SunPass roads and the CFX, plus all states on EZPass. EZPass hasn’t linked into all the FL roads yet, so there are still places where you can’t use it. They are working on it.

I de-activated my old one and just use the Pro unit now.

Odd. I haven't been to Sanford to see the big sign but both the Central Florida Expressway page and Turnpike Info page say EZ-Pass is accepted on 417.

If the information on the web pages is wrong then they really need to correct it.

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What is difference between EZ pass & Sun pass. Thank you

Two entirely different systems. E-ZPass is used in the Northeast and Sun Pass was used primarily in Florida but now some neighboring states accept it too.

Florida toll roads have recently begun accepting E-ZPass as well as Sun Pass.

Florida now sells a Sun Pass Uni which functions on both systems. A previous post reported that it successfully worked on Sun Pass roads in Florida and also on roads that require E-ZPass.

I originally came from an E-ZPass state and purchased a Sun Pass down here. I now have both passes but will I expect to purchase a Sun Pass Uni to make life a little bit simpler.

If you have both an E-ZPass and a Sun Pass, why would you give up both and purchase a Sun Pass Uni? I also have both and am trying to figure out why I wouldn't just get rid of my Sun Pass since the E-Z Pass is free.

Just went through Atlanta in the Express Lane - Great! Peach Pass and FL Sun Pass accepted.

I have a Sun pass and it sticks to my windshield and have it set uo for both cars. I even had my RV on it till we sold it. Sunpass is setup that when ti.e to refill it comes out of my checking account. It also sends a email saying it did. Picked it up at Publix.

My E-ZPass is from MD. Sooner or later they will discover I no longer live there or I am not using it enough and they will start charging me for the privilege of having it. For me, the Uni pass will give me Sun Pass discounts in FL, will also work in MD, but won't have the MD fee.

If it wasn't for the potential fee, I would keep the separate systems and just remember to put one in the protective bag so I don't get charged twice. MD charges a fee, your state might not.

Uni pass
 

You are absolutely correct. I had an ezpass and it is not yet accepted on all roads in Florida. Closed that account and got a uni which works throughout Florida, and 17 other states. The ezpass from the northeast may eventually work everywhere but it has taken them years and is still not complete.

i had that issue a few months ago. i went thru tolls thinking they were being paid, but received a statement in the mail for toll fees. i called & the rep said not all roads are equipped to handle the EZ-Pass as of yet, so i may continue to receive statements. i checked my bank book & sure enough the tolls were not deducted. now i have both the EZ Pass & Sunpass up now & havent had any problems,.....yet

Uni works on Sunpass and most toll roads in FL as well as parking at Orlando and Tampa. It also works along east coast, Northeast as well as PA, OH, IN. It used to pe called EZ-Pass pro or some such.

https://www.cfxway.com/uni/

No exits are manned any longer if you use the late reader it's more expensive than using Sun Pass. I bought a one vehicle Sun Pass at Publix went online and set it up, it works great.

Just found that this out from my daughter, I saw a letter from toll authority so I asked what happened (you know Dad always wants to know). She told em that nothing was wrong that they just send a bill to the address pinned to the tag.:coolsmiley:

EZ-Pass on FL Turnpije
 

Drove to Orlando Airport yesterday. Noticed on a few (couple) of "drive through" toll booths "Sunpass Toll Paid"(or something similar. I only have an EZ-Pass, so it does work (some places at least) on the Turnpike.
On a previous trip to the airport (1-1/2 month ago), all of my toll charges were assigned to my license plate.

We are from PA too and are just going to use our ez pass. Going to get rid of the sun pass. Why not save the 15$. Be careful though. Ez pass was not accepted on Florida turnpike. I heard it was going to be but not sure if it is yet. Just all the other toll roads.

What pass would you recommend, driving from Nova Scotia Canada, to Florida?

I've never lived in Maryland, but my EZPass is a MD EZpass. You can order one from any participating EZPass state's website. I have to log in to the MD Ezpass site in order to access my account info.

And yeah you can use the ezpass only on certain roads, between certain exits of Florida. The rest is "coming soon" and has been for over two years. Eventually, supposedly, the entire state will be part of the ezpass network.

Meanwhile, the SunPass only works in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. If you want to also use it north of North Carolina, you have to have the SunPassPro.

Since your pass is under an address outside Maryland, do you pay $5/month just for the benefit of having the MD-based pass? The website says they *may* charge a fee if you don't have a MD address but I haven't found anyone yet in that situation.

FL just linked up with EZ-Pass system
 

See this article for the latest development on SunPass and EZ-Pass. Access Denied