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MrLonzo 10-08-2024 03:24 PM

Sun Pass or E-Z Pass?
 
I Googled E-Z Pass and got links for EPass, E Pass, EZ Pass E Z Pass, EZPass, Easy Pass, etc. -- are these all the same, or are some of them knockoffs?
Before I enroll in Sun Pass, I just wondered if EZ Pass would be a better option?

MrFlorida 10-08-2024 03:27 PM

Sun Pass is accepted everwhere EZ pass is accepted. There is no monthly fee for Sun Pass.

ElDiabloJoe 10-08-2024 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MrLonzo (Post 2377196)
I Googled E-Z Pass and got links for EPass, E Pass, EZ Pass E Z Pass, EZPass, Easy Pass, etc. -- are these all the same, or are some of them knockoffs?
Before I enroll in Sun Pass, I just wondered if EZ Pass would be a better option?

I prefer the UniPass. It is good in 19 states all up and down the eastern seaboard (South Carolina being a big exception - but they have just the one toll road around Greenville in the northern part of the state, called The Southern Connector). It doesn't work in Tennessee either, but as of today Tennessee has zero toll roads so it is a moot point. Connecticut and Vermont are the other big exceptions, but I never drive up there so I'm little worried about that.

It works everywhere EZ Pass works, and even on roads that say "Sun Pass Only."

I bought it once from Amazon for $15. No monthly minimum. I use it in Atlanta, on the PA and FL turnpikes, and pretty much everywhere else including MCO and Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal parking. It's easy to login to my account and change which car it is assigned to, I even use it on rental cars.

Uni - One Toll Pass. 19 States.

Bill14564 10-08-2024 04:14 PM

There are SunPass, SunPass PRO, UniPass, E-Pass, E-Z Pass, and probably a slew of others.

SunPass only works with SunPass roads
E-Z Pass only works with E-Z Pass roads
SunPass PRO works with both SunPass and E-Z Pass roads <- This is what I have for driving in FL and up to MD

I am not familiar with UniPass or E-Pass but they *might* also work on E-Z Pass roads.

All FL toll roads accept both SunPass and E-Z Pass so if you stay in FL either one will work.

There *might* be a discount for using SunPass in FL
There *might* be a charge from the state in which you maintain your E-Z Pass (MD does, others don't)

I found out earlier this year that neither SunPass nor E-Z Pass work on TX toll roads or the bridge in LA over Lake Pontchartrain. I have to remember to tell my Nav system to avoid those toll roads.

BrianL99 10-08-2024 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MrFlorida (Post 2377197)
Sun Pass is accepted everwhere EZ pass is accepted. There is no monthly fee for Sun Pass.

I believe you'll find that ONLY SunPass Pro is compatible with EZPass.

At least that's what it says on the SunPass Website.

CoachKandSportsguy 10-08-2024 08:23 PM

We have SunPass for FL for FL discount and MA EZPass for MA discount. Use EZPass for Northern tolls,

OrangeBlossomBaby 10-08-2024 08:39 PM

Connecticut has no toll roads.

KAM+6 10-08-2024 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MrFlorida (Post 2377197)
Sun Pass is accepted everwhere EZ pass is accepted. There is no monthly fee for Sun Pass.

There is no monthly fee for Ez pass either.

CarlR33 10-08-2024 09:18 PM

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...hlight=Surpass

Kurtho 10-09-2024 04:41 AM

EZ Pass charges $0.75 fee per month.
 
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Originally Posted by KAM+6 (Post 2377271)
There is no monthly fee for Ez pass either.

From the EZ Pass website:
“Transponder pricing varies by toll agency. While some charge an upfront fee, the Ohio Turnpike leases transponders to Ohio E-ZPass® customers for $0.75 per month. NOTE: The $0.75 per month maintenance fee will be waived for all Ohio Turnpike E-ZPass transponders that are used for 30 single or 15 round trips in Ohio in the previous month.”

ChrisTinaBruce 10-09-2024 04:44 AM

Thank You for the other options as my mom drives back to Atlanta a few times a year and this has been an issue.

Side Note: Where do I file for a refund on all the gas taxes paid for roads?

Polarlys 10-09-2024 06:48 AM

There is a 1$ monthly fee for EZ-Pass issued in good 'ole New Jersey

KAM+6 10-09-2024 07:07 AM

No fee in Massachusetts.

Battlebasset 10-09-2024 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Polarlys (Post 2377332)
There is a 1$ monthly fee for EZ-Pass issued in good 'ole New Jersey

You beat me to it. Also, you have to get EZ pass from the state in NJ. Can't just get it at Publix. They don't have the mini-pass option either. Have to buy the full unit. They also didn't want you switching it between cars. Sunpass you can go online and change the car temporarily. You can even do it for a rental car. Set a start/end time and you are good to go.

Also, when we left NJ and wanted to switch to Sunpass, they required that we wrap it in tinfoil, box it up, and mail it back on our dime if they wanted us to stop charging the $1 per month. How many people move, just throw them in a box somewhere, and NJ chuckles as they get a $1 a month. Considering the number of refugees from NJ to various states around the country, that could be a considerable amount.

Wow. I just articulated another reason I am happy to be out of that dysfunctional state.

Topspinmo 10-09-2024 09:42 AM

I find it ironic that Florida now goes to electronic photo plate billing and charge fee for processing when they got rid of all toll booths. You would think the money spent on electronic billing would been funded by employees eliminated? O wait did they eliminate any? Just another way to milk public.


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