Tolls

[mick]

Originally Posted by Shkyler

Im presuming if paying in cash you need coins or can you use notes too?

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If you're paying cash at a manned toll you can use notes, coins or a mixture. At an unmanned toll though you have to pay coins as the machine weighs what you've thrown into the basket. We always use quarters but I guess you can use a mixture of nickels, dimes and quarters. Wouldn't want to risk pennies.

There will either be a light that turns green or a matrix sign that counts down through $1, 75 cents, 50 cents, 25 cents to zero. If you want a receipt at the unmanned ones just press the button.

I've never looked but I guess there's a way of paying with a CC but I'm not inclined using one for a dollar.

Mick

[Shkyler]

Thanks so much will only be using it to and from the airport so will forage for coins!

[mick]

Originally Posted by Shkyler

Thanks so much will only be using it to and from the airport so will forage for coins!

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No need to "forage" The first tolls leaving MCO north on 528, south on 417 or leaving SFB on 417 south are manned. Just make sure you have a $20 bill or less and get change from the attendant for future cash use.

Mick

[hyte1]

Originally Posted by mick

Sorry not being funny but the US27 runs 480 miles from Miami to the north of the state.

Can I assume the bit where loads of villa communities are say from the 192 junction down to Posner Park?

If so then yes you can pay cash. Maybe your route would roughly be the same as ours every visit. 417 south then leave at j2 on to Celebration Avenue. Two tolls like my first photo (2 x $1.75 I recall) then the exit ramp as my second photo $1. Come off the 417 at Osceola at j3 then the same unmanned toll.

If you're going further south on the 27 and merging with I-4 at the Mickey Pylon there's another manned one I think at the merger.

You can use cash at all of them though.


Mick

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Hi Mick,

I had never realised the US27 was so long, sorry I should have been a bit more specific. You were right though, us27/192 junction area is where we are.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Chris.

[mick]

Originally Posted by hyte1

Hi Mick,

I had never realised the US27 was so long, sorry I should have been a bit more specific. You were right though, us27/192 junction area is where we are.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Chris.

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Chris

So you're around the Highgrove area I guess? Maybe best to come off 417 at j2 then onto Celebration Ave, right up to the 192 then left all the way to the 27.


Mick

[Guest]

The visitor pass has been extended to end of August and is an easier option. There is a a thread .. will find it.

https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho... php?t=1133962

[mick]

Originally Posted by FamilyGWales

The visitor pass has been extended to end of August and is an easier option. There is a a thread .. will find it.

https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho... php?t=1133962

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I haven't read every post about them but not sure that we'd bother if it was extended further. Our toll use if paying cash in a month's holiday is only around $10 on the two airport runs

It looks good if you're planning to use toll roads regularly and save the hire company's admin fee.


Mick

[moblies]

we are booked with Avis for two weeks starting 30th July, do we flick a switch to opt in for the tolls or is it automatic. Reading about the Visitor toll Pass I wonder if its worth it. Avis charges seem pretty reasonable. I guess all i'd save is the Admin charge.

[mick]

Originally Posted by moblies

we are booked with Avis for two weeks starting 30th July, do we flick a switch to opt in for the tolls or is it automatic. Reading about the Visitor toll Pass I wonder if its worth it. Avis charges seem pretty reasonable. I guess all i'd save is the Admin charge.

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Some Avis cars have a built in transponder but not related to the current visitor's pass. All hire cars work on "toll by plate" in Florida so transponder has no effect either on or off. Drive through a Sunpass lane without stopping to pay will set the camera off and you're automatically in.

Only you can decide about the pass. As I said earlier it's probably not for us because of low toll use. We don't avoid tolls but after the airport run we don't seem to use 408, 417, 429, 528, Turnpike at all.

Mick