Visitor Toll Pass

[JaneB]

Just returned from Orlando where we successfully used the Visitor Toll Pass . It was brilliant, straightforward -no problems. I know it supposed to be a trial but wondering if any info on whether it's going to be available permanently & from Sandford as well as MCO.

[7SeasSailor]

I returned last week as well. I was told that at present it is an extended trial.

[maxi0479]

What is the visitor toll pass please?

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by maxi0479

What is the visitor toll pass please?

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It's a temporary scheme that has already been extended that can be used for those hiring a car from MCO (not anywhere else)

Basically it takes the rental car companies out of the equation and you hang a 'tag' on your rear view mirror that allows you to use the SunPass lanes and bills you for the tolls only with no admin fee. Plus the tolls are slightly discounted so for example a $2.50 toll will be charged at slightly less than that.

This is the full details. Click on the FAQ bit for really good info. Hope this helps.

visitortollpass/

[Kasalic]

Interestingly the website now states that it is from May 1st to 30th July 2020, which is good to know as they allowed me to sign up for our 21st June 2020 to 5th July 2020 trip

[IndianaMac]

I emailed them a few weeks ago about it - reply email confirmed they were running through Jul '20, but hoping to go beyond.

Confirmed that it's only for renting from MCO (I'd enquired as to whether there was a way to use it from DCCC).

I'm hoping the more successful it is, the greater the chance of them expanding both beyond the date, and beyond MCO, otherwise it'll be Toll by Plate for me next summer (and apparently those prices are due to increase in 2020?).

[ManCity]

If you want to be the first to know about the Pass and Tolls, you should keep an eye on the CFX web site. Apart from news releases, they publish the agenda and minutes of the CFX Board meetings - the guys who actually make the decisions. The presentation material for a couple of the recent meetings includes photos of the equipment at the MCO car park exit that activates the pass, statistics on the number of passes issued in the first couple of months of the trial, broken down by country, and they even reported that a couple of 'Disney planning web sites were already recommending it' (didn't mention the Dibb by name though!). Apparently at that time 70% of customers were signing up at the airport, rather than in advance.

I don't see why some Dibbers want to give their credit card details to people in another country almost a year in advance of when they need to. Signing up online in advance, rather than on arrival at MCO, saves a few minutes on the day, but only needs to be done a day or two beforehand. The charges to your account are made at the end of your trip, when you pay the rates at the time.

Since they are also encouraging locals to go for electronic payment, rather than pay-by-plate, I would be surprised if they don't eventually make the scheme permanent. Getting the payments direct from drivers' credit cards a couple of days after the trip must be better/quicker/easier/cheaper for them than sending monthly bills to rental companies.

[jue40]

Sorry to jump in - I have rented through Alamo is it better to do the Visitor pass or the Alamo scheme?
Julie

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by jue40

Sorry to jump in - I have rented through Alamo is it better to do the Visitor pass or the Alamo scheme?
Julie

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Julie. The Visitor Scheme by a long shot. Takes the Alamo admin fee out of the equation. Now we know that's not much but any saving is worth having.

For somebody like me who does 2 tolls per holiday it's not worth doing as I pay cash on the Beachline. The rest of the holiday I avoid the tolls.

[maxi0479]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

It's a temporary scheme that has already been extended that can be used for those hiring a car from MCO (not anywhere else)

Basically it takes the rental car companies out of the equation and you hang a 'tag' on your rear view mirror that allows you to use the SunPass lanes and bills you for the tolls only with no admin fee. Plus the tolls are slightly discounted so for example a $2.50 toll will be charged at slightly less than that.

This is the full details. Click on the FAQ bit for really good info. Hope this helps.

visitortollpass/

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Thanks Tom, good to know. We are collecting our car from Disney Car Care so no good for us next year but hopefully it continues for the future for our next visit.