Avis toll charges

[sapper245]

Hi all
I have a car rented with Avis at Miami airport,
Do the toll charges start automatically as you leave the garage or do I have to register at the desk?
Also have I got this right its a max of $19:95 per rental plus toll charges.
Unfortunately the visitor toll pass is not available from Miami.

Thanks

[geewhiz]

You don’t have to register at the desk, the toll charge will start once you go through the first one.

I think it’s still $19.95 max plus the toll charges.

[sapper245]

Thanks

[sparkles18]

Unfortunately the price has gone up now:

e-Toll fees (Standard): If you use the e-Toll service at any time during your rental, you agree to pay a convenience fee of $5.95 for each day on which you incur a toll up to a maximum amount of $29.75 per rental period (not to exceed 30 days). In addition, you will pay all tolls incurred at the maximum prevailing non-discounted or cash rates posted by the toll authority

[mick]

Originally Posted by sparkles18

Unfortunately the price has gone up now:

e-Toll fees (Standard): If you use the e-Toll service at any time during your rental, you agree to pay a convenience fee of $5.95 for each day on which you incur a toll up to a maximum amount of $29.75 per rental period (not to exceed 30 days). In addition, you will pay all tolls incurred at the maximum prevailing non-discounted or cash rates posted by the toll authority

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I've stopped posting the Sunpass "toll by plate" web site on here because even after a few months the Avis section is still out of date. Every time I did post it I had to caveat the Avis/Budget bit . I was exchanging posts on here with Andy of DFCH over the weekend. He's communicated with the Sunpass authorities a few times asking them to update their web page - so far in vain.

He did however say that Avis may also be introducing a fully inclusive weekly offer including tolls at $60 a week. That's even dearer than the current Dollar unattractive offer

Mick

[mick]

PS to Sapper

Your Avis car may have a built in transponder. Switched on or off these have no effect on tolls in Florida. All hire cars work on a "toll by plate" system so even if switched off they will still enable Sunpass if you choose not to stop and pay cash.

You should note that there's quite a few "cashless" tolls around the MIA area - see here

sunpass/en/about/whe...eSunPass.shtml

As I mentioned above though on the tab "traveller information" "rental vehicles" ignore the Avis/Budget costs

Mick

[Gasman66]

Avis toll charges in the state of Florida. You are responsible for payment of all tolls incurred during the rental period. Avis offers an optional service called e-Toll that allows customers to use electronic toll lanes on highways, bridges, tunnels and other tolled passages. All Avis vehicles are pre-equipped to electronically process tolls. Unless you directly pay the toll yourself as described below (see “Opting Out of e-Toll”), you will automatically opt-into e-Toll and pay the fees described herein if you drive through an electronic toll. e-Toll fees (Standard): If you use the e-Toll service at any time during your rental, you agree to pay a convenience fee of $5.95 for each day on which you incur a toll up to a maximum amount of $29.75 per rental period (not to exceed 30 days). In addition, you will pay all tolls incurred at the maximum prevailing non-discounted or cash rates posted by the toll authority.

[sapper245]

Crikey looks like I might need to take out a new mortgage just to pay toll charges...
Thanks for the replys