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Questions tagged [tolls]

Roadways that require payment to be used.

Tolls are most commonly referring to the collection of money for the use of roadways.

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Is there an easy way to calculate the total cost of tolls for a trip within the United States?

Is there a convenient way to calculate the cost of tolls between two arbitrary points within the United States? I'm planning to take a trip along the Eastern seaboard and will be passing through multiple states with different toll-collecting…
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How to best get through a motorway toll booth safely between paying and the barrier closing?

Perhaps this is not the most clear question, so let me explain. I own a toll tag and can normally take the 'subscriber' booth and drive straight through. But today I had left my tag in the other car and immediately realized why I own a tag. (Hint:…
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How to minimize tolls when driving past NYC

When driving up or down the Eastern seaboard GPS and navigation apps all seem route me through New York City, leaving me to deal with the exorbitant bridge tolls. My most recent trip cost me over $50 in tolls, mostly because the GPS insisted on…
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Is the Golden Gate Bridge toll fee indicated before entering the bridge?

I was traveling to San Francisco last weekend and went through the Golden Gate Bridge. I have just received an 8 USD toll invoice by mail (they use a plate reader). Is the toll fee indicated to the car drivers before entering the bridge? I didn't…
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Never got toll in the mail (NY)

Driving home from Maine on June 27th (about one and a half months ago), I passed (briefly) through New York City, and entered Manhattan by the Henry Hudson Bridge. Signs indicated that I would have my license plate photographed and receive a toll…
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How do you avoid the hefty toll fee on the French highways?

Some of the toll fee's on the French highways are hefty. I know that you can avoid them by taking the routes nationales, where some are almost like highways. I don't mind traveling a little bit longer to save money, but the 6 hours to drive 150 km I…
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Out-of-country plates on bill-by-plate toll road

Situation here is specific to Canada's 407 ETR route but it's not limited to that. The 407 ETR to the best of my knowledge uses 2 methods to collect tolls: Transponder Plate based billing: Out-of-Province users, including those from the U.S.A.,…
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In the USA, how are electronic tolls handled for a rental car?

I will be driving in the US with a rental car, and going through some toll roads. In my understanding there are some roads which accept only electronic payment, so in that case how will it work for us tourists from abroad? What about the cases when…
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Google Maps avoid (or allow) tolls only for selected country, on multi-country routing

I often travel to Italy from Switzerland and vice versa, in Switzerland to use the highway you have to buy a sticker (or register your license plate online since this August) and pay a set fee for the year while Italy uses toll booths. If I choose…
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Is the french Télépéage system available for foreigners, and does it make sense to use it?

I found some information about this on the internet, but only in French, and part of it seems confusing to me. Being from Germany, I don't drive much in France (about 2000 km / year), but when I do, it seems to me like having a badge could save me a…
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Not all tolls can be paid with cash. What are my options with a rental car?

I'll be traveling with a rental car from Virginia to New Hampshire. What do I do if I only want to pay with cash? I've been informed that some tolls, for example in NY, don't accept cash. What's the solution?
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Received a letter from Toll Roads asking for Toll Due. Is that a scam?

Does anyone know anything about this? (I edited this so that whoever traveling to Orange County may find this useful) I received a letter from thetollroads.com asking for $6.25 fee. And it warned me that if I wouldn't pay for it, I would have to pay…
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Didn't purchase an Expressway / vignette before driving on highways in Czech Republic. What can I expect?

Unfortunately I didn't know that Czech Republic doesn't have tollbooths- drivers are required to purchase a sticker before getting on any highway - until I arrived in Prague. What happens next? I imagine they're going to ticket my rental company…
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Norway forest roads tolls by bicycle

Some forestry roads in Norway are toll roads. For example, see here or here on Google Streetview, this NRK Trøndelag news article, or this inatur article. The signs imaged by Google Streetview mention several vehicle categories, but do not mention…
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Toll road cost for car ride from Marseille to Perpignan

I can't seem to find a reliable source for this information. We will soon be travelling to France and make the journey from Marseille to Perpignan by car. We're trying to decide whether taking the toll roads (A7-A54-A9) would be cost effective. …
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