ParrotBill
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- Joined
- Feb 10, 2005
What company? I've never seen an EZ Pass transponder in a rental car that does not have a way to turn it off. I've rented from all of the majors at MCO and many of the lessers.
I have rented from Budget, Sixt, Hertz and one other off-brand I can't recall in the last few years.
I had one car with a transponder fastened with clear tape and it could not be removed. Agencies response was "don't drive on toll roads."
The others had a removable one but I didn't have a bag to prevent it from pinging, which it did sometimes even from inside the glove box.
And in all cases, when using my own, either the ping from the car company transponder or toll-by-plate resulted in any of these at any toll read:
- my transponder
- agency transponder
- both transponders (double charged)
plus of course the agency's outrageous up charges.
The dispute process was two months long going back and forth with the toll authority and the agency. To get about $30 in fees and duplicate tolls removed. Unacceptable.
See above post. It's still a problem.