JB wrote:
> Shawn Hearn wrote in message news:...
>
>>In article ,
>> Michael Gallagher wrote:
>>
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>>>I was just in New York to, among other things, visit my dad's grave.
>>>As you can imagine, driving around there involved going through tolls.
>>>Since I hope to visit his grave later this year, and do so every year
>>>at least once, E-Z pass is looking like a good alternative to setting
>>>aside reserves of toll booth money.
>>>
>>>On the other hand, where I live, upstate, I use the NYS thruway maybe
>>>four times a YEAR. And that would include the above visits to New
>>>York.
>>>
>>>Is E-Z pass worth the investment if you don't use it every day?
>>
>>That's for you to decide. Remember that most agencies that offer
>>E-ZPass have a $1 a month fee for it. The benefits to you are that
>>you can usually get through tolls faster with an E-ZPass than by paying
>>with cash, and the tolls are cheaper. So if those two benefits are
>>important to you, then E-ZPass is a good investment.
>
>
> Yikes! When did they start charging $1/month??? I've had my EZPass for
> years. I originally got it through NJ but only use is sporadically,
> since I live in CT (no tolls). Does anyone know where, on-line, I can
> check on this??
>
> JB
NJ has been charging $1 a month for a couple of years. PortAuthority
started as of May 1. You can check it at http://www.e-zpassnj.com/ or
http://www.e-zpassny.com/, depending on who manages your account.
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