Discussion
This seems to be a Minefield of extortion.
Rental firms offer a service i understand now but you pay a daily charge plus the tolls themselves.
Or do i just go in and buy a sunpass and register?
I will be in tampa area with a couple of trips to orlando so wont see many tolls for the ten days.
Rental firms offer a service i understand now but you pay a daily charge plus the tolls themselves.
Or do i just go in and buy a sunpass and register?
I will be in tampa area with a couple of trips to orlando so wont see many tolls for the ten days.
When I was there last year I bought one of these passes at the airport:
https://visitortollpass.com/Maps
Worked fine for me.
https://visitortollpass.com/Maps
Worked fine for me.
zalrak said:
When I was there last year I bought one of these passes at the airport:
https://visitortollpass.com/Maps
Worked fine for me.
Yep, worked a treat. Many tolls are cheaper using the pass too.https://visitortollpass.com/Maps
Worked fine for me.
I think you can only pick it up, and drop it off, at MCO - don’t know if there another pick up solution.
Sheepshanks said:
Yep, worked a treat. Many tolls are cheaper using the pass too.
I think you can only pick it up, and drop it off, at MCO - don t know if there another pick up solution.
Sadly not - MCO terminals are the only locations for the Visitor Toll Pass - their app is decent though and updates live as your passing through tolls. I think you can only pick it up, and drop it off, at MCO - don t know if there another pick up solution.
You can buy a sunpass at pretty much any Walgreens though as an alternative.
If at MCO, use visitor toll pass, but even then the machine is at T1, which is a PITA if you fly into T2 and useless for MLB and Tampa.
If not MCO, I usually take the charge per day toll pack where they add up to 35 dollars per fortnight on top of the actual toll costs, ask what they charge. They only levy the daily fee on days you use a toll road.
The all inclusive toll pack is a waste of money unless you re doing extensive touring, as most days I don t even go on the toll roads.
Be aware though, that despite the internet telling you otherwise, there are fewer and fewer roads that have a cash booth, and those that do only take coins, it s not an option.
If not MCO, I usually take the charge per day toll pack where they add up to 35 dollars per fortnight on top of the actual toll costs, ask what they charge. They only levy the daily fee on days you use a toll road.
The all inclusive toll pack is a waste of money unless you re doing extensive touring, as most days I don t even go on the toll roads.
Be aware though, that despite the internet telling you otherwise, there are fewer and fewer roads that have a cash booth, and those that do only take coins, it s not an option.
Edited by Rough101 on Wednesday 4th June 14:51
Liamjrhodes said:
we went a couple of years back and just drove straight through all the tolls and got billed by the hire car company after with no extra fees or anything
Same thing with us back in March this year (Hertz). About £20 for driving in and out of St Petersburg for the Indycar race - and if we had been a bit cannier we could probably have avoided that. Certainly better than the £100+ we were offered when collecting the car.No tolls when driving round Orlando, to Kennedy Space Centre, across to Tampa and Indian Rocks and back again - so there won't be that many toll roads.
Thanks for input.
We usually do pay cash/card on any tolls but last time we was there it was ten years ago so auto tolls were only just coming in.
On the hire company charge option, if I choose to take the option and say only use 1 day of driving on tolls do I just get charged 1 day + Fees for the toll?
We usually do pay cash/card on any tolls but last time we was there it was ten years ago so auto tolls were only just coming in.
On the hire company charge option, if I choose to take the option and say only use 1 day of driving on tolls do I just get charged 1 day + Fees for the toll?
I used the visitor toll pass, download the app, set it up, get a tag, put the reg into the app when you get your car, chuck the tag behind the rear view mirror and away you go.
We went from Orlando to Daytona and the KSC, as well as all the parks etc. and it only cost about $20 in tolls for the 2 weeks. You pre-load it with $10 when you open the account, then it charges anything left over when you end the period and drop the tag back.
We went from Orlando to Daytona and the KSC, as well as all the parks etc. and it only cost about $20 in tolls for the 2 weeks. You pre-load it with $10 when you open the account, then it charges anything left over when you end the period and drop the tag back.
Lotusgone said:
Same thing with us back in March this year (Hertz). About £20 for driving in and out of St Petersburg for the Indycar race - and if we had been a bit cannier we could probably have avoided that. Certainly better than the £100+ we were offered when collecting the car.
No tolls when driving round Orlando, to Kennedy Space Centre, across to Tampa and Indian Rocks and back again - so there won't be that many toll roads.
That probably included their fee.No tolls when driving round Orlando, to Kennedy Space Centre, across to Tampa and Indian Rocks and back again - so there won't be that many toll roads.
I use Alamo exclusively when renting in Florida and only ever got charged tolls on the I4 between Tampa and KSC, and on the toll roads around Miami and certain routes around Tampa, for example the Sunshine Skyway bridge in St Pete. They only charge a toll convenience fee on days a toll road is used. If you never use a toll road they won't charge you anything. And they send a receipt a day or so after returning the car.
Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff