Turnpike decides to roll out E-ZPass, new rates on Oct. 1

OntarioVanMan · Aug 9, 2009

piper1 said:
OVM puts the transponder in his "special" shorts. Even the CIA can't get through those.

they don't call me lead bottom for nuttin...

Doggie Daddy · Aug 9, 2009

chefdennis said:
Watch your bill when you do that, mine has worked from under the seat and from inside the glove box in my wifes car........

You are so right chef,we had an old I pass that we were no longer using after they started accepting EZ pass,it was under our seat and 3 different times was picked up by the NY toll readers.

Bad part was there was no money in that account,so not only were we getting dinged for the tolls,but for not having the funds to cover it.

60MPH · Aug 9, 2009

Wrap it in aluminum foil it keeps the towers from reading it. It also keeps the aliens from knowing where you are

Doggie Daddy · Aug 9, 2009

60MPH said:
Wrap it in aluminum foil it keeps the towers from reading it.

And ruin a perfectly good hat?

OntarioVanMan · Aug 9, 2009

Doggie Daddy said:
And ruin a perfectly good hat?

If your talkin chefdennis...don't worry you can not ruin that HAT!!*LOL*

Slo-Ride · Aug 9, 2009

bluejaybee said:
Overheard a conversation at the Des Plaines oasis while waiting in line at the I pass service desk. Service rep stated to a trucker that Illinois State Police, "can", and do check the I Pass system when they pull you over to verify log books if they see fit. Just another big brother for them to use against us if we have fudged a little

Any time theres a paper trail of your trip ya gotta be careful when coloring in your books..Dont forget the time stamps on your bills also..

Jack_Berry · Aug 11, 2009

ohio tp weighs every vehicle coming into a booth. last nite i exited at 280 and the fee was 3 dolla and a class 1. later i exited the t-p in youngstown and the lady said $9.25. i handed her $10.25 and said you mean $7,25, right? no you were weighed and are over 7000 lbs. class 2. i said i had a ticket from toledo showing class 1. well it did not matter. class 2 and $9.25.

oncedrove · Aug 11, 2009

Jack_Berry said:
ohio tp weighs every vehicle coming into a booth. last nite i exited at 280 and the fee was 3 dolla and a class 1. later i exited the t-p in youngstown and the lady said $9.25. i handed her $10.25 and said you mean $7,25, right? no you were weighed and are over 7000 lbs. class 2. i said i had a ticket from toledo showing class 1. well it did not matter. class 2 and $9.25.

It's real easy weight more on those scale IF your braking going over them.

Jack_Berry · Aug 11, 2009

the problem is i never saw it. its not like crossing the border to the usa. that is a scale. does ohio place sensors in the pavement? could the vehicle behind me be on the scale when i weigh?

cheri1122 · Aug 11, 2009

Jack: most tollbooths in Oh have wt sensors in the pavement as you enter the booth.

Jack_Berry · Aug 11, 2009

maybe i need to get an updates weight slip. ahhh when i have time.

Trailblazer · Aug 12, 2009

The Ohio Turnpike is in the process of reseting all of their scales in anticipation of EZ Pass. Once EZ Pass goes into effect, you will not know your class until you look at your billing. I have always been a class 1 until the past month. My van weighs exactly 6960 with a full tank of fuel. 9 out of 10 times I now get a class 2 ticket. If this happens to you pull over outside the booth and ask for a re-weigh. (I carry a recent CAT scale ticket with the fuel receipt showing the tank was just filled prior to the weigh) If they refuse, ask them if they a prepared to go to court and face a class action suit. They will let you re-weigh or give you a class 1 ticket.

Jim

OntarioVanMan · Aug 12, 2009

Trailblazer said:
The Ohio Turnpike is in the process of reseting all of their scales in anticipation of EZ Pass. Once EZ Pass goes into effect, you will not know your class until you look at your billing. I have always been a class 1 until the past month. My van weighs exactly 6960 with a full tank of fuel. 9 out of 10 times I now get a class 2 ticket. If this happens to you pull over outside the booth and ask for a re-weigh. (I carry a recent CAT scale ticket with the fuel receipt showing the tank was just filled prior to the weigh) If they refuse, ask them if they a prepared to go to court and face a class action suit. They will let you re-weigh or give you a class 1 ticket.

Jim

Since it was announced Ohio is going by number of axles, maybe what you saw was a dismantling of the scales?

Trailblazer · Aug 12, 2009

The toll collector told me that they we re-calibrating their scales over the last month. So they must be trying to get their money as quick as possible before it goes into effect.

Jim

OntarioVanMan · Aug 12, 2009

Trailblazer said:
The toll collector told me that they we re-calibrating their scales over the last month. So they must be trying to get their money as quick as possible before it goes into effect.

Jim

Those scales were anything but accurate....with a sprinter with any decent weight load I'd be over 7,000 and not get dinged and then with only a couple hundred Lbs I'd get tagged for class 2 and then I'd do the re-weigh thingee....