Dealing with toll payments for roads and bridges/tunnels has become more complex. Many places now use toll-by-plate systems to bill drivers, or they require a transponder in the car to…
tolls
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When it comes to paying tolls while in a rental car, we’ve already covered the topic several times. With some advance planning, you can act accordingly to keep from paying…
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When traveling, the place where you’ll find the most salesmanship is at the rental car counter. While the rental car companies offer you several add-ons while making your reservation, the…
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
How To Tell Various Map Apps To Avoid Tolls
by joehegby joehegThere are plenty of driving apps out there. Regardless of which one you use, the most important setting to know is the one telling the app to avoid tolls. On…
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Travel
Removal Of This Popular Florida Toll Payment Will Affect Visitors
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor decades, Florida has been a vacation mecca. It’s known for its beautiful beaches on either coast, on top of popular theme parks in the center of the state. Florida…
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If you are visiting the San Francisco area and renting a car, you may travel over one of the area’s bridges. If you’re driving over the Golden Gate or heading…
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Interstate 4, the road that runs east-west (but really more southwest-northeast) through most of the central part of Florida, including the theme park corridor, has had a traffic problem for…
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Rental Cars
Learn What You May Have To Pay For Toll Roads BEFORE Renting A Car (Updated December, 2021)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen you rent a car anywhere in the U.S.A., you will always encounter some charges tacked on to the cost of the actual rental. Taxes. Fees. Surcharges. Upcharges. You know…
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In 2012, the government gave toll operators a 2016 deadline to make their systems compatible. Spoiler alert…it didn’t happen. There are roughly a dozen different toll systems across the country…
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Weekly Recap
Each Hotel Loyalty Program’s Sweet Spot, Name Change For NY Airport?, Fellow Passengers Put Business Class Whiner In His Place
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends and happy Saturday. Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and…