On Friday, November 18, 2016 at 1:32:54 PM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
On 11/18/2016 9:14 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Does anyone know what actually happens if you go through a "transponder only"
toll station in a rental car without a transponder?
On a recent vacation in CA, I found myself approaching the Golden Gate Bridge
in an Enterprise rental. There are no toll collectors on this bridge, only
transponder lanes.
After I got home, I read the rules found here but I was already well beyond
the "pay within 48 hours" time frame.
http://goldengate.org/tolls/rentalto...php#enterprise
I'm considering calling Enterprise discuss this, even though I am well
beyond the mailing of the violation letter that I assume went to Enterprise.
I just figured I'd run the question by the ng first to see if anyone has some
real life experience/advice for this type of situation.
Thanks.
They will have a picture of the car's license plate and send the fine to
Enterprise. I'd only be concerned if they want you to pay it.
I got stuck in one of these lanes, was ill at the time, got request for
$1 + $25 fine. Paid the dollar but they would not accept my excuse
until I sent them a photo of the new zipper on my chest needed to cure
the problem. You also have an excellent excuse if it comes to that.
If you read my response to Greg, you'll see that they didn't charge me
anything extra. Just the toll and a one day rental fee on a non-existent
transponder. They charged my CC without asking, but I'm sure that was
covered in the rental contract that I read in it's entirety before
signing it. ;-)
As an aside, after I signed the 2 foot long receipt that Enterprise's CC
machine printed out, I shoved it in my pocket. Later, when I had a chance to
read it, I was surprised at what I signed. Apparently I had entered into
a short term lease for the sole purpose of obtaining a substitute vehicle
because a vehicle that was registered in my name had been damaged to the
extent that my insurance company had deemed it undriveable. I don't know
where that assumption came from considering I simply made a reservation
through Kayak.