On 15/12/2018 10:48, tim... wrote:


"John Levine" wrote in message
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RobinÂ* wrote:
And the phone and postal services for the Dart Charge seem quaint and
indulgent compared with the toll roads in eg Sydney where it's
electronic or else - including for visitors in hire cars. ...

Cashless tolling is increasingly popular.Â* The 407 motorway near
Toronto has always been cashless.Â* If you travel frequently you can
rent a transponder, otherwise they photograph your license tag and
send you a bill.Â* If you travel semi-frequently as I do, you can
register on their web site and they'll e-mail you the bill, slightly
cheaper than a paper bill.Â* If you're in an HGV you must have a
transponder, presumably with a large fine issued otherwise.

Some of the toll barriers on the New York Thruway, some bridges in New
York City, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike have been turned into
gantries, more or less the same deal, and the Thruway is planning to
go totally cashless in a year or so, saying that the vast majority of
users already use transponders.Â* The roads are all well signed with
LAST EXIT BEFORE TOLL and the like so you have little excuse to be
surprised.

It does help that most of the toll agencies in the northeastern US
belong to the E-ZPass consortium so if you have a transponder from any
of them, it works on all of them.Â* The 407's transponders are
technically compatible but for some reason they don't belong.Â* (It's
not because they're in Canada, since the Niagara River bridges are
all E-ZPass.)

and how do users of rental cars pay these tolls?


IMLE in Sydney a few years ago very easily, by following the very clear
instructions on the website. And car hire companies warn customers
about the tolls.

PS

I forgot to mention that the Dart Charge can also be paid in any of the
many shops which are part of the Payzone network. So those not able or
willing to pay online, by phone or by post in advance can make a small
detour to one of the many either side of the crossing, or near the
Dover ferry terminal, or...

And if they don't know that then can ask for help.

And if they can't do that then I begin to doubt if they are safe to drive.

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