Welcome to the GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

Post New Thread Reply

Register GFY Rules Calendar
Go Back   GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum > >
Discuss what's fucking going on, and which programs are best and worst. One-time "program" announcements from "established" webmasters are allowed.

 
Thread Tools
Old 04-24-2015, 07:55 PM   #1
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Toll scam by the state of FL

I rarely use toll roads and while heading to Tampa my GPS shot me onto a toll road to avoid an accident. (yea I forgot to remove tolls roads on the gps)

I was on this toll road for less than 2 miles and it was one of the "Toll by Plate" scams which has become popular in FL & Texas. Perhaps other places as well.

They no longer keep people in the toll booths as private companies now run many of FL's toll roads (same in Texas). I get an invoice in the mail with the toll charge being "$1.27" on top of that is an administration fee of "$2.50" (yea 2 times the amount of the toll in admin fees)

Meaning the toll actually cost $3.77. Now you go online to pay these tolls and to do so you have to set up an account and here is the kicker.. You can't pay the cost of the actual toll, you have to "load" money with the minimum being $10.
"
But wait there is more.. For the convenience of setting up my "automated" account and loading $10 they charge you yet another fee.. $1.33

Meaning my initial toll of $1.27 now cost me $5.10 with $3.83 in extra fees and also a "lost" $4.90 left in the account assuming I don't happen to drive down another "Toll by plate" road.

Fuck me, talk about a scam these cock suckers are getting away with and now just think of this shit happening thousands of times a day..
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:11 PM   #2
gnawledge
confirmed loser
 
gnawledge's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,092
Yes. There is a Tampa toll that always gets me. I hate it.
gnawledge is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:13 PM   #3
~Ray
visit hardlinks.org
 
~Ray's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Las Vegas , Nv >>> [email protected] or icq 94994627 anytime
Posts: 18,362
privateering at it's finest
~Ray is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:17 PM   #4
L-Pink
working on my tan
 
L-Pink's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Florida/Kentucky
Posts: 39,151
Let me guess ... "Veterans Expressway"

Main artery from north Tampa to the airport, gets people all the time, tourists especially.
L-Pink is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:25 PM   #5
PornDiscounts-V
Confirmed User
 
PornDiscounts-V's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: L.A.
Posts: 5,744
Don't pay it and don't go to Florida.
__________________
Blog Posts - Contextual Links - Hardlinks on 600+ Blog Network
* Handwritten * 180 C Class IPs * Permanent! * Many Niches! * Bulk Discounts! GFYPosts /at/ J2Media.net
PornDiscounts-V is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:25 PM   #6
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by L-Pink View Post
Let me guess ... "Veterans Expressway"

Main artery from north Tampa to the airport, gets people all the time, tourists especially.
It zipped off to the left just before I4 turned into 275.
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:28 PM   #7
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by vvvvv View Post
Don't pay it and don't go to Florida.
If it wasn't for family and friends I'd have zero problems never coming back to this fucked up state.
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:33 PM   #8
MakeMeGrrrrowl
Grrrrrrrrr
 
MakeMeGrrrrowl's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Dreamland
Posts: 4,974
That's terrible!

And I did not know I could remove toll roads from my GPS. Thank you!
MakeMeGrrrrowl is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 08:34 PM   #9
L-Pink
working on my tan
 
L-Pink's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Florida/Kentucky
Posts: 39,151
Quote:
Originally Posted by crockett View Post
It zipped off to the left just before I4 turned into 275.
It's one thing to stop at a tool booth and pay to drive on. It's another thing to mysteriously be on a toll road without a chance to pay and then being charged a violation. I hate it also since I don't have a "Sun Pass" system auto payer on my motorcycle. I get these fucked up notices in the mail all the time.
L-Pink is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 09:09 PM   #10
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by L-Pink View Post
It's one thing to stop at a tool booth and pay to drive on. It's another thing to mysteriously be on a toll road without a chance to pay and then being charged a violation. I hate it also since I don't have a "Sun Pass" system auto payer on my motorcycle. I get these fucked up notices in the mail all the time.
Yea it's a pretty fucked system and IMO it's just designed to allow for profit companies the ability to hose you with fees.
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 10:24 PM   #11
sandman!
Icq: 14420613
 
sandman!'s Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: chicago
Posts: 15,432
__________________
Need WebHosting ? Email me for some great deals [email protected]
sandman! is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2015, 11:40 PM   #12
KillerK
Confirmed User
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 3,406
Quote:
Originally Posted by L-Pink View Post
It's one thing to stop at a tool booth and pay to drive on. It's another thing to mysteriously be on a toll road without a chance to pay and then being charged a violation. I hate it also since I don't have a "Sun Pass" system auto payer on my motorcycle. I get these fucked up notices in the mail all the time.
So it's like precheck xsales that are in microsize font 10 scrolls down the page.
KillerK is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 12:30 AM   #13
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
I use the Veteran's Expressway all of the time. I happen to have a SunPass so none of that shit ever happens to me. The posted toll price is just sucked out of my account. It's does auto reload $10.00 everytime my balance gets below $5.00 though.

Fuck it. The SunPass sticker is $4.99 (I think) at Publix and the cost of it is added to your account so it is more or less free. Get one if you think you'll use it again and you can avoid that BS.
__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 02:18 AM   #14
AllAboutCams
Femcams.com
 
AllAboutCams's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: bjcam.com
Posts: 12,221
Whats happens if you rent a car and go through?
AllAboutCams is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 02:37 AM   #15
suesheboy
Confirmed User
 
suesheboy's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: FL - TN/NC
Posts: 5,211
having a sunpass myself I never realized they charge you that much. What about when they charge you more than $10 to go over a bridge in New York? I have 3 easy pass / sunpass type devices in my car and have to remember the switch them from state to state. Saves a ton of time and money. Yes it's a total scam this should be one total system that covers everything.
suesheboy is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 02:49 AM   #16
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
Quote:
Originally Posted by AllAboutCams View Post
Whats happens if you rent a car and go through?
SunPass Customers:
SunPass customers using a rental vehicle may have their tolls applied to their SunPass account. Customers with SunPass Portable transponders may use their transponders in their rental vehicles. (It is strongly recommended that SunPass customers access their online SunPass accounts or contact the SunPass Customer Service Center to add the rental vehicle subscription to their account for the rental period.) If the transponder is not in your vehicle or functioning properly, tolls from other agencies will not be posted to your SunPass account, and may be charged to you by the rental Service Provider. Please remember to remove your transponder upon return of the vehicle.
SunPass customers that do not have their transponders in the vehicle are subject to the tolls, fees and charges set forth below and in their rental agreements.
__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 03:07 AM   #17
suesheboy
Confirmed User
 
suesheboy's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: FL - TN/NC
Posts: 5,211
...and while I came up with a less rip off solution, clearly the states won't cooperate and let my solution make life easier and reduce costs to consumers.
suesheboy is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 06:34 AM   #18
signupdamnit
Confirmed User
 
signupdamnit's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 6,697
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
I use the Veteran's Expressway all of the time. I happen to have a SunPass so none of that shit ever happens to me. The posted toll price is just sucked out of my account. It's does auto reload $10.00 everytime my balance gets below $5.00 though.

Fuck it. The SunPass sticker is $4.99 (I think) at Publix and the cost of it is added to your account so it is more or less free. Get one if you think you'll use it again and you can avoid that BS.
This is the way to go. Even for tourists. Plus if you have the Sunpass and your plates on file and the sunpass doesn't work for whatever reason it is no problem. They will simply manually deduct the toll price from your account without charging you a fee. I don't think there is any fee to set up or fund the account other than the fee you pay for the device. The mini (which is a little sticker) is like $5. The other bigger one is something like $20.
__________________

You don't like my posts? Put me on ignore or fuck right off. I'll say what I want.
signupdamnit is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 06:53 AM   #19
blackmonsters
Making PHP work
 
blackmonsters's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: 🌎🌅🌈🌇
Posts: 20,452
Freedom.

__________________
Make Money with Porn
blackmonsters is online now   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:04 AM   #20
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmonsters View Post
Freedom.

You're a complete and total idiot.

It has absolutely nothing to do with freedom and more to do with convenience. Nobody is forcing you onto a toll road. Take the fucking back roads if you're that cheap or can't afford it.
__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:05 AM   #21
blackmonsters
Making PHP work
 
blackmonsters's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: 🌎🌅🌈🌇
Posts: 20,452
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
You're a complete and total idiot.

It has absolutely nothing to do with freedom and more to do with convenience. Nobody is forcing you onto a toll road. Take the fucking back roads if you're that cheap or can't afford it.
Eat a dick a die in a fire.

__________________
Make Money with Porn
blackmonsters is online now   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:06 AM   #22
Sly
Let's do some business!
 
Sly's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 31,319
That's a little different than Texas. I just bought my pass last week because I was tired of getting late fees on bills that I couldn't pay because their website and phone support system did not work. I spent 30 minutes on the phone with two different agencies clearing up bills, neither of their websites worked properly. Both agencies will take the TXTag, but if you don't have the TXTag, both agencies bill you separately and you cannot pay both at the same time because they are separate entities.

The real kicker for me is that the toll roads suck. The one big one here is a four-lane highway. Four lanes! The valley it's in could easily have eight lanes.
__________________
Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted

Windows VPS now available - 3 months free for GFY members - 3 slots available
Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc.
Click here for more details.
Sly is online now   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:08 AM   #23
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
Quote:
Originally Posted by blackmonsters View Post
Eat a dick a die in a fire.

Exactly the type of backwoods, non-educated response I expected from you.

Don't you have a news story to go copy and paste into a board somewhere?

Men are talking here.
__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:10 AM   #24
Forest
Confirmed User
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hollywood Fl.
Posts: 8,980
get a sunpass for 4.00 then you dont have the load fees and administrative costs
Forest is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:14 AM   #25
2MuchMark
Videochat Solutions
 
2MuchMark's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 49,006
Actually, Tolls are a good thing. In Florida, or at least in Orlando and 99% of the I95 highway, the roads are in fantastic shape. They are clean and very well maintained . In the green areas around the highways in Orlando are mostly very good.

Compare that to Montreal where all of the roads are complete shit. Not just bumpy, and not just pot-hole invested because of winter - but terrible, shitty roads criss-cross much of Montreal and surrounding areas. The shining exception to this is a perfect highway bridge called A25 that connects Montreal to Laval. A Toll Road.

Do I want to pay more to use roads? No of course I wish I didn't. But for cities that "Tax" drivers to use the roads like they do in Florida, it appears at least that the money is spent properly.

And like Forest says, there are passes you can buy in most places that save you a ton of money. The A25 pass includes transponder that you install in our car and saves drivers about 70% off the usual toll.

PS: IF you really hate tolls, you should petition your city to get SOLAR FREAKIN' ROADWAYS!

__________________

Custom Coding | Videochat Solutions | Age Verification | IT Help & Support
www.2Much.net
2MuchMark is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:15 AM   #26
Sly
Let's do some business!
 
Sly's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 31,319
Quote:
Originally Posted by ********** View Post
Actually, Tolls are a good thing. In Florida, or at least in Orlando and 99% of the I95 highway, the roads are in fantastic shape. They are clean and very well maintained . In the green areas around the highways in Orlando are mostly very good.

Compare that to Montreal where all of the roads are complete shit. Not just bumpy, and not just pot-hole invested because of winter - but terrible, shitty roads criss-cross much of Montreal and surrounding areas. The shining exception to this is a perfect highway bridge called A25 that connects Montreal to Laval. A Toll Road.

Do I want to pay more to use roads? No of course I wish I didn't. But for cities that "Tax" drivers to use the roads like they do in Florida, it appears at least that the money is spent properly.
Toll roads are private companies taking over a job that the government couldn't do right.
__________________
Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted

Windows VPS now available - 3 months free for GFY members - 3 slots available
Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc.
Click here for more details.
Sly is online now   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:34 AM   #27
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
I use the Veteran's Expressway all of the time. I happen to have a SunPass so none of that shit ever happens to me. The posted toll price is just sucked out of my account. It's does auto reload $10.00 everytime my balance gets below $5.00 though.

Fuck it. The SunPass sticker is $4.99 (I think) at Publix and the cost of it is added to your account so it is more or less free. Get one if you think you'll use it again and you can avoid that BS.
The same thing is happening to you but it's just automated. Rather than get hit with the admin fee you are paying the fee at the purchase of the sun pass. Obviously if you use toll roads a lot then it's worth getting the pass, but I don't typically use toll roads by choice so it's wated for me to buy the pass and have to pay for it each year.
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:41 AM   #28
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by ********** View Post
Actually, Tolls are a good thing. In Florida, or at least in Orlando and 99% of the I95 highway, the roads are in fantastic shape. They are clean and very well maintained . In the green areas around the highways in Orlando are mostly very good.

Compare that to Montreal where all of the roads are complete shit. Not just bumpy, and not just pot-hole invested because of winter - but terrible, shitty roads criss-cross much of Montreal and surrounding areas. The shining exception to this is a perfect highway bridge called A25 that connects Montreal to Laval. A Toll Road.

Do I want to pay more to use roads? No of course I wish I didn't. But for cities that "Tax" drivers to use the roads like they do in Florida, it appears at least that the money is spent properly.

And like Forest says, there are passes you can buy in most places that save you a ton of money. The A25 pass includes transponder that you install in our car and saves drivers about 70% off the usual toll.

PS: IF you really hate tolls, you should petition your city to get SOLAR FREAKIN' ROADWAYS!

Actually the B-Line going from Cocoa to Orlando is horrid. At least it was the last time I used it. It needed paved very very bad and that toll road actually had toll booths however there was a fucking toll booth every 5 miles in one section of it. I think you end up paying something like $5 to go 20 miles on a bumpy ass road. It's much better to hit 520 or one of the state roads.
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:43 AM   #29
blackmonsters
Making PHP work
 
blackmonsters's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: 🌎🌅🌈🌇
Posts: 20,452
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
Exactly the type of backwoods, non-educated response I expected from you.

Don't you have a news story to go copy and paste into a board somewhere?

Men are talking here.
Eat a dick and die in a fire twice.

__________________
Make Money with Porn
blackmonsters is online now   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:44 AM   #30
Sly
Let's do some business!
 
Sly's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 31,319
Quote:
Originally Posted by crockett View Post
The same thing is happening to you but it's just automated. Rather than get hit with the admin fee you are paying the fee at the purchase of the sun pass. Obviously if you use toll roads a lot then it's worth getting the pass, but I don't typically use toll roads by choice so it's wated for me to buy the pass and have to pay for it each year.
He's saying that the expense of the SunPass is added to your account as a balance. The TxTag was $20 for me, but that $20 was added to my account. There isn't a yearly renewal or anything like that. It's a credit that you can use.
__________________
Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted

Windows VPS now available - 3 months free for GFY members - 3 slots available
Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc.
Click here for more details.
Sly is online now   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:45 AM   #31
DAMNMAN
Confirmed User
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,440
Quote:
Originally Posted by crockett View Post
I rarely use toll roads and while heading to Tampa my GPS shot me onto a toll road to avoid an accident. (yea I forgot to remove tolls roads on the gps)

I was on this toll road for less than 2 miles and it was one of the "Toll by Plate" scams which has become popular in FL & Texas. Perhaps other places as well.

They no longer keep people in the toll booths as private companies now run many of FL's toll roads (same in Texas). I get an invoice in the mail with the toll charge being "$1.27" on top of that is an administration fee of "$2.50" (yea 2 times the amount of the toll in admin fees)

Meaning the toll actually cost $3.77. Now you go online to pay these tolls and to do so you have to set up an account and here is the kicker.. You can't pay the cost of the actual toll, you have to "load" money with the minimum being $10.
"
But wait there is more.. For the convenience of setting up my "automated" account and loading $10 they charge you yet another fee.. $1.33

Meaning my initial toll of $1.27 now cost me $5.10 with $3.83 in extra fees and also a "lost" $4.90 left in the account assuming I don't happen to drive down another "Toll by plate" road.

Fuck me, talk about a scam these cock suckers are getting away with and now just think of this shit happening thousands of times a day..
File a law suit on them for it and get it changed....
__________________
email: zmaster (at) earthlink.net
ICQ: 196678616
ZMASTER

One less god!!!
I contend that we are both an atheist. I just belive in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
DAMNMAN is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 07:45 AM   #32
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly View Post
Toll roads are private companies taking over a job that the government couldn't do right.
Yea.. This is the part those libertarian's forget to mention when they claim everything will work better with smaller govt and everything privatized. They tend to overlook telling you about all the "fees" these companies get away charging you.
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 08:36 AM   #33
slapass
Too lazy to set a custom title
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Earth
Posts: 14,622
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
You're a complete and total idiot.

It has absolutely nothing to do with freedom and more to do with convenience. Nobody is forcing you onto a toll road. Take the fucking back roads if you're that cheap or can't afford it.
ummm.... The whole thread is about freedom of choice. You have no choice as they just impose the toll on you.
slapass is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 08:39 AM   #34
slapass
Too lazy to set a custom title
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Earth
Posts: 14,622
Quote:
Originally Posted by ********** View Post
Actually, Tolls are a good thing. In Florida, or at least in Orlando and 99% of the I95 highway, the roads are in fantastic shape. They are clean and very well maintained . In the green areas around the highways in Orlando are mostly very good.

Compare that to Montreal where all of the roads are complete shit. Not just bumpy, and not just pot-hole invested because of winter - but terrible, shitty roads criss-cross much of Montreal and surrounding areas. The shining exception to this is a perfect highway bridge called A25 that connects Montreal to Laval. A Toll Road.

Do I want to pay more to use roads? No of course I wish I didn't. But for cities that "Tax" drivers to use the roads like they do in Florida, it appears at least that the money is spent properly.

And like Forest says, there are passes you can buy in most places that save you a ton of money. The A25 pass includes transponder that you install in our car and saves drivers about 70% off the usual toll.

PS: IF you really hate tolls, you should petition your city to get SOLAR FREAKIN' ROADWAYS!

It might have a little something to do with weather. Florida roads last a lot longer then Northern areas as they don't have cold.
slapass is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 09:16 AM   #35
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
Quote:
Originally Posted by slapass View Post
ummm.... The whole thread is about freedom of choice. You have no choice as they just impose the toll on you.
How so? The toll is there. You do not have to use that route. Before you get on the highway they let you know it's a toll road. OP even said that he didn't set his GPS to avoid toll roads. He could have used an alternate route and although maybe paid more in gas, would have avoided and toll charges completely.

Maybe I am misunderstanding you or something....
__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 09:25 AM   #36
gnawledge
confirmed loser
 
gnawledge's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,092
Traffic is shitty and busy in Tampa. If you're not exceeding the posted speed limit then you're honked at and treated like a piece of shit. Also I've been through the same area with those hidden tolls numerous times and you cannot tell when you're going through them. Every time I've gone through them I don't see signs warning me that I'm going to be paying later. And that area is a fucking maze.
gnawledge is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 09:42 AM   #37
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by slapass View Post
ummm.... The whole thread is about freedom of choice. You have no choice as they just impose the toll on you.
Well technically you have the freedom to choose not to go on the toll road. However I didn't know it was a toll road, there was a lot of traffic and it was coming to a stand still so the GPS updated to route me on that road which I didn't see toll signs until I had already turned on it..
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 09:43 AM   #38
Bladewire
StraightBro
 
Bladewire's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Monarch Beach, CA USA
Posts: 56,229
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly View Post
Toll roads are private companies taking over a job that the government couldn't do right.
Toll roads are the government using the shield of a business to make you pay more for transportation than what's supposed to be covered by taxes and licensing fees already. Toll roads are a goverment budget subsidy.
__________________


Skype: CallTomNow

Bladewire is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 09:44 AM   #39
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
Where the fuck are these supposed hidden tolls?

I can see how these would be considered confusing




Yeah, that TOLL in giant lettering sure is sneaky

__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 10:41 AM   #40
American Psycho
Confirmed User
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,068
When u put it like that sounds like a scam.
But for Christ's sake get a free sun pass.

what you're saying it's almost like saying man I got a ticket for not having a license plate these f****** scam artist charge me for that come on dude get a f****** SunPass transponder put it on your window and load with money and stop bitching
American Psycho is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 10:55 AM   #41
MiamiBoyz
fgfdftre6
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: In the closet with your dad!
Posts: 6,690
I like it when people are so beaten down and brainwashed that they will defend a system that is clearly there only to make money off of them - Pathetic!

Clear examples of Stockholm syndrome
MiamiBoyz is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 11:00 AM   #42
baddog
So Fucking Banned
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: the beach, SoCal
Posts: 107,089
Quote:
Originally Posted by slapass View Post
ummm.... The whole thread is about freedom of choice. You have no choice as they just impose the toll on you.
You do not have to drive on the toll road do you?
baddog is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 11:07 AM   #43
American Psycho
Confirmed User
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,068
This thread is fucking epitome of wasting time on a forum
American Psycho is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 11:16 AM   #44
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
Quote:
Originally Posted by American Psycho View Post
This thread is fucking epitome of wasting time on a forum
__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 11:35 AM   #45
ManPuppy
Confirmed User
 
ManPuppy's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
Posts: 407
Yes, I live in Clearwater. (Still. Yeah, I know.) The part that gets me is how our governor continues to sell the photo tag piracy set-up as "in the best interests of the people." And he says this with his unblinking, Voldemort smile on his face. He disgusts me.
ManPuppy is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 11:47 AM   #46
L-Pink
working on my tan
 
L-Pink's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Florida/Kentucky
Posts: 39,151
Veterans Expressway went from two toll booths to just one. The "Hidden Toll" is the stretch of highway you are on before/after the toll booth stop that is now Sun Pass only. So tourists and those that don't regularly use the road stop, pay, and think they have paid the toll but in fact have only paid half the total fee.

When they get the violation in the mail all they can think of is WTF? I stopped and paid a toll.
L-Pink is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 11:55 AM   #47
Harmon
( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
 
Harmon's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 20,006
Quote:
Originally Posted by L-Pink View Post
The "Hidden Toll" is the stretch of highway you are on before/after the toll booth stop that is Sun Pass only. So tourists and those that don't regularly use the road think they have paid a toll but in fact have only paid half the total fee.

When they get the violation in the mail all they can think of is WTF? I stopped and paid a toll.
I get it. I guess having the transponder and regularly driving it makes me more astute to the system. It still does inform you though that you are coming up on a toll as far as I know, whether they mare manned or not. I know a lot of these toll plazas are not just drive straight through with no physical employees.

I always whip around the toll plazas to the right seeing as i have the transponder.
__________________
[email protected]
Harmon is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 12:56 PM   #48
Dvae
Confirmed User
 
Dvae's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: US
Posts: 5,326
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
Where the fuck are these supposed hidden tolls?

I can see how these would be considered confusing




Yeah, that TOLL in giant lettering sure is sneaky

Me thinks crockett was not paying attention once again.
__________________
.
.

Arguing with a troll is a lot like wrestling in the mud with a pig, after a couple of hours you realize the pig likes it.
Dvae is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 01:28 PM   #49
L-Pink
working on my tan
 
L-Pink's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Florida/Kentucky
Posts: 39,151
Part of Veteran's Expressway is a cash-less toll section. You can't pay cash if you wanted to there is no tool booth. You have Sun Pass or you get fined by mail.

In a state so heavily dependent on out of town drivers and people in rental cars all toll roads should have a toll booth for cash or be free. Why would someone from out of state even know what a Sun Pass was?
L-Pink is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2015, 01:30 PM   #50
crockett
in a van by the river
 
crockett's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 76,806
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harmon View Post
Where the fuck are these supposed hidden tolls?

I can see how these would be considered confusing




Yeah, that TOLL in giant lettering sure is sneaky


I realize this is confusing for you, but did you not comprehend the term "no toll plazas" and"toll by tag"? All they have is little signs that say "toll route" and cameras to take pictures of your tag. They don't have big flashy lights or toll plazas, they look like any "normal" road and you would never know it was a toll road if you missed the sign while getting on.. Also when you are dealing with 6 lanes of traffic once you are committed to a lane you aren't getting off once you do see the toll sign.
crockett is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Post New Thread Reply
Go Back   GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum > >

Bookmarks

Tags
toll, cost, road, account, roads, charge, texas, actual, $10, pay, fee, plate, meaning, $1.27, tolls, yea, gps, automated, loading, setting, convenience, scam, $5.10, initial, thousands



Advertising inquiries - marketing at gfy dot com

Contact Admin - Advertise - GFY Rules - Top

©2000-, AI Media Network Inc



Powered by vBulletin
Copyright © 2000- Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.