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NewsOctober 1, 2013

PlatePass Helps Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Enabling renters and fleet drivers to use high-speed, electronic toll collection lanes, this electronic toll payment system makes driving more convenient and reduces vehicle emissions.

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NewsJanuary 16, 2013

Maryland Proposal Aims to Decrease Number of Unpaid Tolls

A proposal was introduced in Maryland that would allow the Maryland Transportation Authority to give drivers a 30-day period to pay their toll or receive a $50 citation. The Authority said it is working with rental car companies to come up with a solution for unpaid tolls accrued by their customers.

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NewsAugust 31, 2012

Rent A Toll Ltd. Issued Patent For Prepaid Tolling Model

Rent A Toll Ltd. received U.S. Patent No. 8,195,506 for its prepaid tolling service, Pass24 that allows customers to pay a flat fee in order to gain unlimited toll usage for the duration of their rental.

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NewsAugust 28, 2012

Enterprise Settles 100,000 Unpaid Tolls in Harris County

According to the Houston Chronicle, the $1.15 million settlement is the largest in the history of the Harris County Toll Road Authority.

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NewsNovember 7, 2011

South Africa Rental Group Refuses to Register Vehicles for New Tolling Project

Members of the South African Rental and Leasing Association agreed to not register their vehicles with “e-tags,” and request that the toll and road project be ‘halted.’

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NewsDecember 8, 2010

Florida’s Turnpike Toll Collections to Go Electric

All turnpike motorists traveling to Miami or the Florida Keys will be required to use either SunPass, or TOLL-BY-PLATE.

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NewsDecember 1, 2010

Lawsuit Addresses Auto Renters’ Credit Card Charges for Toll Road Use

Complaint states that all Hertz renters are automatically enrolled in the PlatePass program without notice.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJune 28, 2010

What’s Your Big Idea?

At the 2010 Car Rental Show, Jim Tennant of the Tennant Group held a profit idea session in which six products, services and ideas were presented that operators could bring home and employ in their businesses. Seminar attendees voted on the best idea. The winner, Sarah Romanowski of Ride Share Systems LLC, received a free pass to a future Car Rental Show. These six concepts could reduce expense and boost your bottom line.

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NewsJune 23, 2010

HTA to Provide Video-Tolling Services for ACO Rent A Car

The Highway Toll Administration will also supply the same service for the rental fleets of Payless Car Rental and Carl’s Van Rentals.

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NewsJune 2, 2010

Survey Shows Most Corporate Travel Buyers Don’t Negotiate for GPS, Electronic Toll Technology

Three-quarters of the buyers in the survey said they were not negotiating for GPS or electronic toll paying technology with car rental suppliers, even though their corporate travel programs allow travelers to purchase these add-ons to their car rentals.

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