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.
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.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the $1.15 million settlement is the largest in the history of the Harris County Toll Road Authority.
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.’
All turnpike motorists traveling to Miami or the Florida Keys will be required to use either SunPass, or TOLL-BY-PLATE.
Complaint states that all Hertz renters are automatically enrolled in the PlatePass program without notice.
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.
The Highway Toll Administration will also supply the same service for the rental fleets of Payless Car Rental and Carl’s Van Rentals.
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.
The TollPass Automatic service will pay tolls electronically for car rental customers in California, Colorado, Florida and Texas. The optional service, which charges $2 per 24-hour rental period or $6 maximum per rental transaction, will be available starting August 2010.
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