EZ Pass Fees for VA and Other States

[mooby]

Originally Posted by VegasSkinsFan

I havn't lived in va for years but what will HOT lanes do to slugging? If all those drivers just pay the fee to travel solo this could make the traffic much worse.

Well as the saying goes, 3 ride free, so if you have 3 people in your car you're still able to ride for free. You still have to have an EZ-Pass transponder in your car though, they are coming out with a dual transponder that lets you switch between 3 people or less. If you have 2 or less people in your car you have to pay to ride, and the toll will be variable depending on certain conditions.

So long story short, 3 people ride for free, (free not counting the monthly fee you'll have to pay for your EZ-Pass transponder), 2 or less get charged a variable rate plus the monthly fee.

I'd imagine it will have minimal effect on slugging. It will put more traffic on the HOV lanes, because there's no shortage of people in NoVa that have enough income to pay to ride HOV.