Port Authority Green Pass program

SparrowHawk60 · 04-28-2008, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by usbseawolf2000

Confirmed! I used the NY Thruway green pass in Holland Tunnel yesterday during offpeak hour and got charged for $4 only!

Without giving up your first born or a pint of blood?
Wow, I'm in a state of shock that NYS could do such a thing!
Now I have to work on getting my Green Pass "linked"!
Thanks for the heads up and the info you posted!

Boo · 04-28-2008, 12:47 PM

I'm thinking that this linking of Green Passes into one tag is a recent development, and a not very well administered one at that.

-- In my denial letter for a Port Authority Green Pass, they said that I needed an existing account with the Port Authority or the Thruway Authority first, notwithstanding that the Port Authority website clearly says that you need an existing account with the Port Authority first (no mention of Thruway Authority).

-- On the printed and online application for E-ZPass, there are spaces to apply for multiple discount plans.

All of which suggests that not only can you get a linked tag, but if you were a new Prius owner you could fill out one application and receive one cool green tag with both the Port Authority and Thruway Green Passes discount plans linked into it -- and without them sending you a generic white E-ZPass tag first and then asking you to submit a separate application for a green tag with Green Pass(es).

But who knows? The E-ZPass, Port Authority and Thruway Authority websites, and the printed and online E-ZPass applications, are confusing and contradictory to say the least.

Would love to get the Port Authority Green Pass soon. Looking forward to going to Ikea in Elizabeth and essentially getting a Swedish Meatballs meal for free with the $4 savings from the Green Pass.

Bababooey · 05-02-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

-- In my denial letter for a Port Authority Green Pass, they said that I needed an existing account with the Port Authority or the Thruway Authority first, notwithstanding that the Port Authority website clearly says that you need an existing account with the Port Authority first (no mention of Thruway Authority).

-- On the printed and online application for E-ZPass, there are spaces to apply for multiple discount plans.

All of which suggests that not only can you get a linked tag, but if you were a new Prius owner you could fill out one application and receive one cool green tag with both the Port Authority and Thruway Green Passes discount plans linked into it -- and without them sending you a generic white E-ZPass tag first and then asking you to submit a separate application for a green tag with Green Pass(es).

But who knows? The E-ZPass, Port Authority and Thruway Authority websites, and the printed and online E-ZPass applications, are confusing and contradictory to say the least.

Would love to get the Port Authority Green Pass soon. Looking forward to going to Ikea in Elizabeth and essentially getting a Swedish Meatballs meal for free with the $4 savings from the Green Pass.

I applied for both a NYS Thruway Authority AND a Port Authority Green Pass Account and was rejected for both.

I filled out both applications clearly and concisely and included a note that I own a qualifying hybrid vehicle. I included copies of my vehicle registration and I included the required tag deposits and initial replenishements. (Just for the record: I will not give EZ Pass my credit card number as I have heard that they regularly overcharge users with excessive replenshments)

Obviously, all of this wasn't good enough for these morons (I'd like to tell you what I really think about these pinheads, but decorum prevents me from doing so).

I think that I will purchase a NYS Thruway Authority "EZ Pass On The Go" so I can at least establish an account with this agency. I will then see if I can exchange the white EZ Pass for a green one.

If I still cannot obtain a green EZ Pass, I will just continue using my MTA Bridges and Tunnels issued EZ Pass, but I will avoid toll roads and bridges whenever I can!

Yankees251 · 05-02-2008, 12:05 PM

I just mailed my application to EZPass NY with a copy of registration. Applying for a new pass and listed the "green" discount plans in Box 4, for both NYS Thruway and Port Authority. I'll post updates.

usbseawolf2000 · 05-08-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

-- In my denial letter for a Port Authority Green Pass, they said that I needed an existing account with the Port Authority or the Thruway Authority first, notwithstanding that the Port Authority website clearly says that you need an existing account with the Port Authority first (no mention of Thruway Authority).

I did not mention before that I had (and still have) a regular white tag EZ-Pass. With that I went to College Point office and they gave me the NY Thruway Green Pass. They said I could return the white tag as it will work as a normal tag in PA or NYT. I never returned the white tag. When PA started offering discount, I went back with my NYT Green Pass and got it linked up with PA discount plan.

I think they are saying you need a normal EZ-Pass account before applying for the green pass. In another word, you can not skip a step and get just the Green Pass.

Boo · 05-09-2008, 08:04 PM

Guess what showed up in the mail today? My Port Authority Green Pass!!!

And they didn't even do something extremely stupid like mailing me a Port Authority white EZPass first and telling me to reapply for the Green Pass!

My guess now is that if you fill out one EZPass Application and check the boxes/fill in the codes for both the Port Authority Green Pass and the Thruway Green Pass (and provide a copy of your car registration), then they will send you one Green EZPass tag that is linked for both the Port Authority and the Thruway Green Pass discount programs. But I wonder what the Green EZPass tag will say as the "issuer" of the tag --- the Port Authority or the Thruway Authority? I guess Yankees251 will be able to tell us soon.

Now that I got my Port Authority Green Pass tag, I'll see what they tell me about getting the Thruway Green Pass linked to it.

BTW, my Green Pass tag is thicker than my existing white EZPass tag. So much so that it wouldn't fit into my plastic, suction cup EZPass holder without my taking the thick velcro strips off first.

Love the green color of the Green Pass tag. See pic below:

Yankees251 · 05-11-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Boo

My guess now is that if you fill out one EZPass Application and check the boxes/fill in the codes for both the Port Authority Green Pass and the Thruway Green Pass (and provide a copy of your car registration), then they will send you one Green EZPass tag that is linked for both the Port Authority and the Thruway Green Pass discount programs. But I wonder what the Green EZPass tag will say as the "issuer" of the tag --- the Port Authority or the Thruway Authority? I guess Yankees251 will be able to tell us soon.

Correct, I received mine on Friday, all GREEN and shiny.

Roughly one week from the date I mailed form and the issuer is the PA of NY.

Boo · 05-11-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Yankees251

Correct, I received mine on Friday, all GREEN and shiny.

Roughly one week from the date I mailed form and the issuer is the PA of NY.

Wow, you got yours fast!

It would be interesting to learn if they successfully put both the PA and Thruway Green Pass discounts on the tag.

The green color tag (or any color for that matter ... my sister has a blue government tag) is much better looking than the white tag. And it especially looks good in a black plastic suction cup tag holder. Those industrial velcro strips that come with all the tags are ugly.

SparrowHawk60 · 05-21-2008, 09:17 AM

All righty boys and girls, this post has slowed to a dead stop.
Do we have conformation that the Port Authority Green Pass and the Thruway Authority Green Pass can be linked, combined, turned into one?
I still don't think it's worth the head ache to try and get my combined until they offer all the discount programs on one pass. I just don't go in and out of the "city" that often to worry about it. I would like to have the T.A.G.P. combined with the New York State Bridge Authority commuter discount, that would pay off for me.

Boo · 05-21-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SparrowHawk60

All righty boys and girls, this post has slowed to a dead stop.
Do we have conformation that the Port Authority Green Pass and the Thruway Authority Green Pass can be linked, combined, turned into one?

Seems that way to me.

usbseawolf2000, after two tries, got both Green Pass discounts linked into one tag.

Yankees251 applied for one tag with both Green Pass discounts, and got back one tag -- which presumably has both Green Pass discounts linked into it.

I think that barring a screw up by the EZPass folks, you can get all the discounts that you're eligible for and want linked into one tag.

04-28-2008, 12:47 PM	#52
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,391 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 13	Linking Thruway and Port Authority Green Passes Into One Tag I'm thinking that this linking of Green Passes into one tag is a recent development, and a not very well administered one at that. -- In my denial letter for a Port Authority Green Pass, they said that I needed an existing account with the Port Authority or the Thruway Authority first, notwithstanding that the Port Authority website clearly says that you need an existing account with the Port Authority first (no mention of Thruway Authority). -- On the printed and online application for E-ZPass, there are spaces to apply for multiple discount plans. All of which suggests that not only can you get a linked tag, but if you were a new Prius owner you could fill out one application and receive one cool green tag with both the Port Authority and Thruway Green Passes discount plans linked into it -- and without them sending you a generic white E-ZPass tag first and then asking you to submit a separate application for a green tag with Green Pass(es). But who knows? The E-ZPass, Port Authority and Thruway Authority websites, and the printed and online E-ZPass applications, are confusing and contradictory to say the least. Would love to get the Port Authority Green Pass soon. Looking forward to going to Ikea in Elizabeth and essentially getting a Swedish Meatballs meal for free with the $4 savings from the Green Pass. __________________ Best regards, Tom 07 Pkg 2 Magnetic Gray - GY TripleTreds 195/60/15, BT Tech Stiffening Plate & Strut Tower Brace, Philips X-Treme Power Headlights 9003/H4/HB2, BumperDefender.com Bumper Guard Strips, PriusChat Body Side Moldings & Rear Bumper Protector, NoBump.com License Plate Screw Bumpers, Bumper Bully, Wheelskins Leather Steering Wheel Cover, PriusHoods.com Leather Center Console Cover, Rubber Queen Center-Hump Litter Basket, eBay Non-Slip Pads, Dalmatian Bobble Heads. Last edited by Boo; 04-28-2008 at 12:52 PM.

05-02-2008, 12:05 PM	#54
Yankees251 Black Touring HI Package Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 89 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #3 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Port Authority Green Pass program I just mailed my application to EZPass NY with a copy of registration. Applying for a new pass and listed the "green" discount plans in Box 4, for both NYS Thruway and Port Authority. I'll post updates.

05-09-2008, 08:04 PM	#56
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,391 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 13	LOL! I Got It! Guess what showed up in the mail today? My Port Authority Green Pass!!! And they didn't even do something extremely stupid like mailing me a Port Authority white EZPass first and telling me to reapply for the Green Pass! My guess now is that if you fill out one EZPass Application and check the boxes/fill in the codes for both the Port Authority Green Pass and the Thruway Green Pass (and provide a copy of your car registration), then they will send you one Green EZPass tag that is linked for both the Port Authority and the Thruway Green Pass discount programs. But I wonder what the Green EZPass tag will say as the "issuer" of the tag --- the Port Authority or the Thruway Authority? I guess Yankees251 will be able to tell us soon. Now that I got my Port Authority Green Pass tag, I'll see what they tell me about getting the Thruway Green Pass linked to it. BTW, my Green Pass tag is thicker than my existing white EZPass tag. So much so that it wouldn't fit into my plastic, suction cup EZPass holder without my taking the thick velcro strips off first. Love the green color of the Green Pass tag. See pic below: Attached Thumbnails

05-21-2008, 09:17 AM	#59
SparrowHawk60 Happy to be green! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Town of Newburgh, NY, U.S.of A. Posts: 412 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: Port Authority Green Pass program All righty boys and girls, this post has slowed to a dead stop. Do we have conformation that the Port Authority Green Pass and the Thruway Authority Green Pass can be linked, combined, turned into one? I still don't think it's worth the head ache to try and get my combined until they offer all the discount programs on one pass. I just don't go in and out of the "city" that often to worry about it. I would like to have the T.A.G.P. combined with the New York State Bridge Authority commuter discount, that would pay off for me. __________________ I fly this plane for my country, when it stops flying it's not my fault, it's the countrys." CDR Fred "Bear" Vogt. The Last Skipper of VF-33's, F-4's. ...................