NJ Turnpike EZPass Green Pass Discount

NY provides 2 different green discounts. Port authority plan "pagreen" and NYS Thruway "green".
Proof requires you to submit a letter along with a copy of your registration. My car is registered in PA but I have a NY Thruway E-ZPass acct. MTA E-ZPass plans can't get the discount. Long story.

Good to know about the NJ plan. Have to see if they can apply it to my NY plan.

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Anyone know of a similar thing for Massachusetts?

I used to have EZ-pass through NJ (from long ago) but was forced to switch to EZ-pass through Massachusetts when they started charging people with out-of-state EZ-pass transponders more than those with in-state transponders...

Something as nice and convenient as EZ-pass has been screwed-up by stupid governments who refuse to work together. Or my cynically, are working together to charge us more...Once NY/NJ starts to do the same, I'll be forced to own multiple transponders and keep track of which to use when.

 

I get into the city really early (hit the Holland around 5:30) and signed up for the PA green which drops the rate down to $7 from the $12 it normally hits you with. I used to hit it around 6 but that's the off-peak cut off, so I moved it ahead a half hour and figured it pays for lunch (or at least a 1/2 a drink as it's nyc after all).

 

When I signed up they needed a copy of your vehicle registration so they knew the plate was associated with a hybrid vehicle.

 

this is very progressive thinking, i hope mass picks up on this, if they haven't already.

 

For those that rarely use tolls, just get the EZ-pass from the state with the lowest fees. I went with Delaware, but New Hampshire might be the lowest. Even if you use tollways often, they might work out lower overall cost.

 

NY doesn't charge any fees unlike NJ so I guess I'll stick with my PANYNJ and NYS Thruway discounts for now.


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We only use toll roads while on vacation. With PA having an annual fee for EZ-Pass, I just stayed away from it for years. Got interested by the discounts for EZ-Pass on 95 in Maryland, and started looking into it. You have to have a Maryland address for those discounts, but found states that didn't charge monthly or yearly fees.

 

Can't you just go into an ez-pass walk in location and submit documentation there?

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...There are some lengthy prior threads...I believe there are 3 EZ Pass authorities in the North Jersey region: NJ, NY thruway, and Port Authority for the bridges/tunnels. It is complex but I think some folks are able to combine the NYT and Port Authority discounts for green cars. For the OP from South Jersey (Cherry Hill - my old stomping grounds), He probably just wants the NJ Green discount. Sometimes you may need to get more than one EZ Pass to qualify for all the discounts...for example you'd need a special EZ Pass flex on the Va. HOT Lanes (we get an ON/OFF switch to turn off fee with 3 PAX)