The State has settled with Dollar and Thrifty rental cars for not disclosing the true cost of tolls and toll violations while driving their cars. The State settled earlier with Avis and Payless; which is great, I guess. The thing is that the basic problem lives on. If you rent a car in Florida and…
Avoid toll violations while driving a rental car in Florida is a great idea. Using the toll transponder from the rental car company to avoid the violations is a bad idea. They are going to charge you for the transponder every day you drive the car, whether or not you even drive on a toll…
It is strawberry picking time again in Florida, the Tampa area specifically. We usually go North to Brooksville and J&G Ranch. Last year we went out there after a couple of days of heavy rain. Closed. Too muddy. That’s a 45 minute drive one way. Guess I should have looked on their website before driving…
So here you are. Welcome to the Sunshine State. Maybe you’ve just figured out how much that toll transponder for your rental car is going to cost from the rental car company. Maybe you opted out and are now driving around trying to avoid getting on a toll road or ending up on one by…
If you are renting a car while visiting Florida you need to get your own toll transponder for your rental car. The cheapest solution is to drive your rental car from the airport to the nearest Publix, Walgreens, CVS or any store like these and buy a Sunpass. Stay off of all toll roads until…
The Sunshine Skyway 10k, benefiting Military Families is on. The registration process was a little chaotic when 30,000 people tried to log on at the same time to snag one of the 8000 spots. There was a lot of confusion and double billing so if you still want to run it you might check back…
The Attorney General’s office here in Florida is finally starting to get serious about rental car companies gouging us for tolls while driving rental cars. Whether it is the daily charge for a toll transponder even if you don’t need or use it; to the excessive “administration” charges that they tack on if you go…
The Veteran’s Expressway here in Tampa is still testing the express lanes, they’re free for now. It’s more like a free-for-all. I’m not sure of the wisdom of adding an express lane to avoid one entrance/exit that hardly anyone uses; but I’m not in charge here. Or anywhere as it turns out. But the real…
The problem of rental car companies using tolls as a profit center at our expense isn’t limited to Florida. Here is a rundown of the costs associated with tolls and rental cars from around the country from One Mile at a Time.
Driving around in Florida you get into the habit of driving with the windows up and the AC on. There are days that are actually cool enough to roll the windows down and feel the wind in your hair. The problem then becomes how much loud music can you stand and how many new bad…
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