The cheaper rides on the New Jersey Turnpike are over Friday for drivers whose E-ZPass transmitters were issued by other states.
Through Thursday, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority gave all E-ZPass users a discount for travel in off-peak hours.
Now, the price break is only for drivers with New Jersey-issued E-ZPasses.
Other toll road authorities have been making similar charges.
Only New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York State Thruway offer off-peak discounts, but only to motorists with E-ZPass accounts from the customer service centers in that state.
New Jersey has been marketing its E-ZPass elsewhere. Drivers don’t have to live in the state to get the transmitter from there.
(Source: NJ Star Ledger)
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Gee…a perk for living in NJ…I feel so blessed!
you still save time at least by using E-ZPass . look at the long lines that you don’t have to stand on. however we should pay less since all these tollways have less exspences.
New York should show New Jersey residents the same “courtesy” and charge them higher rates on NY roadways.
They do return the ‘courtesy’ by giving them something- It’s called traffic. And we can offer however much they want. Just come on by…pick a highway….ANY highway!