Tolls have long been the curse of rental car drivers, who often find their final bills inflated by per-day charges for access to automated toll payment devices provided by rental car companies.
Now one toll authority in Florida aims to eliminate rental car sticker shock.
The program — which the toll authority says is the first of its kind in the nation — aims to ensure that a traveler’s last memory of a trip to Orlando is not being gouged by fees for a rental car transponder.
Usage fees often go to third-party contractors that handle toll payments for rental car companies.
“Our governing board is made up of local elected officials and they were getting calls and emails.
Persons:
we’re, ”, Michelle Maikisch, Ms, Maikisch
Organizations:
Central Florida Expressway Authority, Orlando International Airport, Central Florida Expressway, “
Locations:
Florida, Orlando