NJ Prius Owners, HOV Green EZpass

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by PriusC-illa, Jul 10, 2013.

Page 2 of 2
  1. ftl

    ftl Explicator

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2009
    1,812
    790
    0
    Location:
    Long Island NY
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    Three
    That's what I did - see my post linked above.
     
    #21 ftl, Jul 19, 2013
  2. PriusC-illa

    PriusC-illa Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2013
    153
    63
    0
    Location:
    NYC/NJ
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius c
    Model:
    Four
    I've signed up for the NY EZpass online *crosses fingers*
     
    #22 PriusC-illa, Jul 23, 2013
  3. PriusC-illa

    PriusC-illa Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2013
    153
    63
    0
    Location:
    NYC/NJ
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius c
    Model:
    Four
    So I've received my new white EZpass tags. They are issued by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority aka MTA and not the NY thruway, even though I applied through the NY Thruway site.

    So much for joining the NY thruway Green Pass program. According to the MTA ezpass site, I have to call to add the Green Pass discount program. I hope it's really that easy....
     
    #23 PriusC-illa, Jul 28, 2013
  4. PriusC-illa

    PriusC-illa Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2013
    153
    63
    0
    Location:
    NYC/NJ
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius c
    Model:
    Four
    Nope, not that easy at all. According to the people on the phone, the Green Pass cannot be added to my account. I can go to the loacation in College Point queens in person and perhaps add it that way :confused:
     
    #24 PriusC-illa, Aug 5, 2013
  5. ftl

    ftl Explicator

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2009
    1,812
    790
    0
    Location:
    Long Island NY
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    Three
    No, I tried that at the Staten Island service center - I had an MTA account since the very first days of EZPass, and the only thing I was able to do was close that account and open the Thruway account. See my original post.
     
    #25 ftl, Aug 5, 2013
  6. mycnam

    mycnam Member

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2013
    111
    17
    0
    Location:
    Long Island, NY
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    III

    Still the last question: can the NJ green discount plan (here) be added to a NY Thruway account? I don't mean the Port Authority green discount plan. I have NY registration.

    I just went to the Queens EZ-Pass service center last Saturday, they were supposed to open a Thruway account for me and would mail the Thruway green pass to me in 1 or 2 weeks.
     
    #26 mycnam, Aug 5, 2013
  7. ftl

    ftl Explicator

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2009
    1,812
    790
    0
    Location:
    Long Island NY
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    Three
    All the NY accounts (Thruway, Port Authority, MTA) are managed on the same website and have a common account number. But from your link, the NJ authority is completely separate - I tried logging on there with my NY account info and it didn't recognize it. I'd say it doesn't look like the NJ green pass can be linked to a Thruway account.
     
    #27 ftl, Aug 5, 2013
  8. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2006
    11,356
    3,604
    1
    Location:
    Northern VA (NoVA)
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    This is what I am waiting to hear all along...I am thinking a person might have to own several EZPasses eg; NJ, VA 495 Hot lanes, MD, etc if you want to "have it all".

    For the new VA I495 HOT HOV-3 Lanes, we have a special EZPass with a switch, the idea is if you have 3 people in the car, you switch off the EZ Pass transponder. I am not getting one but that's how it works.
     
    #28 wjtracy, Aug 5, 2013
  9. PriusC-illa

    PriusC-illa Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2013
    153
    63
    0
    Location:
    NYC/NJ
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius c
    Model:
    Four
    I tried getting a NY thruway account. They won't give it to me because I am registered in NJ. They assigned me an MTA account.
     
    #29 PriusC-illa, Aug 7, 2013
  10. kingnba6

    kingnba6 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 17, 2013
    1,018
    242
    0
    Location:
    NY
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius c
    Model:
    One
    in for results. i would like a green ezpass
     
    #30 kingnba6, Aug 8, 2013
  11. PriusC-illa

    PriusC-illa Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2013
    153
    63
    0
    Location:
    NYC/NJ
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius c
    Model:
    Four
    They suggested I go to the location in College Point Queens.
     
    #31 PriusC-illa, Aug 8, 2013
  12. ftl

    ftl Explicator

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2009
    1,812
    790
    0
    Location:
    Long Island NY
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    Three
    Worth a shot. Tell them to use a fake zip code so you can get the Thruway account - that's what the supervisor at the Staten Island center did for me.
     
    #32 ftl, Aug 8, 2013
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 2 of 2