What is Budget e-Toll?
Budget e-Toll, our electronic toll collection service, makes highway travel more convenient! Budget e-Toll eliminates the need for travelers to carry change or wait in long cash payment lines at toll plazas, and allows Budget renters to zip through designated electronic toll payment lanes. Pay your toll electronically in the Northeast United States (from Maine to Virginia), Florida, Colorado, California, Texas, Chicago areas and Puerto Rico.
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How does e-Toll work?
Colorado
In Colorado customers automatically opt-in to use Budget e-Toll when they use the Express Toll video lanes in Colorado. When a renter utilizes these lanes, the toll system identifies the car and charges $2.50 per day ($10.00 per week) plus the toll amount. Fees will be charged to Renter's credit card.
Florida
In the state of Florida the renter has the option of using Sun-Pass Only and ePass Only express video lanes without stopping. When a renter utilizes these video based toll lanes, the toll system identifies the car and charges the posted toll plus a daily service fee to the Renter's credit card.
Texas
In the state of Texas, vehicles are equipped with either video tolling capability or with toll transponders. Simply drive through a designated EZ Tag, Toll Tag or Tx Tag based lane. When a renter utilizes these video/transponder based toll lanes, the toll system identifies the car and charges $2.50 per day ($10.00 per week) plus the toll amount. Fees will be charged to Renter's credit card.
U.S. Northeast (Maine to Virginia), Chicago Area and Puerto Rico
When you come to a toll booth, simply drive through a designated EZ Pass (Northeast) or I-Pass (Chicago) AutoExpresso (Puerto Rico) transponder based lane, slide open the transponder box. Your credit card will be charged $2.50 per day ($10.00 per week) plus the toll amount.
State of California
In the state of California the vehicles are equipped with a transponder tag. Simply drive through a designated Fastrak based lane, slide open the transponder box. Your credit card will be charged $2.50 per day ($10.00 per week), plus the cost of tolls.
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How much does e-Toll cost?
When Budget e-Toll is accessed even once per rental period, customers will be charged the posted cash toll rate, plus a service fee of US $2.50 per rental day with a maximum charge of US $10.00 per week.
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How to I sign up for e-Toll?
State of Florida, Colorado and Texas
Every rental car is eToll ready. No pre-enrollment or sign up is required. No extra paperwork is required and customers to not have to stop at the Budget counter if they want to utilize Budget e-Toll. When driving a Budget vehicle, the renter has the option of using the Sun-Pass only and ePass only express lanes without stopping. If the renter decides to use the express lane, he/she will be charged an administrative fee of $2.50 per day for the length of the rental, plus toll charges.
Northeast (Maine to Virginia/Chicago Areas), California and Puerto Rico
Majority of vehicles are equipped with Toll transponders. Customers who wish to rent a vehicle with a toll transponder should request a vehicle at the time of reservation or at the rental counter. When driving a Budget vehicle, renters will opt-in to using Budget e-Toll when they slide open the transponder box and expose the actual transponder when traveling through the Northeast United States (Maine to Virginia). Budget e-Toll can also be utilized in the Chicago areas, California and Puerto Rico. A renter will activate Budget e-Toll when they drive through a designated (EZ-Pass-Northeast) (I-Pass-Chicago Area) (Fastrak - California) or (AutoExpreso-Puerto Rico).
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How do I use e-Toll?
State of Texas
Vehicles in Texas will be equipped with either video tolling capability or will be fitted with toll transponders. When a Budget vehicle passes through an EZ Tag, Toll Tag or Tx Tag based lane, the vehicle's toll charges are calculated electronically and charged to the same credit card that is used to rent the vehicle, plus a daily service fee of $2.50 per day ($10.00 per week 4-7 days).
State of Florida
The rental vehicle license plate is linked to your rental agreement. Cameras capture images of the Rental vehicles license plate. You credit card will be charged for the posted toll price plus a $2.50 per day service fee. ($10.00 per week 4-7 days).
State of Colorado
Customers automatically opt in to use Budget e-Toll when they use the Express toll lanes. The rental vehicle license plate is linked to your rental agreement. Cameras capture images of the Rental vehicles license plate. Your credit card will be charged for the posted toll price plus a $2.50 per day service charge. ($10.00 per week 4-7 days).
State of California
Vehicles in California will be equipped with toll transponders. When a Budget vehicle passes through Fastrak based lane, the vehicle's toll charges are calculated electronically and charged to the same credit card that is used to rent the vehicle, plus a daily service fee of $2.50 per day (4-7 days $10.00 maximum).
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How do I pay for e-Toll?
Your credit card on file with the rental agreement will be charged. Toll charges will be applied after the rental car is returned, up to 14 days after the rental has closed.
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How do I get a receipt? How do I view my charges?
Customers can access a receipt online and view their toll activity at e-tolls.com. Renter has (2) options in looking up a rental receipt: by Credit Card Number or Rental Agreement. Please allow 4 business days from the rental end date to have your receipt posted to the website. If a renter has been charged on their credit card and a receipt does not appear, please call 1-866-642-2000.
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Why I am being charged a US $2.50 per rental day daily use fee?
The fee pays for the convenience of the program.
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How is the daily administrative fee charged and calculated?
You will be charged a US $2.50-a-day usage fee for each contracted rental day, up to US $10.00 per rental week, once you access Budget e-Toll. The US $2.50-per-day administrative fee is consistent throughout the entire rental, regardless of how many tolls are incurred. For example, if you rent for three days and use Budget e-Toll once, you will be charged for the actual toll amount plus US $2.50 x three days. If you access Budget e-Toll each of the three days, and use Budget e-Toll each of the three days, you still will be charged US $2.50 x three days. If you never access a Budget e-Toll lane and never activate the Budget e-Toll transponder on your windshield during your rental, there will be no fee.
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