How Does E-ZPass Work?

When you sign up for E-ZPass, you open up a whole new frontier in convenient transportation. Instead of the inconvenience of coins, tokens, and tickets, E-ZPass allows you to pay tolls electronically as you pass through specially equipped toll lanes.

You can establish a prepaid E-ZPass account using your credit card, personal check or money order. The convenient credit card payment option automatically replenishes your prepaid account whenever your balance reaches $10 USD. Check and money order E-ZPass accounts have a higher threshold and, are replenished by mailing payment to the E-ZPass Customer Service Center.

When you establish an E-ZPass prepaid account, you receive a small electronic tag that attaches to the windshield inside your car. Within the tag is an electronic chip that contains information about your account. Each time you use a toll facility where E-ZPass is offered, an antenna at the toll plaza reads the vehicle and account information contained in your tag. The appropriate toll is then electronically debited from your prepaid account. A record of your transactions will be included in your periodic statement.

Your E-ZPass tag is installed using fasteners that come with your tag. The tag should be installed approximately one inch below the top of your windshield above your rearview mirror. If there is not enough room above your mirror, the tag should be installed to the right of the mirror, approximately one inch below the top of your windshield. Be sure to read the E-ZPass Customer Guide that comes with your tag for detailed instructions on proper installation.

Some vehicles may require an external tag. Please refer to the customer application section, “Vehicles Requiring External Tags“ to determine whether your vehicle requires an internal or external tag.

Once you've installed your tag, upon entering any E-ZPass toll lane at the Peace Bridge, a toll gate will be raised and you may proceed. At other toll facilities that offer E-ZPass, simply drive through the marked toll lanes. Please remember that not all lanes are equipped with E-ZPass, so you'll need to watch for E-ZPass signs as you approach the toll plazas.

Click on the “Get E-ZPass” button and become an E-ZPass customer today!