[Esel Mann]

There are a couple of issues with bringing your own sunpass/e-pass on a rental car here in FLA.

First it is my understanding that a sunpass/e-pass is coupled with a vehicle/license plate. IF one has the transferable one (usage permitted across multiple vehicles), one has to list all vehicles/license plates it is used on. So if it is used for example on a rental, one would need to update their account with the rental vehicle/license plate at the time they pick up the rental car. Then one has to make damn sure the system updated with the rental vehicle details before driving off the lot!

Second, the rental cars now have a transponder in the vehicle for the most part. So if one brings their transferable one they need to make damn sure the one from the rental company is disabled for the duration of use. Otherwise, one will get double charged. And correcting that, is a royal mess.

Yeah, it sux that the rental car companies peg you with a slight upcharge for the privilege of using their transponder. Question is, is the savings of going through the hassle of a transferrable transponder going to bring you out ahead versus paying the peggers their slight upcharge?