Tolls in ATS

[MarzipanCaddy255]

Hi. Why can't I find Toll Booths in ATS other than some around San Francisco? ETS2 has a lot of them.

[SecretOne]

They will only be in the game if they actually exist in real life and are on routes that are in game.
This has some info on tolls in the US of A.
https://www.vroomvroomvroom.com/driving-tips/usa-toll-roads/

[Wille Wilse]

Because they arent there in real life maybe?

[gallagher4005]

The further East you go, the more tolls there are.
Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,, the tolls are over that way.

[Hallux]

Originally posted by gallagher4005:

The further East you go, the more tolls there are.
Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,, the tolls are over that way.

Except, while the tolls are remaining the toll booths are going away in New York. They're moving to just a "gantry" at each exit with EZ-Pass readers and license plate cameras on them. The conversion to cash-less on the largest toll road is done, they're just working on removing the booths...

[Sandhill]

Toll booths are like pay phones, a relic of the past. Here in Colorado if you don't get billed direct through EZ Pass they send you bill based a scan of your license plate.

[Derek Tom]

Same thing here in Canada, there were many toll booths on bridges and highways around Montreal when I was young! Since then, they disapeared one after another. Almost all the ones remaining are EZ pass style like in the US.

[luZk]

Dont give them any ideas on these stupid tollbooths.

That said IRL even within EU there has been a problems with paying speeding tickets ect. across EU boarders. Why most EU countries insist that you pay fines INSTANTLY.

I reckon license plate scanning and paying this way is equally hard.

[Sandhill]

Originally posted by luZk:

Dont give them any ideas on these stupid tollbooths.

That said IRL even within EU there has been a problems with paying speeding tickets ect. across EU boarders. Why most EU countries insist that you pay fines INSTANTLY.

I reckon license plate scanning and paying this way is equally hard.

I honestly don't know what Colorado does about an unpaid scan from another state...there may or may not be reciprocal agreements. Of course for a scanned Colorado plate the vehicle's registration cannot be renewed until the (increasing as time passes) fine is paid.

[Timberwolf]

The only toll that I've seen in the game is the bridge in San Rafael, California. Otherwise, like everyone said, they are all pretty much out east.

[bba525]

Originally posted by Sandhill:

I honestly don't know what Colorado does about an unpaid scan from another state...there may or may not be reciprocal agreements. Of course for a scanned Colorado plate the vehicle's registration cannot be renewed until the (increasing as time passes) fine is paid.

If it's a rental they send it to the rental agency and the rental agency bills whoever rented the vehicle. If they don't pay it gets sent to collections. I have no idea what they do about out-of-staters or commercial vehicles, but I assume they refer it to the motor vehicles departments of the individual states.

I do know that the EZPass system allows states to have reciprocal agreements with other states. My Colorado pass account is directly billed by Texas when I drive on tollways there.

[Sandhill]

Originally posted by bba525:

I do know that the EZPass system allows states to have reciprocal agreements with other states. My Colorado pass account is directly billed by Texas when I drive on tollways there.

Answered then, and makes perfect sense.

[DukeFife]

There are a few toll roads in Orange County, California. However they are not represented in the sim. Frequent users have passes. Otherwise you pay online.

[Reese]

Can't speak for the entire country, but most of the automated toll systems across the US are run/developed by the same companies. Regardless of what state, most of them can bill you just as easily even if your plate state is 2000 miles on the other side of the country.

[Toll booths are relics, almost non-existent now, in EU due to high cost of operation. Much easier and cheaper to have a machine do it. Toll roads pay for themselves much quicker when you don't have to pay someone to stand there.]

[Sandhill]

Originally posted by DukeFife:

There are a few toll roads in Orange County, California. However they are not represented in the sim. Frequent users have passes. Otherwise you pay online.

Yes, still plenty of tolls, just fewer and fewer booths.