MassDOT Offers E-ZPass Transponder Summer Sign Ups

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is encouraging motorists to join E-ZPass because All-Electronic Tolling has been implemented on the Tobin Bridge.

The E-ZPass Street Team will be enrolling new customers in the E-ZPass throughout the Summer season.

The team will be at Kowloon’s Restaurant, 948 Brodway, Route 1 North, Saugus, from 11 a.m., to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, and Thursday, June 4. The dates are weather permitting.

E-ZPass is free to join, and customers receive a transponder onsite. E-ZPass, formerly FastLane, customers proceed through the dedicated E-ZPass lanes at the toll plaza without stopping or fumbling for cash because the toll is collected electronically through the use of a transponder attached to the windshield.

Motorists no longer stop at a toll booth and pay cash for their Tobin Bridge toll. Tolls are collected electronically through the E-ZPass transponder or via the Pay-by-Plate program in which a camera captures the license plate and the vehicle’s registered owner is billed by mail.

Additionally, a 30-day amnesty program starts today Monday, June 1, in which drivers can simply pay the amount of outstanding tolls and have all late payment fines waived.

In addition to the sign up sessions listed below, you may also join E-ZPass online, Mass.gov/EZPassMA or by phone, 877-627-7745. Transponders are also available at Registry of Motor Vehicle branches and from AAA.

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