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Question about tolls in Florida

Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:29 am
Posted by LivingstonLaw
Livingston County
Member since Jul 2021
3607 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:29 am
Do I still need to pay them in Florida? I mean if they no longer accept cash and you don’t have the windshield pass you can still just keep on driving? Is Florida just using license plate readers? So all I need to do is get a tinted cover on my license plate? If I get toll bill in the mail do I have to pay it? I know in New Orleans the camera tickets payment is optional.

Just wondering how do I pay my toll in Florida without a SunPass.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
7137 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:31 am to
It's not a red light camera ticket, it is a toll.

You will get a bill in the mail, just pay it like an adult and go on with your life.

Unlike a red light ticket, this won't go away.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
20052 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:31 am to
quote:

If I get toll bill in the mail do I have to pay it?


Yes baw I just got my bill in the mail.

I also got pulled over before bc they knew my registration was out of date & would not be able to mail the bill to correct address
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
8816 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:35 am to
My son lives in The Colony. I get toll bills from TX all the time. I finally got a sticker because I'd forget to pay and the late fees are ridiculous. Just pay the $4.76 like an adult.
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
14361 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:36 am to
quote:

You will get a bill in the mail,


Correct. But the annoying thing is that you get charged extra for not paying at the time. I’m an adult and am willing to pay a toll even if I’m not happy about it. But give me a way to pay at the time. It’s all a scam.
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
57401 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:36 am to
Nah. Laws are for suckas
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
Below I-10
Member since Jul 2019
4539 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:36 am to
Pay it online.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
19169 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:36 am to
They're going to mail you a bill or if you were in a rental they'll email you for it. Just pay it. It's not worth the hassle.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
38825 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:39 am to
quote:


Do I still need to pay them in Florida? I mean if they no longer accept cash and you don’t have the windshield pass you can still just keep on driving? Is Florida just using license plate readers? So all I need to do is get a tinted cover on my license plate? If I get toll bill in the mail do I have to pay it? I know in New Orleans the camera tickets payment is optional.

Just wondering how do I pay my toll in Florida without a SunPass.


drive through, they send a bill in the mail....its cheap af, a couple dollars. why would you go through the trouble of putting a tinted cover on your LP or not pay it?

how trashy of a BAW are you?
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
33459 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:39 am to
quote:

Correct. But the annoying thing is that you get charged extra for not paying at the time. I’m an adult and am willing to pay a toll even if I’m not happy about it. But give me a way to pay at the time. It’s all a scam.

They don’t want you using the toll roads if collecting will be annoying for them. And cash is annoying for them. I know Texas will allow you to go online and search by your plate number and pay without crazy fees. I assume Florida is similar.
Posted by LivingstonLaw
Livingston County
Member since Jul 2021
3607 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:41 am to
Yeah I understand. Hey it’s a better deal than the Causeway Bridge I guess.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
22416 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:43 am to
I went to Florida in college with a girlfriend in her car. I was driving. I went through the pass through on tolls a few times thinking "they won't catch us". I didn't learn until later that they can send some hefty fines.

We broke up shortly after the trip and I still think about the bills she must've gotten in the mail. She never brought it up though.
This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 10:44 am
Posted by faraway
Member since Nov 2022
4249 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:49 am to
I got send toll bills from Texas from a trip to Oklahoma. guess what? I just paid them.
Posted by Dog Tree
Member since Sep 2019
631 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:50 am to
From my experience, it take about 4 weeks to get the bill in the mail. I recently went thru toll on I-35 in Kansas and it took 4 weeks for bill to arrive in the mail. I promptly paid it online.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
35334 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:50 am to
quote:

You will get a bill in the mail, just pay it like an adult and go on with your life.


What if I was driving a rental car?
Posted by TimeOutdoors
LA
Member since Sep 2014
13704 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:51 am to
Why would you want to use a toll road or bridge and not pay for it? I don't understand your logic here.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
26390 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:51 am to
quote:

Is Florida just using license plate readers?
Yes. They'll mail the toll invoice to the address the vehicle is registered to.

quote:

If I get toll bill in the mail do I have to pay it?

I would recommend that you do. If you ignore the toll invoices, they can upgrade it to a traffic ticket and then if you don't handle the ticket or show up to court, they can issue a warrant.

Louisiana and Florida also have reciprocity agreements. So your unpaid traffic fines in Florida can be reported to the Louisiana DMV and end up causing LA to flag your license and registration.

quote:

ust wondering how do I pay my toll in Florida without a SunPass
Just sign up for the Sunpass account. There's a toll-by-plate account option where you don't have to buy the windshield transponder. Otherwise, just go online and pay the toll invoice when they mail it to you.
Posted by NotStupid
Member since Jul 2026
106 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:53 am to
Florida uses license plate readers and they will send a bill to your registration’s address. If you dont pay them you won’t be able to renew your sticker.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
26390 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:55 am to
quote:


What if I was driving a rental car?

Toll invoice gets sent to the rental car agency. Since the toll invoices are itemized to show the date and time for each charge on the invoice, the rental car agency will be able to tell who was renting the car at that time and charge you for it.
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
14361 posts
Posted on 8/27/26 at 10:56 am to
quote:

Why would you want to use a toll road or bridge and not pay for it? I don't understand your logic here.


Well they don’t give you any way to pay, then they penalize you for not paying at the time. As I said before, it’s a scam.
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