New York is ripping off New Jersey E-ZPass holders, AAA says

Drivers using E-ZPass tags issued by other agencies are being charged the cash rate at New York bridges and tunnels run by the MTA, instead of receiving the E-ZPass discount, a AAA study found.

New Jersey drivers took the worst beating out of any other state between 2012 and 2016, with 70 million people charged the cash rate at MTA crossings out of 92 million out-of-towners who weren't given the discount, AAA said.

"Public authorities created E-ZPass with the promise of reducing traffic, cutting pollution and discounted user rates," said Robert Sinclair, Jr., manager of media relations for AAA Northeast. "Part of that promise is broken for millions of drivers."

AAA officials notified the MTA and U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Cho of their findings and asked the U.S. to DOT to review the practice, Sinclair said.

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