Reviews, Tips and What's Happening from Kenny Jahng Around Livingston, Short Hills, Millburn, Summit, Madison, Chatham, East Hanover and West Orange NJ.
If you drive into NYC regularly, you probably use E-Z Pass.
And even if you're paying cash every time, you're hit with a sky-high bill just to drive into the city over the GW Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, etc. It's almost as high as a movie ticket!
Right now, the Lincoln Tunnel will set you back $8 EACH TIME you go into the Big Apple!
But there's a way to go through the same toll booths and get through for only $2.00!
The Port Authority Carpool Plan provides the largest toll discount at the Port Authority bridges and tunnels.
The toll for Port Authority Carpool customers is $2 at all hours - 24/7.
You must have an E-ZPass account and you must register for the Port Authority Carpool Discount Plan.
To register for the Carpool Plan, call 1-800-333-8655(New York Service Center) or 1-888-288-6865 (New Jersey Service Center). Be sure to have your account number or tag number and PIN for account access.
Three or more people must be in a vehicle to be eligible for the Carpool toll rate (no commercial vehicles qualify).
Customers must use a staffed "Cash-E-ZPass" toll lane and come to a complete stop so the toll collector can verify the number of occupants in the vehicle.
There's no cost to sign-up, so you should do it regardless! And the next time you go through with 3 people in your car, you'll save at least $6 each time.
It seems that we finally have some post-summer relief of the inflated gas prices. I finally fueled up and got a receipt for LESS THAN $50!?!?! When was the last time you remember paying less than $50 for a tank of gas?
But one of my best tips still stands -- get a credit card JUST FOR GAS REBATES. Since you are paying at least $200/month on gas, that would mean $10/month at 5% rebate x 12 months = $120 of FREE MONEY back to you x # of cars.
Imagine someone handing you $240 in cash. Would you take it or leave it?
