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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't get on a toll road without knowing how much it costs. You can easily find that information on their website. If you blithely get on and hope it won't be that much, you'll be disappointed. Not sympathetic.  [/quote]

Their website gives an estimated toll with the caveat "Toll estimations are based on standard vehicle pricing, and historical averages. Actual tolls charged may vary depending on traffic congestion and the classification of the vehicle.". So, no, the website doesn't really help. Some of you are missing the point. This isn't just about this particular individual's bill (and in fact he accepts that the toll he was charged is probably correct), it's about the fact that anyone could be caught by surprise on this toll road.[/quote]

The tolls are displayed on the signs. Hard to not know. 
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The signs display the toll to selected exits, often relatively close exits, and bear no resemblance to what it'll cost you to go out to Gainesville or Haymarket. And the website doesn't show real-time prices, which would be fairly useless anyway, unless you have a passenger who's going to refresh the page as you approach the decision whether to commit to the express lanes.[/quote]

They give you the toll amount for each segment and you can decide if you want to pay for it or not.

You can exit if you don’t want to pay for it.

Before I get on 66, I check the estimated toll and decide if it’s worth it or not.

This isn’t that hard, people. 
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