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frontpage Posted by sxw88 about 1 year ago
frontpage Posted by sxw88 about 1 year ago

San Francisco Bay: Clean Air Vehicle Owners: Bay Area Express Lanes Toll

w/ FasTrak Flex or CAV Toll Tag

50% Off

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FasTrak is offering Eligible Clean Air Vehicle Owners in San Francisco Bay Area: 50% Off Discount on Tolls in Bay Area Express Lanes with FasTrak Flex or FasTrak CAV Toll Tag (Learn which toll tag to order).

Thanks community member sxw88 for sharing this deal

Note, if you need to order a CAV Toll Tag, click here (account registration is required). Golden Gate Bridge Tolls are excluded from this offer

Eligible Vehicles:
  • Only CAVs with green, yellow, blue or orange decals are eligible for discounted and toll-free travel.
    • You must obtain your CAV decal from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). To learn how to apply for a CAV decal, click here
  • Full List of Eligible Vehicles
  • Carpools, vanpools and motorcycles need a FasTrak Flex toll tag to receive discounted tolls in all Bay Area Express Lanes
  • If you do not use express lanes as a carpool, vanpool, motorcyle or eligble CAV, a standard FasTrak toll tag will serve all your needs.
Express Lanes:
  • Express lanes are usually identified with white pavement markings as well as signage above and next to the lanes.
  • Express lanes are available on 101 San Mateo, 101/SR-85 Santa Clara, I-580, I-680 Contra Costa, I-680 Sunol, I-880 and SR-237.
Bridge Tolls:
  • All seven state-owned bridges have at least one FasTrak-only lane in operation.
    • State-owned bridges include Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Hayward.
  • For CAVs to be eligible to receive the discounted carpool toll rate at the state-owned toll bridges, you must:
    • Display valid clean air decals
    • Have a FasTrak account in good standing
    • Travel through a designated carpool lane

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Refer to forum thread for discussion from the community regarding this offer. - slickdewmaster

Original Post

Written by sxw88
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Community Notes
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FasTrak is offering Eligible Clean Air Vehicle Owners in San Francisco Bay Area: 50% Off Discount on Tolls in Bay Area Express Lanes with FasTrak Flex or FasTrak CAV Toll Tag (Learn which toll tag to order).

Thanks community member sxw88 for sharing this deal

Note, if you need to order a CAV Toll Tag, click here (account registration is required). Golden Gate Bridge Tolls are excluded from this offer

Eligible Vehicles:
  • Only CAVs with green, yellow, blue or orange decals are eligible for discounted and toll-free travel.
    • You must obtain your CAV decal from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). To learn how to apply for a CAV decal, click here
  • Full List of Eligible Vehicles
  • Carpools, vanpools and motorcycles need a FasTrak Flex toll tag to receive discounted tolls in all Bay Area Express Lanes
  • If you do not use express lanes as a carpool, vanpool, motorcyle or eligble CAV, a standard FasTrak toll tag will serve all your needs.
Express Lanes:
  • Express lanes are usually identified with white pavement markings as well as signage above and next to the lanes.
  • Express lanes are available on 101 San Mateo, 101/SR-85 Santa Clara, I-580, I-680 Contra Costa, I-680 Sunol, I-880 and SR-237.
Bridge Tolls:
  • All seven state-owned bridges have at least one FasTrak-only lane in operation.
    • State-owned bridges include Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Hayward.
  • For CAVs to be eligible to receive the discounted carpool toll rate at the state-owned toll bridges, you must:
    • Display valid clean air decals
    • Have a FasTrak account in good standing
    • Travel through a designated carpool lane

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Refer to forum thread for discussion from the community regarding this offer. - slickdewmaster

Original Post

Written by sxw88
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Everything about the tolls is a scam. They were originally supposed to end once the bridges were paid for, but the folks in charge decided they didn't want to stop the money flow so now they use the toll system as a jobs initiative (employing lots of worthless administrators and CSRs) and after the government takes its cut for "administering the program" what's left is given to the failing transit agencies so they can pay janitors $200k to sleep on the job.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/ar...911932.php
I would not call this a deal because this is the policy which has been executed in the past 3 years
The discount is only applicable when HOA times are enforced. That means weekends and off peak times are not valid.

And I really hated fasttack. 680 always has issue with scanning my toll tag and will charge me. 880 has no issue. If you have fast track, I recommend check the balance regularly. If the charges are based on license plate number, that means you could be charged even though if you multiple occupants.

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about 1 year ago
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onionring
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about 1 year ago
594 Posts
I did not know this as well, thanks for the info!
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Slimeyface
about 1 year ago
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Woa! Amazing info, thank you!
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
phirephoto
about 1 year ago
4,626 Posts
Man, wish I qualified. I bought a used 2018 Leaf, but apparently you can't renew the CAV sticker or some stupid thing. So yeah, I have a CAV but cannot get many of the benefits. Frown
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about 1 year ago
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Metallica
about 1 year ago
83 Posts
Where and how I get the DMV-issued CAV Certificate ? I already have a Fast track Flex with CAV sticker.
about 1 year ago
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Joined Oct 2009
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knightnday
about 1 year ago
658 Posts
Quote from Metallica :
Where and how I get the DMV-issued CAV Certificate ? I already have a Fast track Flex with CAV sticker.
It came with the CAV sticker.
about 1 year ago
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CancelBuyAtCheckout
about 1 year ago
386 Posts
Isn't the 50% discount specific to the HOV times? or is it at any time?
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89turboii
about 1 year ago
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank 89turboii

Fastrak is a stable of poor customer service.

They will even mess something up on their end, make you pay a DMV registration hold, then make you call 5-6 times over the next 6 months to resolve it.

Many tricks including get you off the phone saying it has been fixed but now that there are like 7 agencies they just send you back and forth between the agencies too!