Pike Pass

[scottk]

Interesting information on the transition of Oklahoma Turnpikes to Plate Pay.

https://kfor.com/news/local/ota-proj...growing-pains/

I did not realize that for the turnpikes that have Plate Pay currently implemented, it is significantly more to use Plate Pay than to have a PikePass, (around twice as much!) .
When it was still a toll booth, PikePass only saved about 10% compared to the normal toll.

If this holds true, I feel horrible for those that would be paying with PlatePay when it is implemented on a frequently used turnpike like the Turner. Based upon the current toll rate, it would be close to $10 on the Turner Turnpike to/from Tulsa to OKC one way compared to the $4.50 a vehicle pays with PikePass.

The Bailey Turnpike from OKC to Lawton that has PlatePay, $3.50 PikePass vs $8.70 PlatePay.

https://pikepass.com/toll/TollCalculator.aspx

[TheTravellers]

Interesting information on the transition of Oklahoma Turnpikes to Plate Pay.

https://kfor.com/news/local/ota-proj...growing-pains/

I did not realize that for the turnpikes that have Plate Pay currently implemented, it is significantly more to use Plate Pay than to have a PikePass, (around twice as much!) .
When it was still a toll booth, PikePass only saved about 10% compared to the normal toll.

If this holds true, I feel horrible for those that would be paying with PlatePay when it is implemented on a frequently used turnpike like the Turner. Based upon the current toll rate, it would be close to $10 on the Turner Turnpike to/from Tulsa to OKC one way compared to the $4.50 a vehicle pays with PikePass.

The Bailey Turnpike from OKC to Lawton that has PlatePay, $3.50 PikePass vs $8.70 PlatePay.

https://pikepass.com/toll/TollCalculator.aspx

Wondering if it really costs twice as much for the overhead of sending invoices out via mail vs. charging a PikePass account, or if they're just penalizing PlatePay users in order to try to persuade them to switch to PikePass?

[jn1780]

Wondering if it really costs twice as much for the overhead of sending invoices out via mail vs. charging a PikePass account, or if they're just penalizing PlatePay users in order to try to persuade them to switch to PikePass?

It's for overhead and also to makeup for the loss revenue due to the drivers OTA can't track down or get to pay their bill.

That's also why they are pushing for drivers to get a Pikepass, they instantly know who you are without having an optical reader or human read your license plate.

[TheTravellers]

It's for overhead and also to makeup for the loss revenue due to the drivers OTA can't track down or get to pay their bill.

That's also why they are pushing for drivers to get a Pikepass, they instantly know who you are without having an optical reader or human read your license plate.

Yes, I know what the extra cost is for, but does it cost *twice* as much for overhead and missing revenue? We'll probably never know...

[Zorba]

Yes, I know what the extra cost is for, but does it cost *twice* as much for overhead and missing revenue? We'll probably never know...

Especially considering, they doubled the cash price. So they laid off a ton of employees, no longer have to maintain all the toll booths and coin machines, and the cost doubled?