[Goodellsux]

Click to see notice from MassDOT

Will enforce commercial toll rates and up charge after the fact.
Rideshare companies to provide data for cross reference by state.
If app is on, you pay the commercial rate

 

[E30addixt]

Game changer ?

 

[SOB]

What’s the amount they will charge?

 

[B - uberlyftdriver]

the question is, how will this work?

is this uber/lyft paying a congestion tax or are we getting commercial transponders?

 

[E30addixt]

What's the amount they will charge?

The commercial rate, or what Uber reimburses you......

So everyone who "lost" income when Lyft lowered their tolls reimbursement is now going to "lose" it on Uber since it's now a wash.

Oh, and the replenishment amounts are going to go crazy because our EZPass bill is going to go up.

the question is, how will this work?

is this uber/lyft paying a congestion tax or are we getting commercial transponders?

The TNCs are going to provide data to MassDot and they are going to up charge us if they think we didnt pay enough through our EZpass account.

It says we dont need to upgrade to commercial, only have an EZPass account.

That should work out well ?

I might just upgrade anyway since I see them screwing this up royally. I'm only on toll roads in MA when I'm doing rideshare anyway.

 

[RhodyBob]

Why? Aren’t tolls just a passthrough from the rider to the tolling authority? It’s part of what I am paid and matches what I pay as a toll. It’s a net zero, whatever it is. Luber will collect whatever and pass it through me to

 

[E30addixt]

Why? Aren't tolls just a passthrough from the rider to the tolling authority? It's part of what I am paid and matches what I pay as a toll. It's a net zero, whatever it is. Luber will collect whatever and pass it through me to

Seriously? The rider or the TNCs dont pay the "tolling authority", we do.

The TNCs charge the rider and reimburse us.

 

[Tysmith95]

Will Lyft follow?

 

[JPT]

This is ridiculous, now I going to have to double check to see if I am being charged the proper toll when I use a toll road when not on the Uber app

 

[E30addixt]

I bet this drops a lot of drivers....

 

[Goodellsux]

the question is, how will this work?

is this uber/lyft paying a congestion tax or are we getting commercial transponders?

Click on the link and READ it. Pretty straightforward.

 

[Kos]

MassDOT should make uber/ lyft pay for the toll when we drive through the toll if we are online and dont have pax in the car.

 

[E30addixt]

MassDOT should make uber/ lyft pay for the toll when we drive through the toll if we are online and dont have pax in the car.

Why? Uber/Lyft didnt tell us to drive through the toll. That would be our choice.

Now if we were employees ?

 

[Kos]

Now they will ask us for commercial insurance too.

 

[negdcom]

Click to see notice from MassDOT

Will enforce commercial toll rates and up charge after the fact.
Rideshare companies to provide data for cross reference by state.
If app is on, you pay the commercial rate

Could someone please, please explain this in layman's terms. For example if I have a pickup from Logan going to Somerville what are the tolls that I will be charged now under this new policy and what is the reimbursement through Uber and Lyft.

 

[BeantownZombie]

Isnt massdot suppose to supply the tnc companies with transponders?

 

[fermatamew]

If we will be charged commercial rates for tolls, does that mean we will be classified as commercial vehicles? Would hurt when it comes to insurance, but help when it comes to parking downtown. Doing something like this in isolation without referencing overall commercial status is another example of the terrible communications drivers receive whenever something changes. As a former communications professional, this kind of thing drives me crazy. At least have an FAQ where these questions can be posted/answered.

 

[AuxCordBoston]

lyft will pay us the non commercial rate and MA will charge us the commercial rate.

Uber will pay us the commercial rate and MA will charge us the commercial rate.

 

[E30addixt]

If we will be charged commercial rates for tolls, does that mean we will be classified as commercial vehicles? Would hurt when it comes to insurance, but help when it comes to parking downtown. Doing something like this in isolation without referencing overall commercial status is another example of the terrible communications drivers receive whenever something changes. As a former communications professional, this kind of thing drives me crazy. At least have an FAQ where these questions can be posted/answered.

No commercial plates means no parking in commercial zones. What EZPASS you have doesn't change that your registration.

That said, long term, I wouldn't be surprised if we see requirements for a seperate plate/licensing etc....this is MA after all.

The wild, wild west days of rideshare are ending.

 

[fermatamew]

No commercial plates means no parking in commercial zones. What EZPASS you have doesn't change that your registration.

Yes, you are right about the plates. I'm not anxious to have to pay for commercial registration, and hope that we continue to be non-commercial, but it does not seem fair to charge commercial toll rates on technically passenger/non-commercial vehicles.