Surcharge over 7' 6" on the Bainbridge ferry. I think it's the same for
most WSF.

Angus

Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA

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On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Kevin ... <artbear26@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Rob,
>    Did you take the ferry across for your camping or drive around? I've
> not taken my Westy on a ferry yet. Do they give you a bad time or know by
> now to give regular rates? Sweet LEilani parks in what I call her Secure
> Bunker and the ceiling is 7 ft with sprinkler heads hanging a few inches
> below that and she slides in and out fine. What's th height limit on the
> ferry?
>
> > Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 13:03:10 -0800
> > From: becida@COMCAST.NET
> > Subject: Re: Tolls- roof rack vs. trailer
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > At 1/9/2012 11:32 AM, MICHAEL H wrote:
> > >Dennis - before the next trip to the SouthLand check out the
> > >`SunPass' for FL travels. available on-line. hope this help$. mike
> >
> > Just went looking...
> > http://www.floridasturnpike.com/all-electronictolling/ is the Florida
> > Turnpike system, they have options besides the pre-paid Sunpass
> >
> > The Miami-Dade expressway is just one of them -
> > https://www.gomdx.com/olcsc/home/showFaq.do It looks like the Sunpass
> > or the $3 fee EACH time.
> > >>If you do not have a SunPass account and drive on the MDX roads, a
> > photo will be taken of your license plate at each tolling point
> > (where you see the overhead structures & signs). This is called
> > Toll-By-Plate. MDX will then send an invoice (fee assessed) to the
> > registered owner of the vehicle. Toll-By-Plate fees range from 15 to
> > 25 cents per toll and a $3.00 invoice fee. <<
> > 15 cent toll & $3 invoice fee!
> >
> > The Tampa-Hillsborough is another,
> > https://www.tampatolls.com/olcsc/ it looks like they bundle their
> > fees and the Sunpass will work
> >
> > Out here in Washington State they just started electronic tolling on
> > a floating bridge, it's either prepay for a transponder or the toll
> > plus fees by mail. If you register the licence plate ahead of time
> > the fees are smaller. No cash option.
> > The ferries still take cash or credit/debit and height restrictions
> > will get you higher rates, I have heard of people pulling the kayak
> > AND the roof rack off the Vanagon for the ferry trip to get the
> > regular rates. A trailer costs you extra.
> >
> > Anyone know how the Illinois toll roads are working these days? Coins
> > still work? The last time I went over the San Francisco Bay Area
> > bridges cash still worked but it was a per axle thing so trailer
> > will cost you more
> >
> > Rob
> > becida@comcast.net
> > Western WA
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >________________________________
> > > From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> > >
> > >
> > >Florida has the camera toll roads. I just got the bill from my trip to
> > >Homestead Thanksgiving time. The administration fee was almost as much
> as
> > >the toll. Here in NY we have EZ Pass which is good in a lot of places
> but
> > >not Florida.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Dennis
>
>