Imagine if your local pizza shop required you to keep money on account “just in case” you wanted to order this month—and didn’t pay you any interest on it.

That’s exactly how E-ZPass works today.

To use our roads efficiently, we’re required to pre-fund an E-ZPass account. That means our money sits in a non-interest-bearing account controlled by E-ZPass. Meanwhile, if your balance dips slightly negative—even by a few dollars—you can face warnings, fees, or account issues.

In today’s world, real-time and postpaid payments are standard. From streaming services to online shopping, companies process massive transaction volumes instantly. There’s no clear reason toll systems can’t do the same.

This system feels outdated and one-sided:

Customers must prepay and give up control of their money
No interest or benefit is provided
Penalties apply quickly when balances go negative
There is no comparable real-time or postpaid option
We’re not asking to eliminate tolls—we’re asking to modernize how they’re paid.

E-ZPass should offer:

Real-time or postpaid billing options
Reduced reliance on prepaid balances
Fair and transparent account policies
If you agree that it’s time to update this system, please sign and share.

Let’s bring tolling into the modern era.