Rental Cars

Add Your Rental Car to your ExpressToll Account and Save

Drivers with an ExpressToll account can add a rental car license plate number to their toll account. To ensure the tolls are properly billed to the account, customers must follow a few easy steps.

Before driving a rental car, make sure to add it to your ExpressToll account and mark it as a rental

Before you hit the road, add the rental car to your ExpressToll account and mark it as a rental with your start and end dates. This ensures you pay only the tolls and avoid extra fees from the rental company.

Some rental agencies use vehicles with non‑removable ExpressToll transponders that automatically enroll you in their toll program. If you’re unsure, contact your rental agency before driving.

If the rental isn’t added correctly, tolls will be billed through the rental company. Northwest Parkway users may also see an additional processing fee on top of the toll.

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Are you flying into Denver, renting a car, and then driving on E-470? E-470 is the 47-mile toll road running the eastern perimeter of the Denver Metro area. Rental car customers can pay for tolls in two ways if they choose to drive on any of Colorado’s toll roads. They can opt in to the rental company’s toll plan or they can add a vehicle to their ExpressToll account. Customers who opt in to the rental car company toll plan will be billed tolls and administrative fees directly through the rental car company as defined in the rental car agreement. Rental car companies often times add administrative fees for using their rental cars on the toll road. View your rental car agreement to better understand how the rental company will bill your tolls. Please note: if your rental car is already equipped with an ExpressToll sticker tag, your tolls will be billed through the rental car company. Rental car customers’ other toll payment option is to add the vehicle to their ExpressToll account. Adding the rental vehicle’s license plate allows customers to pay for the tolls only and avoid additional rental car companies’ administrative fees. Customers must add the rental car’s license plate to the ExpressToll account BEFORE they drive on the toll road. You can add the rental car’s license plate to the account by calling the ExpressToll Service Center or logging into your account at ExpressToll.com. Here’s a quick look at how to add the rental car to your account online. First, log in to your account at ExpressToll.com. Click on the vehicle menu option on the left and then click “Add Vehicle”. A warning message will pop up stating that any prior transactions attached to this license plate will not be transferred to this account. You can contact our Service Center for more information, but as a rental car customer, you can simply click “Okay”. A dialogue box will appear to enter the information. Here, check the “‘Rental Car” box. Choose the state, and then enter the license plate number and year of the vehicle. Next, include the start and end date. It is important to include the start and end dates to ensure the tolls are properly billed to this account. Also, please remember to add the rental vehicle to the account BEFORE driving the toll road. Otherwise, the tolls and additional fees will be billed through the rental car company. If you have additional questions about how to pay your tolls if you drive a rental car on E-470, please contact us at 303-537-3470. E-470 wants to make our rental car customers’ driving experience stress-free. This video was brought to you by E-470 – your time, your choice, your road.

Rental Car Tolls Billed Through Rental Car Agency

All major rental car agencies register their vehicles with ExpressToll. The rental car agency will bill the tolls to the customer based on the terms written in the rental agreement. In addition, rental car agencies may apply additional administrative fees for toll road usage.


$14.99/rental day (unlimited toll usage)
$74.95/rental week (unlimited toll usage)


Customers may opt-in at the counter or upon vehicle return, before the rental agreement closes. Customers who do not purchase PlatePass for their rental vehicle at the time of rental or upon vehicle return, but use cashless toll lanes without another payment method approved by the toll authority, will be charged an administrative fee of $9.99 per calendar day when tolls are incurred, PLUS the cost of each toll at the toll authority’s highest undiscounted rate. These fees and tolls are charged separately after the completion of the rental.

PlatePass Questions? 877-411-4300


$12.99/day
$207.99/rental month


Customers who do not opt in to plan pay $5/toll transaction.
Questions? Contact Sixt USA at (888) 788-2874.


$13.99/rental day (unlimited toll usage)
$209.85/rental month agreement (unlimited toll usage)



Customers may opt-in at the counter or upon vehicle return, before the rental agreement closes. Customers who do not purchase PlatePass for their rental vehicle at the time of rental or upon vehicle return, but use cashless toll lanes without another payment method approved by the toll authority, will be charged an administrative fee of $15 per toll event, PLUS the cost of each toll at the toll authority’s highest undiscounted rate ($90 max admin. fee per rental agreement). These fees and tolls are charged separately after the completion of the rental.

PlatePass Questions? (855) 571-5137.


$11.99/rental day (unlimited toll usage)
$59.95/rental week (unlimited toll usage)


Customer must either opt-in or decline at the time of reservation or at the rental counter. Customers who do not purchase e-Toll Unlimited for their rental vehicle at the time of rental, but use cashless toll lanes without another payment method approved by the toll authority, will be charged the cost of each toll at the toll authority’s highest undiscounted toll rate PLUS an administrative fee. AVIS/BUDGET customers: $6.95 per calendar day when tolls are incurred ($34.75 maximum administrative fee per rental month). PAYLESS customers: $7.95 per calendar day when tolls are incurred ($39.75 maximum administrative fee per rental month).These fees and tolls are charged separately after the completion of the rental.


E-Toll Unlimited Questions? (800) 482-0159

$3.95/usage day, plus tolls
$19.75/rental period, plus tolls



Customers are automatically opted in to this toll rate plan; service charges are only assessed on days tolls are incurred.

Questions? Contact National at (877) 860-1283; Enterprise at (877) 860-1258; and Alamo at (877) 860-1284.

Rental Car FAQs

You don’t need a transponder to drive a rental on Colorado toll roads.
If you don’t have an ExpressToll account to add your rental car to, you’ll automatically be billed by license plate when you drive a rental on a Colorado toll road. Cameras capture the front and rear license plates, and a statement is sent to the rental car agency. The rental company will then forward that bill to you.

To find out the toll charges for your trip, click here (opens in a new tab).

By signing up for an ExpressToll account you can receive up to a 35% discount on toll rates in Colorado. If you do not sign up for an ExpressToll account, you will be charged at the normal License Plate Toll rates.

The operational cost to verify and bill License Plate Toll customers is significantly higher than it is for ExpressToll customers. Therefore, the toll rate for a License Plate Toll customer is higher.

Out of state cars are not charged more on Colorado toll roads.

Yes, Colorado toll roads are currently interoperable with toll passes from Kansas (K-TAG), Texas (TollTag), and Oklahoma (PIKEPASS).

ExpressToll charges for rental cars remain the same regardless of the length of the rental. However, rental car agency administrative fees may vary. Please speak to your rental car agency to learn more about their fees.

If you regularly use Colorado toll roads, you should sign up for an ExpressToll account! By quickly updating your account information online at ExpressToll.com  (opens in a new tab), or by calling customer service at (303) 537-3470, you can easily add or remove a rental car from your ExpressToll account. ExpressToll customers receive up to a 35% discount on Colorado toll roads, gain access to the ExpressToll Rewards Program and have access to easy online account maintenance.

Due to the various steps and measures that are taken to identify license plates, it can take two to six weeks for the billing to process. If you are an ExpressToll customer, toll charges will be deducted from your pre-paid ExpressToll account automatically.

 

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