{"id":154647,"date":"2026-03-05T23:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/154647\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T23:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:07:22","slug":"new-jersey-wants-to-replace-e-zpass-tags-with-battery-free-stickers-heres-what-they-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/154647\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey wants to replace E-ZPass tags with battery-free stickers. Here’s what they look like."},"content":{"rendered":"

New Jersey E-ZPass<\/a> users could soon be able to ditch the tags mounted to their windshields and replace them with very thin and battery-free stickers to pay tolls.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority<\/a> is planning to test the new tolling technology, which relies on barcodes instead of the familiar battery-powered RFID transponders, on many of its vehicles sometime around May.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A cost-saving move<\/p>\n

Kris Kolluri, executive director of the NJ Turnpike Authority, said batteries in the current tags are good for about 8-10 years, but the stickers would last forever and only need to be replaced when a customer gets a new car.<\/p>\n

Kolluri, who is also CEO of NJ Transit, said switching to stickers to collect tolls would be a cost-saving move. He estimated the state spent about $4.6 million to buy tags this year alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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New Jersey plans to test stickers with barcodes to possibly replace E-ZPass tags.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS News New York<\/p>\n

“This one costs about $1.25. I think I will be able to get the same for less than $700,000,” Kolluri said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More secure technology<\/p>\n

For drivers, the obvious inconvenience is that the battery-free stickers cannot be transferred to another car. They’ll have to reach out to E-ZPass for another if they buy or lease a new vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Kolluri said it also makes the system more secure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The E-ZPass that people are used to seeing, you can steal it if the window is open or something. This thing is a seal secure. That means once you put it on the windshield, if somebody tries to take it, it breaks in half and they can’t use it,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fewer hassles for drivers<\/p>\n

This would not be the first change to E-ZPass over the years, but it could be the most significant.<\/p>\n

“The first New Jersey Turnpike were bigger, but I felt like the function was the same. These ones are slimmer and it was very easy to install,” said Chasity Jones, of Newark.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jones said the smaller tag is still bulky and it becomes a hassle when the batteries run out, since the only way to know it’s dead is by seeing a message at the toll booth and getting a letter in the mail.<\/p>\n

“I have noticed when I go through the pass, sometimes it shows up as not paid, and I know I’m fully paid,” Jones said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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E-ZPass tags have batteries that last 8-10 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS News New York<\/p>\n

Adriana Madeira, of Rutherford, said the smaller tag still has its issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It keeps falling. So in order for that not to happen, I have to use my own glue, my own tape,” Madeira said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

E-ZPass users could start getting stickers by the end of the year, if all goes well with the test.<\/p>\n

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