Are you able to get the Green Pass if you are not a NY/NJ resident? I often go up to NYC and use the bridges and tunnels.
yes. I just received mine the other day. It's a "port authority of NY/NJ" green pass, so at least anyone from NY/NJ can get it.
Mine took forever to get. First, you can't apply online for the green pass - not allowed (there is no option to select green plan). I guess this is because they require proof (copy of registration). I had to print the PDF and fill it out. I faxed this app in (along with photo of registration) a few times with no luck. Calling them didn't help either. I waited months and never got anything.
Finally I just went over to the Port Authority EZPass service center in Staten Island on my way home from work 2 weeks ago to do this in person. They also had nothing on me in their system. I have no idea why they never received my faxes. So now that I was there in person, I find out that they do not process the green pass apps at this service center. Go figure. One of the NY service centers handles these. They said they would have to mail it to a different service center. I was skeptical of this since my previous attempts failed but 2 weeks later it arrived
Plus the people that worked there were idiots. They kept asking me 'what kind of car do you have?' and 'is it a hybrid?'. I said "its a Tesla Model S' and 'No it's not a hybrid, it's an EV'. They kept saying 'oh well that's probably why you never got your pass, it has to be a hybrid and there's only 3 vehicles on that list and yours isn't one of them'. I tried to explain to them how the program is for full EVs and not hybrids and the difference between them but they were too stupid to understand and kept telling me that my app would not go through because I didn't have a hybrid. Finally I just said to them "my mistake, yes my car is a hybrid...I thought you meant something else, can you mail my app to the other center please?" and they faxed it over on the spot. Wow. Shoot-me-please.
That being said, I now have 2 green passes. One from NJ EZPass for the Turnpike tolls and the NY/NJ Port Authortity Green pass so I can get the $4.75 lincoln tunnel toll in the mornings. I have to 'bag swap' so they don't both trigger. I make sure I put the other in the ESD baggy and put it under the console. Basically I hold up the NJ pass on entry/exit of the turnpike and then I hold up the NY/NJ Port authority green pass for the lincoln tunnel entry. A bit of a pain, but hey it saves me >$200/month so I'll deal with it.
Also, to those NJ Ezpass green pass holders: the NJ Green Pass discount program that was set to expire Nov 30th, 2013, has been extended for another 5 years
The new expiration date for the NJ EZPass Green Pass Discount is November 30, 2018.
N.J. Turnpike Authority extends toll-discount program for 'green' vehicles | NJ.com
src:
http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/Minutes_09-24-2013.pdf
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Are you able to get the Green Pass if you are not a NY/NJ resident? I often go up to NYC and use the bridges and tunnels.
oh you are from PA - sry. not sure then.