"New" Toll STICKER type placement?
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"New" Toll STICKER type placement?
Now that many states are replacing the old plastic transponders with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) window stickers (Illinois being one of them), which they say are NOT water or weather proof, since they are designed for the INSIDE the glass, where do riders place them?
I've been told that laminating protective plastic is not advised but the state suggests that they can be placed over the headlight, which sounds like a terrible idea and certainly will face the elements, heat, bugs and at least 2" away from metal, so that's a stupid suggestion. My current plastic transponder has always been carried in a trunk pouch on the underside of my trunk lid with no issues.....but it's a battery powered transponder not a radio sticker.
Just wonder where others have placed their "NEW" type of toll stickers?
I've been told that laminating protective plastic is not advised but the state suggests that they can be placed over the headlight, which sounds like a terrible idea and certainly will face the elements, heat, bugs and at least 2" away from metal, so that's a stupid suggestion. My current plastic transponder has always been carried in a trunk pouch on the underside of my trunk lid with no issues.....but it's a battery powered transponder not a radio sticker.
Just wonder where others have placed their "NEW" type of toll stickers?
Last edited by Rob175; May 29, 2026 at 03:10 PM.
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I live in a gated community, and we have RFID tags on all our vehicles (to open the gates of course), they are all stuck on the outside.
On the cars they go in the corner of the windshield, on the bikes they put them on the headlight.
Never had one fall off or fail, but maybe they are designed to be used on the outside of the vehicle.
The RFID sticker on my `89 Softail has been on the headlight since I moved here in 2018.
On the cars they go in the corner of the windshield, on the bikes they put them on the headlight.
Never had one fall off or fail, but maybe they are designed to be used on the outside of the vehicle.
The RFID sticker on my `89 Softail has been on the headlight since I moved here in 2018.
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I live in a gated community, and we have RFID tags on all our vehicles (to open the gates of course), they are all stuck on the outside.
On the cars they go in the corner of the windshield, on the bikes they put them on the headlight.
Never had one fall off or fail, but maybe they are designed to be used on the outside of the vehicle.
The RFID sticker on my `89 Softail has been on the headlight since I moved here in 2018.
On the cars they go in the corner of the windshield, on the bikes they put them on the headlight.
Never had one fall off or fail, but maybe they are designed to be used on the outside of the vehicle.
The RFID sticker on my `89 Softail has been on the headlight since I moved here in 2018.
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Road Warrior
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Well all I can go by is what the tollway authority wrote in their information and what they told me over the phone
.. NOT Waterproof NOT Weatherproof
. To be placed on the inside of the windshield
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Are others just adhering it to the windshield side facing the rider with long term success?
Are others just adhering it to the windshield side facing the rider with long term success?
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Just keep using the transponder?
https://agency.illinoistollway.com/a...AkajU4JGwwJGgw
Existing transponders will continue to work as designed on the Illinois Tollway and our E-ZPass partners facilities. Customers will not be required to switch to I-PASS Sticker Tag if they have a working transponder.
https://agency.illinoistollway.com/a...AkajU4JGwwJGgw
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Road Warrior
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The problem is they have a battery inside and those batteries eventually wear out and an expiration date. The state can tell when they fail to function and miss tolls. Thats when they send out letters to turn it in and get the stickers.
So, eventually there will be no battery operated transponders available .. I assume.
So, eventually there will be no battery operated transponders available .. I assume.
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