Ways to Pay

FasTrak offers and delivers multiple methods to pay tolls and resolve violations.

Get a FasTrak Toll Tag

A FasTrak toll tag is the easiest way to pay on Bay Area toll bridges and avoid violations. If you use Bay Area Express Lanes, you must use a FasTrak toll tag, or you will receive a violation notice. Toll tags are also required to receive discounts in express lanes and bridge carpool lanes.

Get FasTrak

Pay an Invoice or Violation Notice

When a vehicle passes through a tolling facility without a valid toll tag or License Plate Account, FasTrak will mail an invoice or violation notice to the vehicle’s registered owner.

Pay an Invoice or Violation Notice

License Plate Accounts

If you want to pay bridge tolls automatically, but do not want a toll tag, a License Plate Account may be a good option. For drivers who regularly travel over Bay Area toll bridges, a License Plate Account is the best option. A Short-Term License Plate Account is a temporary account that can be used to pay a toll if you crossed a bridge within the last 48 hours, or for tolls that you expect to incur up to 30 days in advance.

Open a License Plate Account

Ways to Pay Comparison Chart

The chart below compares the options for paying Bay Area tolls.

Toll Tag Options
FasTrak Flex Toll Tag FasTrak CAV Toll Tag* Exterior Toll Tag
Bridge Tolls Check mark Check mark Check mark
Express Lane Tolls Check mark Check mark Check mark
Carpool Discount Check mark Check mark
Clean Air Vehicle Discount Check mark
Prepay Tolls Check mark Check mark Check mark
Automatic Payment Check mark Check mark Check mark
Commerical Vehicles Check mark Check mark Check mark
Rental Vehicles Check mark Not recommended
Requires FasTrak Account Check mark Check mark Check mark

*Vehicles must also have a valid and properly-displayed DMV-issued clean air vehicle (CAV) decal.

Account Options
Long-Term License Plate Account Short-Term License Plate Account Invoice
Bridge Tolls Check mark Check mark Check mark
Express Lane Tolls
Carpool Discount
Clean Air Vehicle Discount
Prepay Tolls Check mark Check mark
Automatic Payment Check mark Check mark
Commerical Vehicles Check mark Check mark Not recommended
Rental Vehicles Check mark Not recommended
Requires FasTrak Account