can you pay by debit card at new york state thruway toll booths?

No. New York State Thruway toll booths only accept cash, check and E-ZPass.

As stated on the New York State Thruway website, if you don’t have enough cash or a check to pay a toll at the time of your transaction, you will have information collected from your driver's license at the toll booth and receive an unpaid toll slip from the toll collector.

You can pay your unpaid toll if you still have your unpaid toll slip using one of the following methods:

1. Mail-in Check Payment- you can follow the mail-in payment instructions on the slip. Do not send cash. Your cancelled check will be receipt of payment. Just include your driver's license identification number on your check and include your unpaid toll slip with your payment.

2. Credit Card- you can pay your Unpaid Toll Online or by telephone at (518) 471-5051. Lines are open from Monday through Friday at 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

3. Cash/Check Payments at Toll Plazas- you can submit cash or a check and your unpaid toll slip at any toll plaza when you are traveling on the Thruway. Just include your driver's license identification number on your check and include your unpaid toll slip with your payment.

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