Like if I have the transponder with me but I'm a passenger in somebody elses car so I don't want it to be read when going through a toll both. Keep it in my pocket? Down low by the floor?
How to prevent EZ Pass transponder from being read?
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An old lead X-ray film bag should work.
Well I have aluminum, no lead.
I kept the bag that it was mailed in.
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I never stick mine to the windshield. I usually hold it up or put it on the dashboard against the windshield.
If it falls on the floor, or I leave it in the console, it won’t be read. The air gap and being in the center of the car seems to be enough. EZpass mails them in an anti static bag which I guess is good enough.
If it falls on the floor, or I leave it in the console, it won’t be read. The air gap and being in the center of the car seems to be enough. EZpass mails them in an anti static bag which I guess is good enough.
Why are you carrying the EZ Pass with you while you're not driving, in a car you don't own? Does the car you're riding in have its own tag? 
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I leave my pass in the little cubbyhole down by the gear lever, and never take it out when going through a toll, Sometimes it's read, other times not. No big deal as my plate is read and my account is debited regardless of the situation. So, from my experience, putting the transponder down low, or in the glove box, may or may not prevent it from being read. YMMV
They ship them in an anti-static bag, presumably to keep them from being read when it's in a mail truck.
Because the guy I bought the 6 speed X3 for is driving me to the auction to pick up the car which I will be driving back.Why are you carrying the EZ Pass with you while you're not driving, in a car you don't own? Does the car you're riding in have its own tag?
Frito-Lay bag.
The bag they come in won’t allow it to be read if you happen to keep them .
Pocket knife. Wait, what? You plan on stabbing someone?
I wrap mine in aluminum foil and stick it in the glove compartment or the center console when not in use. I doesn't get read.
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How else are you going to open those stubborn mini muffin packages from Aldi?
But yeah… made the mistake of forgetting to put it in the window once, it won’t read if it’s in the center console.
