407 ETR
407 Express Toll Route is a Canadian highway located in the Ontario. It is operated by the 407 ETR Concession Company Limited. This tolled 400-series highway goes through the suburbs of Vaughan, Markham, Mississauga, Oakville, and Whitby. It starts in Burlington and ends up at Oshawa. The total length of King’s Highway 407 is 107.9 KMs and it travels through the Greater Toronto area.
There are lots of interchanges that goes along the route, such as Highway 400, Highway 401, Highway 427, Highway 403, Highway 400, Highway 412, QEW, and Highway 427. There is a single invoice given to the users of both Highways 407E/412/418 as well as 407 Express Toll Route.
407 ETR Transponder
The company that operates this highway offer a device, named as Transponder. It is a small device that can be attached to interior of the windshield without any problem. It fits behind the rear-view mirror and demands no tools for installation. The entry and exit sensors picked the individual and proprietary encrypted identification on each transponder. This way, the tolls are deducted automatically from the account of the user.
On 407 ETR, there are two different types of transponders each for light vehicles and heavy vehicles. The light vehicle transponder is made for the ones that have a gross weight of less than 5,000 KG whereas the heavy vehicle transponder is for the ones that have a gross weight of more than 5,000 KG.
