Facing a cashless bridge toll and a clunky sign-up site, a driver sends Grok Bot a photo of the car's license plate and it sets up a FasTrak account in two minutes

What they did

Driving back from Berkeley, they hit the Bay Bridge toll, where you can't pay with cash or card; it's all FasTrak. Signing up means typing everything into an old website with no Google sign-in, which they say takes at least 20 minutes if nothing goes wrong. On a friend's suggestion, they gave Grok Bot their email, a credit card with a low daily limit and a photo of his license plate.

How it went

Grok Bot did the whole sign-up in about two minutes, and they never had to touch the website themselves.

"Takes at least 20 minutes if nothing goes wrong. ... And it did the whole thing in 2 mins."

— Ivan Burazin (@ivanburazin)

Worth knowing

• Use a card with a low limit, as they did, and check the account details, plate number and vehicle info afterward. Make sure it signs up on the official toll agency site, not a look-alike.
• Price check: Grok: free plan; Plus (The X Subscription): US$8/month, or US$6.67/month on a yearly plan (US$80/year) (checked Nov 2, 2026).

Try it yourself

Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.

Sign me up for [toll pass, e.g. FasTrak] on the official [agency] website. Here is my email: [email], a photo of my license plate: [attach], and my vehicle: [make, model, color]. Use the card I've shared for any deposit. Show me a summary of everything you entered before you submit, and tell me where to find the account confirmation.

Original post

See Ivan Burazin (@ivanburazin)'s original post on X → (Nov 14, 2026)

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