A method of enrolling in an electronic toll or payment collection system including the steps of providing a kiosk that has a programmed computer with an interactive program for enrolling a user in the electronic toll or payment collection system including a user interface and inputting the user's information into the programmed computer through the user interface. The method also includes the step of dispensing a transponder for the electronic toll or payment collection system from the kiosk, the transponder being associated with the user based on the user's information inputted into the programmed computer.