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Toll-by-plate, Destin FL, sent me a bill - WWtOTD?

Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:32 pm
Posted by Casty McBoozer
your mom's fat arse
Member since Sep 2005
35495 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:32 pm
We went vacationing in Destin at the end of May. Some new toll-by-plate system took a picture of my license plate and they've sent me a bill. It's not much, just $5.50 ($1.50 for each pass and a $2.50 administration fee). Apparently the admin fee can be avoided if you create a pre-paid account

They correctly have the dates listed that I both entered Destin and when I left.

Here's the thing, though. Both on the way in and the way out we physically stopped at a toll booth and paid a human being $3.00 cash.

I just asked the 3 other drivers if they received anything in the mail and they have not.

So, what the hell is going on here? Are there now 2 different tolls on the way in and out of Destin from I-10 or did they not record that I gave them cash at the toll booth?

Pay? Don't pay? Call the number on the paperwork and ask them WTF?

There isn't anything specific about the location where they're tolling me, it just says "Florida's Turnpike is transitioning to all-electronic tolling, which allows customers to pay tolls without slowing down or stopping as there are no traditional tollbooths."

When I Google'd Florida's Turnpike I got something from the Miami area.

Posted by Casty McBoozer
your mom's fat arse
Member since Sep 2005
35495 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:33 pm to
Oh, and the payment is to be sent to an address in Atlanta, GA.
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
140732 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:34 pm to
Pay. Someone that doesn't want to work needs that money for crab legs.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:34 pm to
Pay your bills
Posted by TheBob
Metairie
Member since Jun 2005
16935 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:34 pm to
I would probably call.
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37613 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:35 pm to
I'd just pay it

shite like that pisses me off, though
Posted by BAMAisDIESEL09
Member since Jul 2012
2658 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:36 pm to
Pay. Your time is worth more than $5.50 and you can save the headache.
This post was edited on 7/3/14 at 7:36 pm
Posted by SippyCup
Gulf Coast
Member since Sep 2008
6145 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:37 pm to
You paid a person to cross the mid bay bridge. There is a separate toll to use the new mid bay bridge connector. There is no person to collect the connector till.

Pay the bill. You owe it.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112370 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:38 pm to
I would rip that thing up
Posted by OneMoreTime
Florida Gulf Coast Fan
Member since Dec 2008
61837 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:40 pm to
Same shite happened to me and my dad on the ccc when they were doing tolls. He sent a check along with a strongly worded letter, and they sent his check back with an apology.
Posted by Warfarer
Dothan, AL
Member since May 2010
12132 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:43 pm to
Did you take 331 down to 20? I don't know of another toll road around the Destin area. Next time you go, take 331 south from I-10 and take it straight down to 98 and just take 98 into Destin.

As for them sending a bill, I would simply call them and tell them about it. Most toll roads are privately owned and I'm not sure they could do shite to you if you told them to screw off.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
67019 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:43 pm to
You went through a Sunpass Only lane you tPOS.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
40089 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 8:13 pm to
What did the envelope look like? We went down there a few weeks ago and I don't want to throw away the bill and get a later one charging me $100 for none payment.
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15012 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 8:23 pm to
I would call to clear it up. If they give trouble, I would request video.
Posted by trom83
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2013
4724 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 9:35 pm to
Be responsible and pay the fee
Posted by NOSTRODAMUS
Prairieville/Dutchtown
Member since Dec 2003
16220 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 9:36 pm to
I also received a bill for the same thing. Here's the deal. I paid cash. I refused the receipt. The cashiers at the toll booth are pocketing the cash. Get a receipt next time, I will.
This post was edited on 7/3/14 at 9:38 pm
Posted by FrenchJoe
H 861
Member since Aug 2006
1031 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 10:37 pm to
The toll road is a separate charge from the $3 bridge toll. They just send you a bill in the mail. LINK You drove on the connector to the mid bay bridge.
Posted by VetteGuy
Member since Feb 2008
28326 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 10:38 pm to
I just threw the 2nd letter in trash. I know my daughter paid b/c she was with other people.

Scam, IMO .
Posted by Cmlsu5618
Destin, FL
Member since Sep 2010
3763 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 11:02 pm to
I live in Destin, and I owe a parking ticket that N.O. from back in 2004ish.

Reciprocate my unpaid ticket in LA and don't pay this one in FL.

Zero sum game is zero sum.
Posted by Vasco
Member since Jun 2014
58 posts
Posted on 7/3/14 at 11:05 pm to
Got one of those before. I just paid the money
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