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Beating Absurd toll fees
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:01 pm
I received in the mail today a ticket from Orange County, CA a toll violation from April -- $3 for toll and $100 for penalty. I was there in April in a rental car and vaguely remember being forced into a toll lane for maybe a mile. I guess liscense plate was recorded and my payment was late as it was never issued. Apparently you should know go to their site and pay it and burden is on driver.
Anyone experience this? I plan to call rental car company and toll place. Is it like red light camera or will it ding your credit? What an absurd practice
Anyone experience this? I plan to call rental car company and toll place. Is it like red light camera or will it ding your credit? What an absurd practice
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Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:02 pm to ChunkyLover54
The law, stop breaking it.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:03 pm to ChunkyLover54
how is it possible you went through a toll and didn't pay it?
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:05 pm to aVatiger
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how is it possible you went through a toll and didn't pay it?
with HOV lanes, far easier than you'd know!!!
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:05 pm to aVatiger
Had same with the bridge toll in destin
Thats the way they do it
Take picture of plate and mail ya a bill
Thats the way they do it
Take picture of plate and mail ya a bill
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:13 pm to aVatiger
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how is it possible you went through a toll and didn't pay it?
Modern times; in Dallas they don't even have toll booths. They send you a bill, even here in North Carolina.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:25 pm to blueridgeTiger
Sending out a bill is a much better option.
Heck, I would almost rather it just deduct from my checking out automatically
Heck, I would almost rather it just deduct from my checking out automatically
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:50 pm to ChunkyLover54
quote:Vaguely remember? People don't vaguely remember stuff like that. Pay the dam thing.
I was there in April in a rental car and vaguely remember being forced into a toll lane for maybe a mile.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:57 pm to ChunkyLover54
I could see where it could happen, though I think $100 is a bit excessive.
honestly, I am not sure what you expect the rental car company to do...they are not gonna eat the fine for you.
honestly, I am not sure what you expect the rental car company to do...they are not gonna eat the fine for you.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:03 pm to Spankum
Idk.
You might be able to strong arming if they can't prove they tried to contact you for the bill. Then at least the penalty, not the toll, may be on them.
You might be able to strong arming if they can't prove they tried to contact you for the bill. Then at least the penalty, not the toll, may be on them.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:11 pm to ChunkyLover54
Mail them 3 $1's and be done with it.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:19 pm to ChunkyLover54
Is the fine from the rental car company or directly from the state toll folks?
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:21 pm to ChunkyLover54
Yeah it's happened to me, I just expense it
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:30 pm to aVatiger
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how is it possible you went through a toll and didn't pay it?
Years ago I was on the Beltway in Houston and went through about 7 of them without paying. Told the ladies in the booth I dont carry cash. They said no problem and each gave me paper work to fill out and mail it back. I was in a company truck, and never did send them a check.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 7:34 pm to ChunkyLover54
Pay it
Or don't pay it if you don't ever plan on registering a vehicle in California. I'm not a lawyer, but I know in some states all they can do is put a lein on the license plate and can't send you to 'collections' collections.
Or don't pay it if you don't ever plan on registering a vehicle in California. I'm not a lawyer, but I know in some states all they can do is put a lein on the license plate and can't send you to 'collections' collections.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 6:50 am to ChunkyLover54
Call them, give sob story about being out of town "I didn't know" blah blah, pay3$ and live your life.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 6:55 am to Drop4Loss
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Had same with the bridge toll in destin
Thats the way they do it
Take picture of plate and mail ya a bill
The signs say they will do that, but I've never actually gotten a bill.
Am I going to get like a $500 one in a couple of years for a bunch of penalties and late fees? What can they do to me?
Posted on 8/1/17 at 7:07 am to Spankum
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honestly, I am not sure what you expect the rental car company to do...they are not gonna eat the fine for you.
I had a Hertz car in Dallas a few months ago. Accidentally went onto one stretch of toll road. Hertz later charged my credit card for the toll (about 50 cents as I recall) and charged me an extra $15.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 7:19 am to blueridgeTiger
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I had a Hertz car in Dallas a few months ago. Accidentally went onto one stretch of toll road. Hertz later charged my credit card for the toll (about 50 cents as I recall) and charged me an extra $15.
Lol you dont accidentally get on a toll road in Dallas.
Anything north of 635 is toll minus US 75.
Posted on 8/1/17 at 8:02 am to blueridgeTiger
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I had a Hertz car in Dallas a few months ago. Accidentally went onto one stretch of toll road. Hertz later charged my credit card for the toll (about 50 cents as I recall) and charged me an extra $15.
I went across FTW/Dallas in a rental truck for the day surgery hospital I worked for a couple years. Loaded up a $250,000 piece of equipment, back to hospital. Equipment never used as the patients cancelled on the Dr. (pain injections, scheduled like 17, performed like 7). So took the equipment back same route next day.
4 trips total in a rental truck, no insurance on the equipment, not used the equipment with so many cancellations, and all the tolls unpaid but on company card from Hertz/Avis/Uhaul whatever it was. All roads used were under construction at time too.
Any questions as to why that chain of day surgery operations would go bankrupt? (not to mention the lesson on allowing political views to influence financial decisions for the company: Oh that Obamacare will never take effect we can wait to get in-network/now can't get "boutique" operation in-network. smdh)
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