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Texas Higways Toll payment question

Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:08 am
Posted by Flamefighter
Center Field
Member since Dec 2007
7629 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:08 am
Been in the Dallas area all weekend and went through several toll roads. Will they send me an invoice in the mail? And what happens if I decide not pay the $2.00 ?
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32249 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:09 am to
Just pay the $2 you tight arse
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:12 am to
I've never had a toll mailed to me and I've done it a few times. I went through with my vehicle, then signed up for the tag the next month and gave them my plate number. They didn't have anything come up to charge me for previous times going through before I got the tag.
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
55213 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:14 am to
Yes, they will mail you a bill. If you don't pay it goes to collections.

Keep proof that you paid and don't throw it away. Those greedy fricks will try to bill you multiple times after you have paid it.
Posted by Flamefighter
Center Field
Member since Dec 2007
7629 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:14 am to
Being from Louisiana and not traveling to the Dallas area alot, I don't want a toll pass. I figured to cameras would take a pic of my tags and mail me an invoice of my fees
Posted by Flamefighter
Center Field
Member since Dec 2007
7629 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:14 am to
Good to know Sarge! Thanks!
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:20 am to
I only got the tag because I recently moved here. Travelled for months prior without it. Didn't do it much, but was late for a meeting once or twice Nd jumped on the tollway. I was just saying they never mailed me anything and when I gave my license number, they didn't pop up with "you owe us this much from those other times you went through". I think (dont know for sure) that they hit up serial offenders. Not trying to get someone who may have "accidentally" went through one or to tolls.
Posted by RJL2
Bruno's Tavern
Member since Apr 2015
1933 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:25 am to
I went through a couple in Houston on accident when I got my windsheild replaced and didn't get a new toll tag. They sent me a bill wound up costing me about $75.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155354 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:30 am to
crescent city connection FTMFW
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39551 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:32 am to
quote:

crescent city connection FTMFW


What a glorious victory that was.

Now if only they would tear down the toll plaza. That's awkward as hell to drive through
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:51 am to
don't know all of the rules but the new "express" lanes aren't supposed to generate a bill until the fifth use during a specified time to allow for transient use, the designated tollways also have a minimum amount to be generated before billing, but




pay the bill cheapskate!!
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
7352 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:52 am to
In parts of Florida, the toll is like $1 - $2. But, the processing fee is like $2. I laughed when I got my first one in the mail.
Posted by Minnesota Tiger
Member since Oct 2005
4414 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:57 am to
I have gone through the toll plazas in Chicago a few times and never got a bill.
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
55213 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:59 am to
They aren't all pay by mail ready. If you blow through the Sam Houston in Houston you get a fine, I think they let a license plate go 2 times before fining you to allow everyone a mistake or two. But they have actual attended toll booths where you can pay cash if you don't have a toll tag. Sounds like you jumped in the ez tag lane one to many times and thus, generated a fine.

Most of the unattended ones offer a pay by mail option if you don't have a tag. The toll is usually 1-2$ per toll station you pass through. No big deal.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65588 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:00 pm to

NTTA/ETCC will mail you a bill for the toll amounts to the address your vehicle is registered to. If you aren't living at this address, call NTTA as soon as possible.

Each unpaid toll accrues a fine. First fine is $15.00. Second and final fine is $20.00. On a $1.00 toll it could end up being $36.00. That is PER toll. After a 60 day total passage of time, unpaid tolls are sent immediately to collections.

You cannot send in cash. Don't make that mistake. Best best is to call and pay w debit card. Simply give them your license plate number.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97608 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:09 pm to
We ran through a bunch in Houston last week in a coworkers behicle flipping off camera on each one.


Waiting to see results
Posted by saint amant steve
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
5695 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:11 pm to
quote:

Been in the Dallas area all weekend and went through several toll roads. Will they send me an invoice in the mail? And what happens if I decide not pay the $2.00 ?


I drove to the Woodlands a couple of years ago and on the way back I drove through several stretches of toll roads specifically designed for residents with the EZ Tags. There wasn't even an option to pull off and pay and I didn't realize they were toll roads until it was too late.
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22885 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:11 pm to
They mail it to the address at which the car is registered, regardless of state, and if you don't pay it they assess late fees and will hound you until you pay it. You DO NOT want it going to collections and the late fees are substantial. I think you can go on NTTA website and search for your license plate number?
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 12:15 pm
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
32382 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:19 pm to
$2? You made a thread over $2?

frickung cheap pussy..
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22885 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:21 pm to
The toll is not a traditional toll in that there isn't a booth where you have the option to pay immediately. They send a bill to your home. I don't think the OP is being cheap, just didn't know if it mattered if he paid it.
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