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Re: Will outstanding Tolls disqualify me?
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:30 pm
by Oldgringo
I got an awaited and dreaded letter from the Colorado Toll collectors this week. It seems that we owe $1.30 for making a wrong turn onto and immediately back off of an unmanned toll road stemming from I-25 in Denver at the end of September.
Yes sir! We're sorry and it won't happen again...enclosed is our check in the amount of $1.30 as demanded. Er, uh....I thought the sign read $1.05 for this segment? Oh well, never mind, we're sorry to have put y'all to so much trouble and expense. We'll be more careful next time. 
Re: Will outstanding Tolls disqualify me?
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:36 pm
by sjfcontrol
03Lightningrocks wrote:I remember seeing an older lady on the news a few years ago. Her husband was some big time Doctor at a major hospital. They were loaded but she had run up like 30 grand in tolls and fines. She told the news person she did not realize she was suppose to pay a toll...LOL. That was back in the days with no toll tags and you had to stop or an alarm with lights and bells would go off as you drove through.
Hahaha... i googled to find her and found a better one. Check this out! 179K in tolls and fines.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/t ... 35675.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'm betting you'd be shocked to find out how much of that was actual tolls, and how much was fines and fees.
Re: Will outstanding Tolls disqualify me?
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:12 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
sjfcontrol wrote:03Lightningrocks wrote:I remember seeing an older lady on the news a few years ago. Her husband was some big time Doctor at a major hospital. They were loaded but she had run up like 30 grand in tolls and fines. She told the news person she did not realize she was suppose to pay a toll...LOL. That was back in the days with no toll tags and you had to stop or an alarm with lights and bells would go off as you drove through.
Hahaha... i googled to find her and found a better one. Check this out! 179K in tolls and fines.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/t ... 35675.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'm betting you'd be shocked to find out how much of that was actual tolls, and how much was fines and fees.
I own 13 toll tags. Sometimes the toll readers don't read properly. Before they started the program of mailing the toll bill they would charge a fine of 25 bucks per violation. I never had to pay them as I only needed to call them and once they saw we had tags they would wave the fines. In one day they had charged 200 dollars in fines for one truck...LOL.
Re: Will outstanding Tolls disqualify me?
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:17 pm
by WildBill
sjfcontrol wrote:03Lightningrocks wrote:I remember seeing an older lady on the news a few years ago. Her husband was some big time Doctor at a major hospital. They were loaded but she had run up like 30 grand in tolls and fines. She told the news person she did not realize she was suppose to pay a toll...LOL. That was back in the days with no toll tags and you had to stop or an alarm with lights and bells would go off as you drove through.
Hahaha... i googled to find her and found a better one. Check this out! 179K in tolls and fines.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/t ... 35675.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'm betting you'd be shocked to find out how much of that was actual tolls, and how much was fines and fees.
I wouldn't be. I think my fine for a $1.25 toll was $200. Fortunately, I just forget to activate my tag and they waived the fine.