TxDOT Offers Amnesty on Unpaid Tolls

By FRANK HEINZ

Updated 1:45 PM CST, Tue, Oct 27, 2009

Print Email Share TWITTER FACEBOOK

NBCDFW.com

Texas drivers who have not paid delinquent fees owed to the Texas Department of Transportation may want to act quickly.

TxDOT is offering to reduce violation fees by as much as 90 percent if the fee is paid by Nov. 30.

After the deadline passes, amnesty ends and TxDOT will head to court in order to collect the delinquent fees. That will, undoubtedly, mean even more fees passed on to drivers who have not made good on their debt.

The offer applies only to toll roads managed by TxDOT and not those managed by the NTTA.

First Published: Oct 27, 2009 1:38 PM CST

Print Email Share TWITTER FACEBOOK

0 Comments

You Might Like

politics

Feb 8, 2010

Palin Steals Show at Perry Rally

Perry Wants Predator Drones on Border Patrol

politics

3 hours ago

Perry Wants Predator Drones on Border Patrol

sports

Feb 8, 2010

LOOK

Best Olympic Bodies

politics

2 hours ago

Miss the Debate? Read our Liveblog

blue_star

Feb 8, 2010

Emmitt Smith Enshrined In Canton

green

7 minutes ago

Town of DISH Bans Gas Drilling

0 Comments

OLDEST | RECENT

{"totSize":6,"payload_type":"json","status":"1","results":[{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_66498517","adminTags":null,"views":574,"createdBy":9711828,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"TxDOT Offers Amnesty on Unpaid Tolls","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2575150,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Oct 2009 13:23:47 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"gardener","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1143721","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I guess I am just an idiot because I have toll tags for all my cars and have my credit card set up to replinish my account. Those without toll tags who don't pay their bill are now being offered up to a 90% discount to pay up. Maybe I need to cancel my account and go for the same deal the deadbeats are getting. The tollway authority then raises tolls on those of us who do pay. What is wrong with this picture?"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_66498517","adminTags":null,"views":574,"createdBy":10871768,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"TxDOT Offers Amnesty on Unpaid Tolls","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2575150,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Oct 2009 14:15:24 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"Whitey9","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1144123","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"If there is no intention of enforcing the laws while driving on the TxDOT toll roads, then there should not be an enforcement agency with the authority to hand out fines and penalties. They are just wasting our money and not getting the job done. Lay them off and save us the money that would be paid them to do their job. Declare open-season on the toll roads. I rarely ever see anyone being stopped for speeding, and am appalled to hear about those who have hundreds, or even thousands of drive thru toll violations. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_66498517","adminTags":null,"views":574,"createdBy":9397528,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"TxDOT Offers Amnesty on Unpaid Tolls","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2575150,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Oct 2009 14:21:42 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"fb_1527240070","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1144162","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"10% of the fine, is still more than the traditional toll."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_66498517","adminTags":null,"views":574,"createdBy":9889754,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"TxDOT Offers Amnesty on Unpaid Tolls","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2575150,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Oct 2009 18:28:17 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"urdaddy","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1146171","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"But they still get out of paying the toll."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_66498517","adminTags":null,"views":574,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"TxDOT Offers Amnesty on Unpaid Tolls","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2575150,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"28 Oct 2009 21:45:08 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1147621","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"They still have to pay the tolls and part of the fine. Right now, Texas drivers owe $58 million fines on $3 million of tolls. Even with amnesty, they'll still pay nearly four times as everyone else. I moved here from Illinois, which has similar toll fines as TxDot. Just before I moved, I drove through 5 tolls for a grand total of $1.90 after my credit card expired. I never received any original violation notices because USPS didn't forward my mail properly. Six months later, I finally did get a notice stating I now owed over $1500 in tolls and fines! For $1.90! I'm not saying I wasn't at fault, but the fines are way out of proportion. If it wasn't for an Illinois amnesty, I don't know what I'd do. I still owed $200 with amnesty. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396489_66498517","adminTags":null,"views":574,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait160X120.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"TxDOT Offers Amnesty on Unpaid Tolls","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2575150,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"29 Oct 2009 03:28:10 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1149234","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"So is that why they increased their fees? So us who do pay can make up for those who don't or will never pay them? "}],"error":"","totPages":1}

No comments have been posted yet.

0 Comments