NTTA RANT

Its all programmed theft--from extra "fees" on the toll roads (in our case since we live in major city without toll roads, we don't have toll tags so we always get hammered in D), or at banks or by local towns charging $2k to clear a bogus MIP so you can avoid $10k in legal fees to fight it.

Sadly, expect as long as Perry is in charge, toll roads are the way his cronies/hwy construction lobby gets paid.

 

Only some of the toll roads are "we bill you" - that is called "ZIP" Cash.
The Bush, 121, the Addison Airport tunnel and the bridges over Lake Lewisville and Mountain Creek Lake are all ZIP Cash tolls (we bill you off your license plate). They have the overhead readers and cameras.

Seems only the DNT still has booths to collect the money. See www.ntta.org/AboutUs/TollRates/ for more.

Hope this helps.

 

Will, this is easily solved. Call and offer to sign up for the tolltag if the'll waive admin fees. If that doesn't work I will eat my hat.

 

Yep. That's what I did with the Fcar. $400 bill became $40 + ~$5

 

Back in 2007 I used the George Bush to get to McKinney to hold a training class. I passed through four toll plazas that record the license number and bill off it. I expected to receive the bill in the mail as before and pay it when it arrived. As time went on I completely forgot about it since I never received anything from NTTA. I had paid one toll earlier in 2007 after rreceiving the bill as I thought this would do.

Fast forward to 2009. I get a bill from NTTA advising me that because I was "refusing their efforts ot contact me" they were being forced to take additional measures. Now they increased the toll, admin fees, late fees and fines to $250 per toll plaza passed through. This comes to $1000 for $3 worth of toll usage. Having never having received the bill for this use I had totally forgotten about it until this notice arrived.

Excuse me but $1000 for a $3 usage is RAPE. It is outrageous, very unethical and as far as I am concerned, criminal. Yes, I did not pay it and I would pay a $25 to $50 admin and late fee. I do not know why I did not receive the bill but I did not. Had I received it I would have paid it then.

I feel for you Will. I think I am going to go to them to check out the possibility of a toll tag also if they will wave the fees. I will let you know how it turns out.......

 

I feel for you guys. I absolutely L-O-A-T-H-E the NTTA.

You have to get a tag just to save you the headache.

 

As I said, credit Slick Rick Perry and his boffo bufoons running TXDot for the situation. If they had their way, every city would be required to build all new (and refurbish old) main road/freeways as Tollways with authorities like NTTA.

 

My husband remembers when I-30 was a toll road. He said it was about 5 years AFTER it was paid off before they ended the tolls and removed the toll booths.

He said the new toll roads will be toll roads forever.

 

Pffttt.....I got the same thing too,but idr how much
I only used the toll road to go to C&C,and Ive only gone 4 times

 

Don't waste your time going down there, just call. I did mine during layover in cleveland.

 

The other one to be careful with is making sure you don't use your tag for a vehicle other than what it is registered. They tried to fine me for that a few years back when I took my tag into someone else's car. The tolls were paid mind you.