I don’t check mail often – I don’t get much mail in my campus box other than bills – and who wants to see those? Well, today was “check the mail day.” And what did I find in the box?! A BILL!!! And not just a regular bill, but a violation fee for supposedly running a toll in New Jersey – a 35 CENT toll that they are charging me 25 DOLLARS. Is this a joke?! I mean, I drove from NY to DC for summer break, paying $20 in toll charges – WHY would I run a 35 cent toll!?
I’m fuming.
Apparently there’s a way to argue against the toll, but what is my defense or explanation? I paid?! And of course, by the time I got the letter, the NJ customer service was closed, so I have the pleasure of looking forward to calling them tomorrow! Joy
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Give ’em hell!! I’m surprised there isn’t a warning or something. I accidentally ran one in DC once, and waited nervously forever for a ticket, but never got one. I figured they had a grace policy or something.
Do you have E-ZPass? If so, then that’s not a violation for running the toll, it’s a violation for speeding. Those readers can only read so fast. If you were driving faster than their limit, they send you a violation fine in the mail. If you don’t have E-ZPass, then I guess it is what it is. Good luck trying to prove that you paid the toll though. They’re particularly ornery in Jersey….