The New York State Audit Office announced on the 30th that as of March of this year, as of March this year, as of March, the tolls passed on to the collection agency for using New York State highways and not paying tolls for a long time amounted to $275 million. Among them, unpaid tolls for vehicles registered in states other than New York State accounted for 43% of the total, at $119.3 million.
Vehicles registered in New Jersey accounted for $34.2 million, accounting for 28.7% of vehicles registered in other states, and those registered in Connecticut accounted for $16.7 million, accounting for 14%. According to the New York State Highway Administration, 90% of highway toll collection is done with E-ZPass, and the rest is collected through the mail. A $25 fee and a cancelled account will be the outcome if EZ Pass isn’t paid within 30 days.
In addition, an additional fee of $16 will be charged for non-return of the EasyPass device due to account cancellation. In the case of postal collection, if payment is not made within 30 days, a warning notice and a $5 penalty will be imposed, and if payment is still not made after 30 days, an additional $50 fee will be charged.
Thirty (30) days after the final notice of violation, documents relating to unpaid tolls are turned over to the collection agency. On the other hand, the New York State Highway Authority can request suspension of vehicle registration from the Parking Lot Bureau if tolls are not paid three or more times in five years.