Florida Toll Roads

Well we had it happen to us a year ago too. It took what money we had but still took our picture. Never got a bill or ticket. Had a rental car. Florida tool booths in Kissimee are crazy.

The Texan wrote:
Listen to majorgator, if you don't want to end up spending a day in jail. Florida WILL suspend your right to operate in the state for many reason and this is one of them, along with failure to pay a parking ticket, regardless of where your from. DWLSR is NOT a citable offense, it is a trip to the booking room at the county jail.

We had a saying about tourist and their I'm immune form Florida laws attitude, when I was a LEO in the state ...... Come to Florida on vacation, leave on probation and return on violation.....

I missed this post...FUNNY!
Many years ago, when I was still young and dumb, I spent an unfortunate night in the county jail. I was shocked to learn how many people were there because of a suspended license. One guy got stuck for DUI because he had a taillight out (and because he was drinking too, I guess), and he told the cop he rides "in his car" not behind it, so how was he supposed to know. I didn't feel bad for the guy.

Florida is pretty good about getting bill out within about 60 days. That said Did do a plate pass in Puerto Rico, bill hit my CC six months later!!!

et2 wrote:
Well we had it happen to us a year ago too. It took what money we had but still took our picture. Never got a bill or ticket. Had a rental car. Florida tool booths in Kissimee are crazy.

It takes your picture every time you pass through, whether you pay or not. And many rental cars have a transponder built in and the charges are included or added on the final bill.

monkey44 wrote:

Far as I'm concerned, it that state sends me a bill, I'll pay it. But, I'm not going out of my way to ask for it. That's not my job, it's their system, not mine. I'd certainly not keep track of "times under the camera" and send a list.

I always pay my bills - but I gotta get a bill first.

That attitude works on your power bill or phone bill, but not on something that could have legal implications. These aren't bills...its just like you got a speeding ticket. If you suspect you might have skipped a toll, its your responsibility to verify. Its not worth taking a chance.

You need to understand that Florida toll roads are not a unified system. Toll roads are administered by each county. Your Sunpass that works in the Orlando area, may not work in South Florida.

18 months ago I was on the Florida turnpike through Miami and Ft Lauderdale. The bill from Broward county came right away, the one from Miami-Dade did not arrive for a year.

monkey44 wrote:
Far as I'm concerned, it that state sends me a bill, I'll pay it. But, I'm not going out of my way to ask for it. That's not my job, it's their system, not mine. I always pay my bills - but I gotta get a bill first.

Hard not to agree with this. When you get a traffic ticket it's handed to you, but this different.

Sounds like a pretty messed up system to me. They need to get with the times and text/email you this stuff, not just rely on the relic postal system and then be able to fine/jail (yah right) you for something you didn't get. But, I suppose this is another one of those 'privacy' issues that only recognize paper mail as secure.

A simple phone call to delinquent accounts would also be better than all this suspension/jail nonsense.

RRinNFla wrote:
You need to understand that Florida toll roads are not a unified system. Toll roads are administered by each county. Your Sunpass that works in the Orlando area, may not work in South Florida.

While I can't dispute your claim entirely, I'll say this: I've driven the entire length of the turnpike and all the toll roads on the west coast. One SunPass for all of them and never any continuity issues.

2oldman wrote:

monkey44 wrote:
Far as I'm concerned, it that state sends me a bill, I'll pay it. But, I'm not going out of my way to ask for it. That's not my job, it's their system, not mine. I always pay my bills - but I gotta get a bill first.

Hard not to agree with this. When you get a traffic ticket it's handed to you, but this different.

Sounds like a pretty messed up system to me. They need to get with the times and text/email you this stuff, not just rely on the relic postal system and then be able to fine/jail (yah right) you for something you didn't get. But, I suppose this is another one of those 'privacy' issues that only recognize paper mail as secure.

A simple phone call to delinquent accounts would also be better than all this suspension/jail nonsense.

You don't go to jail for not paying your tolls. You go to jail for driving with a suspended or revoked license, which you can get for not paying your traffic citation...a citation you can get for not paying tolls. You don't skip a toll and go straight to jail. These things take a while to catch up to you, which actually makes the problem worse.

Oddly enough, you don't go to jail for simply not having a license...only when its been suspended or revoked. Apparently, you may only get a ticket if you're driving but have never had a license.

I will give them a call... They have sun pass, ex pass and fl turnpike. I probably owe them all money. On the toll by plate site I see they close at 7, so it will have to wait till tomorrow and more late fees added on.

Quote Monkey44
Far as I'm concerned, it that state sends me a bill, I'll pay it. But, I'm not going out of my way to ask for it. That's not my job, it's their system, not mine. I'd certainly not keep track of "times under the camera" and send a list.

I always pay my bills - but I gotta get a bill first. END QUOTE

That attitude works on your power bill or phone bill, but not on something that could have legal implications. These aren't bills...its just like you got a speeding ticket. If you suspect you might have skipped a toll, its your responsibility to verify. Its not worth taking a chance.
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Right: It's not my responsibility to KNOW if they take my plate (I must assume it works, rather than assume it doesn't work) and send me a bill. What do I do, keep a record of every toll booth passing so I can verify whether I get a bill - Fat Chance - got better things to do, like keep my eyes on the road.

Course, I can always drive down the road past the tool booths and text myself each time, so I don't miss one that misses me. OH, right, texting - can't do that driving!

You gotta be kidding. If it sends me a bill (which is ITS responsibility, not mine) then I pay it - otherwise, my advice is get a system that works - it certainly has a budget and is wasting that budget if the system don't work properly.