I also have experienced the same thing. I am now being threatened to have an administrative hearing, hold on vehicle registration and possible a boot placed on my car when I was simply passing through.
My original toll cost was about 1.75 and they sent me a bill for 96.75. They want 95.00 admin fee. How can this even be legal??!
I was in Houston a couple of weekends ago and drove on the fort bend parkway toll road supposedly controlled by Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority. I stopped into the toll booth in both directions and paid the toll "the toll booth was unmanned and only took exact change, no receipt". Two weeks later I received a "Toll Violation Notice" by mail, listing a toll due of $3.70 and Administrative fees of $30.00 totaling $33.70. When I contacted the Fort Bend County Road Authority and told them that I had paid the toll in both directions, I was informed that the toll booth was not their toll booth, they weren't sure who I paid the toll to but that it was not them, the toll booth is not their toll booth it belongs to someone else and they are not sure who. Can someone explain to me who the Phantom toll booth belongs to? I am very confused. I have been on social media trying to get all of the information that I can get on this. So far I find about 3000 people "in Texas" who have had this same experience and several thousand out of state people. I did a lot of research thinking that someone was posing as the toll road authority and collecting money from unsuspecting people, but after a long search I believe it is actually the county toll road authority. WTF.
This is a scam type of practice no matter who is in charge of it guys.
If we can't get answers from them on this scam practice I think we should take this to an attorney who would file a suit just to get some answers, they don't have to explain to us individually but they would have to explain it to a court. This seems like a scam to me.
Run the numbers, 10,000 people x $33.70 = $337,000.00, for $5.00 each we could get a few answers or ask a heck of a lot of questions. Lets get together and do something.
I e mailed Fort Bend county Toll road authority on January 28,2015 regarding a collection letter I received from Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott,LLp. That was the first time they informed me about a violation and I never received any statements of violations prior from Fort Bend County Toll Authority. Then I called EZTAG and got a confirmation from them that my account is paid in full and active (check below) and e mailed Fortbend county Toll authority for a dispute. I never received a reply to my e mail from Fort Bend county Toll road Authority. Again last week(almost after 4 months with additional admin fee added to my account) I received a collection letter for $367.65 .I am disputing the admin charges of $361.00 other than my actual violation charge of $6.65. When I called the Fort Bend county Toll Road authority this morning, I was informed I have to pay 75% of admin charges. I asked the agent to send the copies of statements which they said they mailed to me before the collection letter. She said she is unable to do so. As a tax paying citizen of good standing ,I am confused and very disappointed at this attitude of FORT bend county Toll road authority. I am more than happy to make the payment of $3.50 which is equal to toll charges. .I have genuinely attempted to make the payments earlier but unable to do so at this time due to admin fees charged by Fort Bend county toll road unreasonably and their unwillingness to remove it. This is a scam and injustice!
Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority Reviews
Same thing here- FT Bend Toll road scam
I also have experienced the same thing. I am now being threatened to have an administrative hearing, hold on vehicle registration and possible a boot placed on my car when I was simply passing through.
My original toll cost was about 1.75 and they sent me a bill for 96.75. They want 95.00 admin fee. How can this even be legal??!
Fort Bend County toll road authority
I was in Houston a couple of weekends ago and drove on the fort bend parkway toll road supposedly controlled by Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority. I stopped into the toll booth in both directions and paid the toll "the toll booth was unmanned and only took exact change, no receipt". Two weeks later I received a "Toll Violation Notice" by mail, listing a toll due of $3.70 and Administrative fees of $30.00 totaling $33.70. When I contacted the Fort Bend County Road Authority and told them that I had paid the toll in both directions, I was informed that the toll booth was not their toll booth, they weren't sure who I paid the toll to but that it was not them, the toll booth is not their toll booth it belongs to someone else and they are not sure who. Can someone explain to me who the Phantom toll booth belongs to? I am very confused. I have been on social media trying to get all of the information that I can get on this. So far I find about 3000 people "in Texas" who have had this same experience and several thousand out of state people. I did a lot of research thinking that someone was posing as the toll road authority and collecting money from unsuspecting people, but after a long search I believe it is actually the county toll road authority. WTF.
This is a scam type of practice no matter who is in charge of it guys.
If we can't get answers from them on this scam practice I think we should take this to an attorney who would file a suit just to get some answers, they don't have to explain to us individually but they would have to explain it to a court. This seems like a scam to me.
Run the numbers, 10,000 people x $33.70 = $337,000.00, for $5.00 each we could get a few answers or ask a heck of a lot of questions. Lets get together and do something.
I e mailed Fort Bend county Toll road authority on January 28,2015 regarding a collection letter I received from Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott,LLp. That was the first time they informed me about a violation and I never received any statements of violations prior from Fort Bend County Toll Authority. Then I called EZTAG and got a confirmation from them that my account is paid in full and active (check below) and e mailed Fortbend county Toll authority for a dispute. I never received a reply to my e mail from Fort Bend county Toll road Authority. Again last week(almost after 4 months with additional admin fee added to my account) I received a collection letter for $367.65 .I am disputing the admin charges of $361.00 other than my actual violation charge of $6.65. When I called the Fort Bend county Toll Road authority this morning, I was informed I have to pay 75% of admin charges. I asked the agent to send the copies of statements which they said they mailed to me before the collection letter. She said she is unable to do so. As a tax paying citizen of good standing ,I am confused and very disappointed at this attitude of FORT bend county Toll road authority. I am more than happy to make the payment of $3.50 which is equal to toll charges. .I have genuinely attempted to make the payments earlier but unable to do so at this time due to admin fees charged by Fort Bend county toll road unreasonably and their unwillingness to remove it. This is a scam and injustice!