By Passing Toll Ways

[Muddy Bud]

Does anyone know what the cost of the ticket would be?

[Antlers86]

Its not much. Do it all the time. You will get a bill in the mail 3-6 months from now. At the bottom it will tell you what you could have saved with a toll tag. Maybe .50 a pass.

[systemnt]

uh... its not illegal to not use a tollway?...
.. do you mean....using the tollway and not paying the toll? (running through the lights)

the fine for 3 violations (which is when they usually send you the ticket) was $75 ..and if you didnt pay it ...you wouldnt be able to renew your registration..and penaties kicked in.

This is FACT for Beltway8 (which is managed by the HCTRA)... as I had to pay it for my wife who also didnt believe the fine would be very much.
It was $25 per incident and they usually do not send you the fines until you've accumulated 3..

[Shooter]

If you bypass the toll way I wouldn't think there would be a cost. If you go thru without an EZ tag I don't think it is much more than the toll. They give you at least one free pass.

They just completed a lot of the toll way on 99 near Sugar Land. I still ride the feeders for free and in this case the time takes about the same as it always dds.

[DRT]

Gosh I can't wait to move out of the city. They are putting those blamed things all over.

[3DW5]

Tollways blow, during the school year I pay 250 bucks a month on toll feeds, freaken brutal....

[Muddy Bud]

Yep. Just want to get out of H town bad.

[JustinJ]

Tollways are the greatest invention ever, at least in Dallas. No traffic, fast speeds, wide open roads, etc. In Dallas, there are no booths anymore and everyone either has a toll tag or is billed later. Makes things LOTS better.

[txdukklr]

uh... its not illegal to not use a tollway?...
.. do you mean....using the tollway and not paying the toll? (running through the lights)

the fine for 3 violations (which is when they usually send you the ticket) was $75 ..and if you didnt pay it ...you wouldnt be able to renew your registration..and penaties kicked in.

This is FACT for Beltway8 (which is managed by the HCTRA)... as I had to pay it for my wife who also didnt believe the fine would be very much.
It was $25 per incident and they usually do not send you the fines until you've accumulated 3..

this is correct . . . it's not the cost of the toll it's considerably higher failure to pay will suspend your license.

My wife and daughters were oblivious to this as well and figured you got a bill for the toll . . . .

[Texas Tracker]

If you ride a bike when you go under the toll gate straddle the line and the camera will not pick up your plate. Don't ask me how I know.

[Man]

I have run it many times to get our to my fishing hole quicker. No letters/fines to date.

[Split Arrow]

Don't do it in Houston. Here's my experience:

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213720

That being said, I was able to "settle" with them for less, but it was still obscene.

They allegedly can prevent you from getting new registration tags on your vehicle, but I know some who owe over $9,000 who still have no problems after five years. The fact of the matter is that they are not a government entity, as much as they pretend to act like one (or at least that's what the director of TxTag told me).

[dragonsdaddy]

Gosh I can't wait to move out of the city. They are putting those blamed things all over.

don't consider tyler. they have one around the west side, and it is a two lane road. crazy.

[ecallarman]

25 bucks per violation. They will let you slide the first two times but on that third time they send you a fine for all three violations... 75 bucks

[Geezy Rider]

I don't know squat about toll roads but when I was going down to Port A and coming back I got on one and I never saw a place to pay anything. About a month after my trip I got a bill in the mail for 25 bucks. I'll try a different route next time.