Letters from Highway Patrol?

[northendzone]

Has anyone begun to received letters from the highway patrol from various states? The State of Iowa sent me a friendly letter reminding me of our trip to Frisco... 71 in a 55... Oops, needless to say the friendly reminder was costly, but the Bison logo's on our car look awesome in the pictures!!! Maybe some of this cash will make it's way to Ceder Falls so the Panthers can improve...

[Bisondan]

I got two tickets from Iowa. I appreciated the photo's so much, I made sure to send them an extra 20 for their trouble.

[KilldeerBison]

Got pulled over in Kansas at 2am, clocked me at 74 in a 60. Believe it or not, even though I didn't have current insurance, I somehow got out of it with a warning. He was a local, not Highway patrol. GO BISON!!

[CaBisonFan]

I was ticketed in Nebraska once. The patrolman escorted me to a mailbox...where I could put 'cash' in the envelope that he provided. My choice was to do this, or to stay in Nebraska until my court appearance. Nice of him to provide the envelope.

[EndZoneQB]

Wait - they took pictures of your cars? I'm confused? Ohhh, aircraft?

[perthbison]

I was ticketed in Nebraska once. The patrolman escorted me to a mailbox...where I could put 'cash' in the envelope that he provided. My choice was to do this, or to stay in Nebraska until my court appearance. Nice of him to provide the envelope.When I was in highschool, Nebraska did that to us. It was like 61 in a 55 and same thing, he followed us to the postoffice. The western third of nebraska is just made for speeding and this state trooper was a very stern Dick. Just remembered that when I read your post. They haven't advanced their system much since then apparently.

[Bisondan]

Wait - they took pictures of your cars? I'm confused? Ohhh, aircraft?

Big Brother is always watching......

[Twentysix]

I don't speed. (Or maybe I don't get caught)

Anyone get anything from the cashless tolls in DFW?

[Bison 4 Life]

I don't speed. (Or maybe I don't get caught)

Anyone get anything from the cashless tolls in DFW?

I came from the east, no problems in Kenucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas!

[IzzyFlexion]

Has anyone begun to received letters from the highway patrol from various states? The State of Iowa sent me a friendly letter reminding me of our trip to Frisco... 71 in a 55... Oops, needless to say the friendly reminder was costly, but the Bison logo's on our car look awesome in the pictures!!! Maybe some of this cash will make it's way to Ceder Falls so the Panthers can improve...

Fight it.
The controversy here in IL revolves around the fact that the camera cannot identify with any amount of certainty who was driving the car. This is an infringement on due process. (here anyway).......alot of the red light cameras have been removed in my area because of this.

[bisonaudit]

Got nailed by a speed camera in Maryland on my way to the airport for the game. $40 and if you pay on time they don't report it to your insurance. That's the way it works here.

If they sent your ticket unconfirmed mail, I don't believe you've technically been served, and if you live out of state (or in some places out of the county) they probably won't bother sending someone to actually serve you. There are all kinds of people who hate speed and red light cameras so it shouldn't be overly difficult to locate sources of accurate information about how whatever jurisdiction is trying to extract money from you operates their system.

[southcliffbison]

Got pulled over in Kansas at 2am, clocked me at 74 in a 60. Believe it or not, even though I didn't have current insurance, I somehow got out of it with a warning. He was a local, not Highway patrol. GO BISON!!

Oh, yes, the infamous US Highway 75; 2 lane until you get to Holton, Kansas, if you got off I-29 at Nebraska City on your way to Topeka......... a damn long stretch of highway.....especially at night.

[Bison"FANatic"]

Got pulled over in Kansas at 2am, clocked me at 74 in a 60. Believe it or not, even though I didn't have current insurance, I somehow got out of it with a warning. He was a local, not Highway patrol. GO BISON!!

Maybe he was a K state fan and was happy we beat Kansas last year.:biggrin:

[Bisondan]

Fight it.
The controversy here in IL revolves around the fact that the camera cannot identify with any amount of certainty who was driving the car. This is an infringement on due process. (here anyway).......alot of the red light cameras have been removed in my area because of this.

1. If I won, would I have to send back the pictures the great state of Iowa sent me?

2. I prefer to let others fight my battles. Let some troll spend his money and time fighting the ticket and let me reap the rewards. Worked perfectly for me with my tickets from Fargo. And yes, I obviously vote for democrats!

[THEsocalledfan]

I don't speed. (Or maybe I don't get caught)

Anyone get anything from the cashless tolls in DFW?

Ya know, I just had a $17 charge from Hertz on my card that I couldn't figure out what it was for, but I am now betting it was the tolls.

[bisonaudit]

2. I prefer to let others fight my battles. Let some troll spend his money and time fighting the ticket and let me reap the rewards. Worked perfectly for me with my tickets from Fargo. And yes, I obviously vote for democrats!

That supreme court decision was a travisty. Perhaps not from a legal perspective but certainly from a common sense perspective. The Legislature needs to fix that non-sense and let growing urban areas set their own fines. Maybe if things get nuts enough in the oil patch they'll reconsider.

[SDbison]

Ya know, I just had a $17 charge from Hertz on my card that I couldn't figure out what it was for, but I am now betting it was the tolls. I still don't have the charge from Alamo for the tolls as I keep checking activity on the credit card I used. We drove all over the place......downtown Dallas over to Fort Worth, up to Frisco a few times, and to Waco and back in addition to Airport to Plano. Kind of wierd.......don't know what to expect for tolls $25, $50 or $100+. What a crappy system. The guy at the rental assured me they had the automatic device for gathering tolls. I better not get photos sent with the higher rates!

[CAS4127]

I still don't have the charge from Alamo for the tolls as I keep checking activity on the credit card I used. We drove all over the place......downtown Dallas over to Fort Worth, up to Frisco a few times, and to Waco and back in addition to Airport to Plano. Kind of wierd.......don't know what to expect for tolls $25, $50 or $100+. What a crappy system. The guy at the rental assured me they had the automatic device for gathering tolls. I better not get photos sent with the higher rates!

Dave: If you had the toll package as part of your rental agreement, you are good to go.

[TateMosersneighbor]

Send them pictures of money for the amount of your fine.

[56BISON73]

I still don't have the charge from Alamo for the tolls as I keep checking activity on the credit card I used. We drove all over the place......downtown Dallas over to Fort Worth, up to Frisco a few times, and to Waco and back in addition to Airport to Plano. Kind of wierd.......don't know what to expect for tolls $25, $50 or $100+. What a crappy system. The guy at the rental assured me they had the automatic device for gathering tolls. I better not get photos sent with the higher rates!

I just got a bill for 6 cents.

[IndyBison]

I still don't have the charge from Alamo for the tolls as I keep checking activity on the credit card I used. We drove all over the place......downtown Dallas over to Fort Worth, up to Frisco a few times, and to Waco and back in addition to Airport to Plano. Kind of wierd.......don't know what to expect for tolls $25, $50 or $100+. What a crappy system. The guy at the rental assured me they had the automatic device for gathering tolls. I better not get photos sent with the higher rates!
I hope that is not the case. I had a toll tag in my Avis car but there was an on/off toggle on it. I didn't realize it until I got to the hotel but was glad when I reailzed it was on. That would have sucked to realize it was off. My charges were only like $5 and they appeared about a week after the game. I'm sure a lot of the efficiency has to do with the rental car company and their systems. Avis seemed pretty good.

[EndZoneQB]

I still don't have the charge from Alamo for the tolls as I keep checking activity on the credit card I used. We drove all over the place......downtown Dallas over to Fort Worth, up to Frisco a few times, and to Waco and back in addition to Airport to Plano. Kind of wierd.......don't know what to expect for tolls $25, $50 or $100+. What a crappy system. The guy at the rental assured me they had the automatic device for gathering tolls. I better not get photos sent with the higher rates!

Mine from Alamo just came through for $6.

[BisonTeacher]

Send them pictures of money for the amount of your fine.

I think that's from the criminal section of a Darwin Awards book.

[imabison]

I still don't have the charge from Alamo for the tolls as I keep checking activity on the credit card I used. We drove all over the place......downtown Dallas over to Fort Worth, up to Frisco a few times, and to Waco and back in addition to Airport to Plano. Kind of wierd.......don't know what to expect for tolls $25, $50 or $100+. What a crappy system. The guy at the rental assured me they had the automatic device for gathering tolls. I better not get photos sent with the higher rates!

Almost every major rental agencies have them on their cars. You look for a small sticker on the passenger side, think its on the front. If is covered its not active and you just peel off the top of the sticker
and its activated.

[perthbison]

I just got a bill for 6 cents.I hope they included a postage paid envelope.

[CAS4127]

If u get a CC charge that u don't agree with, challenge it. The vendor rarely responds in my experience.

[Hammerhead]

Our Hertz rental had a paypass charge of $13.46 which seems kind of steep for one trip from the DFW area to Frisco and back. I guess that's how they keep taxes low in Texas.

I haven't had a speeding ticket since 1994. :)

[IzzyFlexion]

I just got a bill for 6 cents.

PL?!?!
This is an outrage!

Sneaking up to el forko to see a sue football is bad enough. But to put the ticket charge on your credit card?

My God, man. :biggrin:

[56BISON73]

PL?!?!
This is an outrage!

Sneaking up to el forko to see a sue football is bad enough. But to put the ticket charge on your credit card?

My God, man. :biggrin:

Havent paid it yet. Thinking of sending them 6 pennies.

[Pards Rule]

Yeah - I was perplexed by it - I looked and didnt see the transponder on the windshield and Im thinking they let rentals go free - wtf! But then I thought maybe with al the damn fees etc on rentals they just added in a road use fee to cover like $20 and call it a day - IDK. Havent gotten a bill yet for it - I rented from Hertz wholly owned subsidiary - AADVANTAGE.

[KilldeerBison]

Havent paid it yet. Thinking of sending them 6 pennies.

Send 'em a dime with a note to send you back the change!

[NorthernBison]

If they sent your ticket unconfirmed mail, I don't believe you've technically been served, and if you live out of state (or in some places out of the county) they probably won't bother sending someone to actually serve you. There are all kinds of people who hate speed and red light cameras so it shouldn't be overly difficult to locate sources of accurate information about how whatever jurisdiction is trying to extract money from you operates their system.

Normally, on out of state tickets, there isn't really much incentive for the issuer to track down offenders in order to get paid.

That said, not paying the ticket or showing up to defend yourself is likely to result in a bench warrant being issued for your arrest. Not really something to worry about if you never intend to go there again. On the other hand, if you get stopped again in future, and it comes up on the screen in the cruiser, you will, most likely, get cuffed and hauled in. All sorts of fun and delays could ensue at that point.

[CAS4127]

Normally, on out of state tickets, there isn't really much incentive for the issuer to track down offenders in order to get paid.

That said, not paying the ticket or showing up to defend yourself is likely to result in a bench warrant being issued for your arrest. Not really something to worry about if you never intend to go there again. On the other hand, if you get stopped again in future, and it comes up on the screen in the cruiser, you will, most likely, get cuffed and hauled in. All sorts of fun and delays could ensue at that point.

While these things can happen, a more likely result of not paying traffic fines in another state is that your ND license will be suspended.

[GradBison]

This is what I got:

ENTERPRISE CAR TOLLS 877-8601258 NY $18.98

[NorthernBison]

While these things can happen, a more likely result of not paying traffic fines in another state is that your ND license will be suspended.

That would not be good. Ouch.

[Pards Rule]

While these things can happen, a more likely result of not paying traffic fines in another state is that your ND license will be suspended.

true that (listen to the counselor) - its called reciprocity!!

[90BISON]

I drove my own vehicle down there, and drove on several toll roads while we were there.......still waiting for a bill???? Maybe they couldn't make out what State my front plate was, since my NDSU license plate surround I believe partly covers that up......of course the 'NDSU" plate is kind of a dead giveaway!

[Superfan]

I drove my own vehicle down there, and drove on several toll roads while we were there.......still waiting for a bill???? Maybe they couldn't make out what State my front plate was, since my NDSU license plate surround I believe partly covers that up......of course the 'NDSU" plate is kind of a dead giveaway!

We were told by a local that their system is not capable of searching out of state plates so we didn't need to worry about it.

[CAS4127]

Highway patrolmen are over rated-->just sayin'!

[CarringtonBison]

We were told by a local that their system is not capable of searching out of state plates so we didn't need to worry about it.
I was told this as well by the locals as well, and I have not seen anything show up here

[bisonhp330]

Highway patrolmen are over rated-->just sayin'!

http://i40.tinypic.com/k03pso.jpg

[Twentysix]

We were told by a local that their system is not capable of searching out of state plates so we didn't need to worry about it.

I was told that too. I have a friend who has ND plates, and has lived in Oak Cliff for 7 years. He said he has never gotten a thing in the mail at either his texas address or is north dakota address.

I also read a thing that said some car rental agencies charge a 25 dollar fee per toll plus the toll if you didnt get the toll tag.

Some people were saying they were getting bills of like 200 and 300 dollars for driving through around 10 tolls.(In a rental car)

[onbison09]

I still don't have the charge from Alamo for the tolls as I keep checking activity on the credit card I used. We drove all over the place......downtown Dallas over to Fort Worth, up to Frisco a few times, and to Waco and back in addition to Airport to Plano. Kind of wierd.......don't know what to expect for tolls $25, $50 or $100+. What a crappy system. The guy at the rental assured me they had the automatic device for gathering tolls. I better not get photos sent with the higher rates!

Did you have a toll tag? A thing under your rearview mirror that had a black T with an orange circle around it? You should be good

[TbonZach]

http://i40.tinypic.com/k03pso.jpg

C'mon, meow.

[1998braves64]

I imagine out of state licensed rentals would not have the "toll tag" of Dallas area tolls. We rented our car from Hertz and I declined the toll tag and was careful to avoid toll roads. Luckily for me where our hotel was at and the interstate frontage road along the n-s tollway by the airport allowed me to do that. Guess I haven't even checked to see if for some mysterious reason got charged a toll didn't go through any so shouldn't have! According to the website they take pictures of out of state etc and send it to you (but apparently that system hasn't been perfected yet).

[EndZoneQB]

Did you have a toll tag? A thing under your rearview mirror that had a black T with an orange circle around it? You should be good

I didn't notice anything on my car, but I only got charged $6 for my tolls.

[56BISON73]

When I signed up for my toll tag they charged me 20.00. They took all the tolls out of that. We drove almost exclusively on the toll roads.

[Pards Rule]

OK - I havent got anything yet - I never had explanation at AADVANTAGE Rent-a-Car about any options. I would imagine they SHOULD put it on all rentals and the rental agreement you sign would have you automatically give consent to being charged later on your credit card (they do this for any parking tickets anyway). My big question is: why the WEIRD amounts for the tolls though - 44 cents and 72 cents and 93 cents and just weird amounts like that as I saw on the signs passing the "booths"?? If I get a HUGE bill like $200 or whatever - Im hiring CAS!

[Superfan]

OK - I havent got anything yet - I never had explanation at AADVANTAGE Rent-a-Car about any options. I would imagine they SHOULD put it on all rentals and the rental agreement you sign would have you automatically give consent to being charged later on your credit card (they do this for any parking tickets anyway). My big question is: why the WEIRD amounts for the tolls though - 44 cents and 72 cents and 93 cents and just weird amounts like that as I saw on the signs passing the "booths"?? If I get a HUGE bill like $200 or whatever - Im hiring CAS!

You obviously haven't been paying enough attention around here. I've come to the conclusion that he only represents sex offenders...as those are the only people he associates with. Now if a charge for luring a minor came with your bill for the toll tag...He's your guy.

[Bison03]

http://i40.tinypic.com/k03pso.jpg

Hey, let's pop some Viagras and issue tickets with raging, mega-huge boners.

[IndyBison]

I drove my own vehicle down there, and drove on several toll roads while we were there.......still waiting for a bill???? Maybe they couldn't make out what State my front plate was, since my NDSU license plate surround I believe partly covers that up......of course the 'NDSU" plate is kind of a dead giveaway!
They are likely taking a picture of the rear of the car since there are 19 states that don't require a front plate. If their system isn't able to capture information for plates from other states it's not sophisticated enough yet.

[SDbison]

Final got my toll bill on the credit card........$26 and some change. Not bad for all the driving around we did. Went through a tank and a half of gas.

[56BISON73]

OK - I havent got anything yet - I never had explanation at AADVANTAGE Rent-a-Car about any options. I would imagine they SHOULD put it on all rentals and the rental agreement you sign would have you automatically give consent to being charged later on your credit card (they do this for any parking tickets anyway). My big question is: why the WEIRD amounts for the tolls though - 44 cents and 72 cents and 93 cents and just weird amounts like that as I saw on the signs passing the "booths"?? If I get a HUGE bill like $200 or whatever - Im hiring CAS!

Having a toll tag is cheaper. May be they were giving you the two different rates?

[chuckles]

$24.26 in tolls for this guy. One trip up to and from Plano, one up to and from Frisco, to and from the airport, and then to and from golf. More than I expected, but whatever...

[EndZoneQB]

$24.26 in tolls for this guy. One trip up to and from Plano, one up to and from Frisco, to and from the airport, and then to and from golf. More than I expected, but whatever...

Ya'll are newbs. There were easy ways around the tolls, including the street that literally ran alongside the Tollway to Frisco.

[17>1]

Ya'll are newbs. There were easy ways around the tolls, including the street that literally ran alongside the Tollway to Frisco.

I think the toll road was called "The Dallas Tollway" and running right next to it was the "Dallas Expressway". We stayed off the toll road and didn't pay a thing. The only tolls we paid the entire trip were on the Kansas Turnpike.

"Chicken $&?#%!'s" (Farva)

[CaBisonFan]

If I get a HUGE bill like $200 or whatever - Im hiring CAS!

Then you're in deep shit.

[A1pigskin]

I think Iowa keeps their speed limits low for the revenue.

[chuckles]

Ya'll are newbs. There were easy ways around the tolls, including the street that literally ran alongside the Tollway to Frisco.

I hear ya. I really should have checked that 'Avoid Tolls' box in Google Navigation. Well, you live and learn, I'll be sure avoid them next year!!!!

[Swaghook]

I hear ya. I really should have checked that 'Avoid Tolls' box in Google Navigation. Well, you live and learn, I'll be sure avoid them next year!!!!Still want to take the turnpike through Kansas so just get a second map for Texas.

[Pards Rule]

I think the toll road was called "The Dallas Tollway" and running right next to it was the "Dallas Expressway". We stayed off the toll road and didn't pay a thing. The only tolls we paid the entire trip were on the Kansas Turnpike.

"Chicken $&?#%!'s" (Farva)

Actually it is the Dallas "Parkway" certainly NOT an expressway as there are stoplights every major intersection.

[56BISON73]

They are likely taking a picture of the rear of the car since there are 19 states that don't require a front plate. If their system isn't able to capture information for plates from other states it's not sophisticated enough yet.

You are correct. When you drove through the tollway if you looked in the rear view mirror you could see all of the glass panels where the cameras were.

[17>1]

Actually it is the Dallas "Parkway" certainly NOT an expressway as there are stoplights every major intersection.

Ah, yes. I remember now.

[BigBison]

According to the NTTA(North Texas Tollway Authority) they will issue out-of-state license plates tolls, through third parties. So I guess will see...

[Pards Rule]

Just got my tolls on card > $21 - not bad for a lot of driving - lucky most offpeak - Saturday & Sunday.

[Twentysix]

According to the NTTA(North Texas Tollway Authority) they will issue out-of-state license plates tolls, through third parties. So I guess will see...

Sounds like a pile of G.W.Bullshit.

[SDbison]

Sounds like a pile of G.W.Bullshit. Maybe you are confusing that with a bunch of B.O. Stink!

[EndZoneQB]

Maybe you are confusing that with a bunch of B.O. Stink!

Hey, they both suck, agreed?

[adsfwerwfsfdsd]

i haven't received anything yet, but I did wedge a sonic cup between my bumper and plate. woops...