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02-03-2012, 02:12 AM
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Losin' it in SacTown!
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Sacramento, CA
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Biggest 15 cent mistake ever!
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02-03-2012, 03:18 AM
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Moderating Mama
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Location: Woodland, CA
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I have totally had this happen, over ten cents...argh. The $25 "toll evasion" made me really mad, too. But, lesson learned. Now I bring $10 in "toll stash" every time I head out toward the bay (coming from the Sac area also - I'm guessing you hit the toll violation on the Carquinez Bridge? That's the one we always forget about).
Sorry for the unexpected bill, especially over 15 cents.
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02-03-2012, 06:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Davis, Ca
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I live in Sacto area , too. Thanks for the warning !
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02-03-2012, 08:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: VA
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Toll Evasion? Man that is SO wrong!!
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02-03-2012, 08:44 AM
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is super awesome.
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Akron, Ohio
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I would totally send .15 cents taped to the letter, and that's it, with my phone number written next to it if they want to discuss the matter further. I'm sure you could have found .15 cents ON the bridge, or another passer-by would have given it to you, lol. What a bad toll operator. No wonder customer service is dead. People like him. Geeze.
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02-03-2012, 11:11 AM
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Moderating Mama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
Posts: 11,712
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Height: 5' 8"
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It's CA law, unfortunately. They're prohibited from accepting partial tolls, and if you don't pay the full toll, you get the ticket.
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02-03-2012, 11:48 AM
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is super awesome.
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Akron, Ohio
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Another reason to live in Ohio, I guess, lol. And I'm not sure, depending on the rudeness of the toll worker, if I would pay the ticket. I might still fight it. But I'm a fighter, not a lover, lol, so...
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02-03-2012, 11:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Woohoo! More NorCal peeps
My husband used ot commute from the east side of the bay to SF every day (talk about expensive!) so we bought a Fastrak to make it easier. He doesn't commute anymore, but we kept the Fastrak. It's hooked up to our credit card, so whenever it drops below the balance it refills automatically, and we never have to worry about it. (I'm a chronic no cash person) We rarely go over bridges anymore, but it is nice to know I never have to worry about it. If you get one at Costco, they have a discount on your first prepaid tolls. Even though there's not many bridges around you, it could be worth it.
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02-03-2012, 12:02 PM
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Losin' it in SacTown!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 144
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Height: 5'4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mandalinn82
I have totally had this happen, over ten cents...argh. The $25 "toll evasion" made me really mad, too. But, lesson learned. Now I bring $10 in "toll stash" every time I head out toward the bay (coming from the Sac area also - I'm guessing you hit the toll violation on the Carquinez Bridge? That's the one we always forget about).
Sorry for the unexpected bill, especially over 15 cents.
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Yup, that's the very one. I guess what I'm mad about most is that the guy didn't mention a "toll evasion" fee. You work at a toll booth, you should know and tell people that so they won't be like WTF when they get their bill.
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02-03-2012, 12:06 PM
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Losin' it in SacTown!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 144
S/C/G: 230/ticker/145
Height: 5'4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthLake
Woohoo! More NorCal peeps
My husband used ot commute from the east side of the bay to SF every day (talk about expensive!) so we bought a Fastrak to make it easier. He doesn't commute anymore, but we kept the Fastrak. It's hooked up to our credit card, so whenever it drops below the balance it refills automatically, and we never have to worry about it. (I'm a chronic no cash person) We rarely go over bridges anymore, but it is nice to know I never have to worry about it. If you get one at Costco, they have a discount on your first prepaid tolls. Even though there's not many bridges around you, it could be worth it.
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We go to SF only a few times a year so it wouldn't be worth it. Although if my husband gets this promotion he's up for, he *might* have to go to SF every Monday, so we'll see.
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02-04-2012, 03:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: New York
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Oh boy, for some reason that made me wonder what my Grandmother's reaction would have been...this is a woman who got a somewhat threatening letter from the town about some weeds she hadn't noticed near her sidewalk and followed the letter up with a very terse, cold lecture ending with "don't you ever send another letter like that to me." *snicker*
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02-04-2012, 03:42 PM
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Made of Starstuff
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New England
Posts: 8,731
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How frustrating!
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02-04-2012, 03:51 PM
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One day at a time
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 149
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Height: 5'3"
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You can get a fastrak transponder and backdate the effective date. Then there's no toll evasion fee, they just deduct your toll from the account.
I can't remember now if it's 30 or 90 days you can go back, though.
Last edited by flourless; 02-04-2012 at 03:52 PM.
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02-05-2012, 01:06 PM
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#14
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Never surrender
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 2,751
S/C/G: 251 current/237 minigoal/180
Height: 5' 9"
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that completely sucks. I grew up in the Bay Area (haven't lived there for decades, though), and I don't remember that ever happening, is it a new(ish) thing? here, they have an EZ Pass, a sticker you buy for your car so you get to use the EZ Pass lane.
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02-07-2012, 01:53 PM
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it's always something
Join Date: Aug 1999
Posts: 11,615
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I just read that there were 122 million cars that crossed the 7 toll bridges in the Bay area last year, or 334,246 cars per day.
If that traffic were divided evenly between each bridge, that would account for 47,749 cars per day on each bridge. I wonder how many cars approach it without having enough change to pass through.
Now imagine being a toll booth operator
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