Seems that NYS EZPass has been given the OK to go after all old EZpass violations.
I received a call from a collections agency stating that I have a 2005 violation of an unpaid toll crossing the TappanZee bridge. They are trying to collect $29 for a $4 toll.
NY EZpass misread the PA plate they had a photo of and did a lookup of the long expired NJ plate number (yes my NJ and PA plates have the same letters). They sent a violation notice to the old NJ address which I never received (I moved to PA over 2 years prior to the violation date).
At this point EZPass states I must deal with the collections agency - it's out of their hands. The collections agency states I must pay and gave me no option to dispute. They only offered to put the collections file on "HOLD" which was explained would result in transferring the case to some other collections agency.
Seems like a catch 22 - this could be in limbo for eternity
Customer service at NY EZpass said that if I was to get a violation and call them, they would have accepted the Toll and not the violations fee.
So in summary, they sent a violation notice with my name on it to the wrong address for a toll violation by a vehicle that didn't have the license plate that is listed on the violation notice at the time of the violation.
Anyone else have run-arounds with NY Ezpass and collections agencies?
At this point I guess I'll simply ignore any future calls from collections agencies...
I received a call from a collections agency stating that I have a 2005 violation of an unpaid toll crossing the TappanZee bridge. They are trying to collect $29 for a $4 toll.
NY EZpass misread the PA plate they had a photo of and did a lookup of the long expired NJ plate number (yes my NJ and PA plates have the same letters). They sent a violation notice to the old NJ address which I never received (I moved to PA over 2 years prior to the violation date).
At this point EZPass states I must deal with the collections agency - it's out of their hands. The collections agency states I must pay and gave me no option to dispute. They only offered to put the collections file on "HOLD" which was explained would result in transferring the case to some other collections agency.
Seems like a catch 22 - this could be in limbo for eternity
Customer service at NY EZpass said that if I was to get a violation and call them, they would have accepted the Toll and not the violations fee.
So in summary, they sent a violation notice with my name on it to the wrong address for a toll violation by a vehicle that didn't have the license plate that is listed on the violation notice at the time of the violation.
Anyone else have run-arounds with NY Ezpass and collections agencies?
At this point I guess I'll simply ignore any future calls from collections agencies...