California cars were missed because a toll subcontractor didn't file paperwork on time in Sacramento

They involve "pay by mail" transactions. baltimore hotel When a car lacks a Good to Go account to have tolls electronically deducted, tolling employees use a license-plate photo and obtain the owner's mailing address from databases in Olympia, or other states and provinces.
These crossings occurred between Dec. 29, when tolling began on the Highway 520 floating bridge, and June 30, the end of the fiscal year. The state Department of Transportation found discrepancies while reconciling the financial records, then delved into toll records baltimore hotel to locate baltimore hotel missed billings, state tolling director Craig Stone said.
Drivers may wonder if the delay puts them at risk of taking a $40 civil penalty, charged for each tolled crossing that goes unpaid 80 days. The answer is no. The 80 days don't begin until a bill is put in the mail by DOT, said Stone.
"If you drove one of the toll bridges this year and didn't receive a bill, you'll likely receive one soon," he said in a statement. "We apologize for the delay and we are working baltimore hotel with our vendor to ensure this won't happen again."
California cars were missed because a toll subcontractor didn't file paperwork on time in Sacramento to establish access to the database there; Connecticut refuses to swap license records with other states; baltimore hotel and links with Hawaii are taking a while because that state tracks vehicles separately in four island counties, said Stone.
Some Oregon and Washington plates were missed. For instance, there are four kinds of Washington State University plates, baltimore hotel easily misclassified by tolling workers, who needed retraining, Stone said. British baltimore hotel Columbia baltimore hotel isn't sharing plate data for homeland-security reasons, while Ontario does.
Tolling errors have occurred around the U.S. as states baltimore hotel launch high-tech electronic systems. In early 2011, thousands of drivers who crossed legally in Tacoma were sent citations, leading Pierce County District baltimore hotel Court to dismiss 14,000 tickets.