unattended toll booths
#2
02-22-2009, 10:17 AM
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I have been short twice in Chi town and tossed in what I had and never had it come back and bite me in the butt, but I do know people who have gotten bills and tickets in the mail for running those change demons.
If you run Chicago a lot it wouldn't hurt for you to get yourself an I-Pass or EZ pass. That way you don't have to worry about having change.
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#3
02-22-2009, 10:25 AM
i have been short twice in chi town and tossed in what i had and never had it come back and bite me in the butt, but i do know people who have gotten bills and tickets in the mail for running those change demons.
If you run chicago a lot it wouldn't hurt for you to get yourself an i-pass or ez pass. That way you don't have to worry about having change.  1234
#4
02-23-2009, 02:35 AM
Last year when going from 294 to I55 i had no change..i tossed in what i had and went on my way...i went online to pay it(illinoistollway.com) and said i couldnt pay it if it had been more than 7days since the violation......nothing ever happenend
#5
02-23-2009, 03:39 AM
Yes you will get a notice in the mail for the toll plus a $20 fee for missing it. I got 2 when my ezpass wasn't reading properly. A friend of mine got one for $1,300.
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#7
02-23-2009, 04:24 AM
When I was brand new to OTR, I found one of these in West Chicago somewhere. One of the many things no one bothered to mention to me. I scrounged the laundry fund and tossed it in there, mad as hell.
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#8
02-23-2009, 07:58 AM
Mike! C'mon brother, give us the rest of the story. Ok $20, busted, oh well. But, $1300!?!? What happened!?
#9
02-23-2009, 09:42 AM
when you run around Chicago as much as we do it doesn't take long to rack up that much. Some days you could do 10 or more missed tolls at $20 a pop plus the toll fee, some of which are $8.
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#10
02-23-2009, 10:08 AM
Whew!!! I hate that about Chicago. Oftentimes I don't have the change, and I'm not lying, sometimes I'll put in the 30 cents car fare instead of the five axle. Probably not the only one.
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