What happens if you drive through a toll without paying in California?

The registered owner will receive a violation notice in the mail (usually within two weeks). Each violation transaction is assessed a $57.50 penalty in addition to the toll amount due. If the registered owner has no previous violations, the penalties will be waived. This is a courtesy for first time violators only.



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In California, if you go through FasTrak lane without a pass, you will receive a toll violation notice. Toll violation will include the regular toll rate plus a penalty as: First notice: $25 penalty. Second notice: $70.

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To check if you owe toll in California, call at 877-229-8655. If you have a FasTrak, you can log into your account and view all the toll hits and the ones you owe. Note: For missed tolls in California, the concerned tolling authority sends a toll invoice to the vehicle owner (usually within 30 days).

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By phone using a credit card: Call toll-free 1-877-229-8655 or 415-486-8655 outside the USA. In person using cash: Visit a Cash Payment Location. In person using cash, check, money order, or credit card: Visit the Bay Area FasTrak Customer Service Center (375 Beale Street, San Francisco).

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Tolls incurred on The Toll Roads can be paid using: FasTrak® Account – FasTrak is a preestablished account that can be used to pay tolls electronically on every tolled bridge, lane and road in California. Learn more about FasTrak. FasTrak Prepaid – Tolls are prepaid and eligible for a discount.

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Absolutely nothing. While the penalty for certain parking violations will vary at the state and municipal levels, they are nonmoving violations in all instances. As such, a parking ticket does not go on your driving record since it doesn't reflect poorly on your safety habits as a driver.

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If a valid FasTrak toll tag is not detected, an image of the vehicle license plate will be used to send a violation notice to the vehicle’s registered owner through the mail. The notice will include the toll amount plus a penalty for using the express lane without a valid FasTrak toll tag.

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Roadside equipment recognizes the FasTrak tag, records the transaction and transmits the information to the FasTrak Customer Service Center to automatically deduct the toll from the account holder's prepaid balance. Tolls are only collected during the posted express lane hours of operation.

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You can check your account balance any time by logging into your online FasTrak account or by calling the FasTrak Customer Service Center.

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If you use an express lane without a valid FasTrak toll tag, you will receive a violation notice. The following is a schedule of toll evasion penalties: First notice issued: $25 penalty. Second (delinquent) notice issued: $70 ($25 penalty plus $45 late fee).

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