

A $5 fee per toll charge would add up fast. Anyone know why TX has so many toll systems? Most states have gone with one, East coast to the Mississippi seems to be mostly EZPASS. I thought they did but I guess things changed. I guess TX doesn't have pay by license plate on their toll roads without extra fees($$).
TOLL TAG HOUSTON DRIVERS
Drivers who fail to pay violation notices on time are subject to collection fees and court fines that can add up to $350 per violation. If you do not have a prepaid tag - or do not have enough money in your toll account to cover the cost of your tolls - you will receive a Notice of Toll Violation with a $5.00 fee for each toll charge. The only way to pay tolls on the Grand Parkway is with a TxTag, EZ TAG, TollTag, METRO HOT Lanes Toll Tag, or K-TAG (Kansas Turnpike Authority).
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TxTags are also sold at AAA offices around the area and about 20,000 people have them in our area.What happens if I don't have a tag to pay tolls?

It can keep you from getting a fine of more than $30.

TOLL TAG HOUSTON REGISTRATION
TxTag registration is free and can be done online. TxTag officials say they have about 60,000 accounts statewide that do not have license plate information on file and potentially those drivers could be fined by HCTRA if the TxTag is not read properly by the EZ tag equipment. "If you don't have any of those three things, we don't consider you as being interoperable, meaning you can't use our system with your tag." You have to have an account in good standing, and you have to have your license plate registered," Howse said.
TOLL TAG HOUSTON DRIVER
Otherwise, if a TxTag-equipped car passes through an EZ Tag reader and a problem occurs, the driver will be fined. In turns out TxTag does not require license plate registration for use within its own system of toll roads, but drivers who are using a TxTag on toll roads in Harris County must take the extra step of registering their license plates. So because his tag didn't read, we had no reference point to say that he did have a tag." HCTRA spokesperson Lawanda Howse explained, "He had a TxTag and he did not have his license plate registered in the system. When that happens, the agency tracks down the account by using a car's license plate.īut the Kasers' license plate was not on file. Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) officials say occasionally their EZ Tag readers do not receive the information from windshield mounted tag. She said, "We had to pay almost a $40 fine when we thought we were doing everything the right way." It is issued by the Texas Department of Transportation and is supposed to work on all toll roads in Texas. Kaser and her husband both have a TxTag in their cars. TxTag owner Karen Kaser said, "In the instructions, it says you can use it on all the toll roads in Texas - the TxTag, the EZ Tag and Dallas has a tag, too." If you do not have a current EZ Tag account and go through the EZ Tag lanes you can expect a fine, but a handful of drivers who have a TxTag are also getting a fine. It may sound simple but TxTag does not require the registration in all cases and it's leading to fines for some drivers. To use a TxTag on Harris County toll roads you have to make sure your car's license plate is registered. Chances are you know about the EZ Tag, but TxTags are becoming popular as well.
