Man refuses to pay the Trolls at Delaware Memorial Bridge.

2008-04-16 10:19:01

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blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7121

An Abingdon, Maryland man seemed to have perfect what many people think about each time they go through a toll booth.

Frank Maier had dodged paying tolls 633 times. Police say Maier owes the Delaware Transportation department almost $5000 in unpaid tolls and another $30,000 in fines and penalties.

Police say Maier began driving through E-ZPass only lanes in January 2005 to avoid paying trolls at the Interstate 95 toll plaza near the Maryland Delaware line.

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2008-04-16 10:24:45

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AchangelTyreal: 360 owns my soul; +31|6984|Behind You

I am confused, they take a picture of your license plate whenever you go through there if you don't pay, did this guy think he would actually get away with it?

2008-04-16 10:25:31

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Tehremos: Parcel of ol' Crams; +128|6883|Somersetshire

"E-ZPass only lanes"

so what are they?

2008-04-16 10:28:08

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Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7208|St. Andrews / Oslo

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2008-04-16 10:28:09

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Graphic-J: The Artist formerly known as GraphicArtist-J; +196|6602|So Cal

2008-04-16 10:28:15

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Runs_with_sciss0rs: Well butter my buscuit; +121|6668|14072

Tehremos wrote:
"E-ZPass only lanes"

so what are they?

You can drive through without paying the fee.. but you get a bill every month or so with the charge.

2008-04-16 11:11:28

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blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7121

Runs_with_sciss0rs wrote:
Tehremos wrote:
"E-ZPass only lanes"

so what are they?
You can drive through without paying the fee.. but you get a bill every month or so with the charge.

yeah they have cameras and they take a pic of ur license plate every time u use the ipass

2008-04-16 11:15:02

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7097|London, England

What I dislike is that often you have companies charging a toll even though the bridge has already paid itself off from previous tolls. I suppose you still need maintenance money, but doesn't that usually come from elsewhere? What's the point in tax if you're going to end up paying more anyway. Also, they could at least reduce the toll fee once the bridge has paid itself out, instead they usually increase it. Fucking profit monkeys

2008-04-16 11:17:46

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h4hagen: Whats my age again?; +91|6828|Troy, New York

Tehremos wrote:
"E-ZPass only lanes"

so what are they?

Its a unit you stick to your window, and it charges your credit card when you go through, and you don't have to stop (no rail or anything).

2008-04-16 11:18:41

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too_money2007: Member; +145|6784|Keller, Tx

I've had an idea that I call the "Transporter" method. Fix your car whereby flipping a switch will lower another license plate in front of your normal one (or flip yours over to reveal another) and that's what gets the picture. Oh yeah!

2008-04-16 11:24:45

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blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7121

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
What I dislike is that often you have companies charging a toll even though the bridge has already paid itself off from previous tolls. I suppose you still need maintenance money, but doesn't that usually come from elsewhere? What's the point in tax if you're going to end up paying more anyway. Also, they could at least reduce the toll fee once the bridge has paid itself out, instead they usually increase it. Fucking profit monkeys

good point meki

2008-04-16 11:24:58

#12

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6887|'Murka

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
What I dislike is that often you have companies charging a toll even though the bridge has already paid itself off from previous tolls. I suppose you still need maintenance money, but doesn't that usually come from elsewhere? What's the point in tax if you're going to end up paying more anyway. Also, they could at least reduce the toll fee once the bridge has paid itself out, instead they usually increase it. Fucking profit monkeys

That's one reason why most people dispise the thought of toll roads...because they are promised that the toll is to pay for the road, but the toll never goes away. So you're effectively getting taxed for the road, plus paying to use it...double-dipping by the govt.

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2008-04-16 11:26:10

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FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6887|'Murka

too_money2007 wrote:
I've had an idea that I call the "Transporter" method. Fix your car whereby flipping a switch will lower another license plate in front of your normal one (or flip yours over to reveal another) and that's what gets the picture. Oh yeah!

I could've used that when I got my camera speed-gun speeding ticket this week...

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-04-16 11:32:09

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FlemishHCmaniac: Member; +147|6888|Belgium

too_money2007 wrote:
I've had an idea that I call the "Transporter" method. Fix your car whereby flipping a switch will lower another license plate in front of your normal one (or flip yours over to reveal another) and that's what gets the picture. Oh yeah!

Didn't that feature in a Bond movie?

2008-04-16 12:47:29

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bennisboy: Member; +829|7122|Poundland

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
What I dislike is that often you have companies charging a toll even though the bridge has already paid itself off from previous tolls. I suppose you still need maintenance money, but doesn't that usually come from elsewhere? What's the point in tax if you're going to end up paying more anyway. Also, they could at least reduce the toll fee once the bridge has paid itself out, instead they usually increase it. Fucking profit monkeys

Like the dartford crossing

Good point, Well made

2008-04-16 12:51:33

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Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6921|The Land of Scott Walker

I hate tolls with a passion. If a state needs more money to maintain their roads and bridges etc, then they need to put that in their budget, not soak people for it otherwise. Everytime I drive through Illinois and see that stupid sign "thank you for using the Illinois tollway" ... as if I have a choice. And why are the roads still so crappy if we're paying so much toll money??!??!??!?

2008-04-16 13:19:36

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commandochristian: Honda - The Power of Dreams; +293|6888|Michigan, USA

FlemishHCmaniac wrote:
too_money2007 wrote:
I've had an idea that I call the "Transporter" method. Fix your car whereby flipping a switch will lower another license plate in front of your normal one (or flip yours over to reveal another) and that's what gets the picture. Oh yeah!
Didn't that feature in a Bond movie?

Not sure about the Bond movie, but it was in a Mythbusters episode! (they had another license plate on the back of their legal one and flipped it over)

2008-04-16 13:20:52

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doug1988: spank that azz.; +146|6334|Nibiru in a far away galaxy

2008-04-16 13:37:52

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Benzin: Member; +576|6474

Actually, the way EZ Pass works is you buy an account and get this little transmitter box. You still are supposed to slow down or wait for it to authenticate as you approach the booth. But the box just automatically debits your account and when it gets to a certain point, it recharges itself automatically from your credit card/debit acct.

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