Texas toll roads

[Tater]

Spent the last month driving all over Texas.
As I live in Michigan, will I be receiving a bill for traveling on their toll roads?

[Kim Gass]

of course
https://tollguru.com/toll-cost-texas/

[bucko]

This will explain what to expect:

https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/pay-t...aying_in_Texas

As their old saying says: Don't mess with Texas

[Brownie]

I'm from Michigan also and spend the winter in Texas. I'm a full time RVer, so I have a personal mailbox, my driver's license, and my truck registration are in South Dakota. That really balls things up for the Texas tollway system. According to the lady I talked with, they have to submit a request for your address to the state in which your vehicle is registered, and it can take a while to get that information. Then I have to request my mail from my mail forwarding service and wait for it to arrive. All of that can take 2-3 months. But the Texas tollway system wants their money in 10 days.

I end up paying double the original fees in late fees and penalties!
I think I'm going online to purchase the tollway passport before I head back to Michigan in mid-April.

[TaftCoach]

I made the mistake of asking an Illinois toll worker of my Texas Tag works there (many states are reciprocal). They said yes. So I didn't log in later to check. Oops, fees for late payment.

In most states you can log into their system, enter your license plate, and check your bill.

[Daniel3359]

I live in Texas but have had some success in getting late penalties removed. You may want to call them and explain your situation.

[SloPoke]

Our last trip thru Florida... we paid the toll at the toll booth for the motorhome and trailer (bill is by # of axles) and then we received a toll-evasion citation in the mail a few months later for the Toyota that was on the trailer. It took months to fight that ticket / fine / penalty.

[extrachrispy]

Texas toll roads are notorious for failing to send you an initial bill, and your very FIRST contact from them is a late notice with a pile of late fees tacked on.

I refuse to drive the toll roads in Texas.

[Murff]

Drove a few toll roads in the Midwest to New Englsnd a few years ago where there were live toll takers. More than once, they'd step up to the window and state the toll and then go, "Oops!"

I asked if there was a problem and the said they didn't see the trailer behind the TV and were only charging a vehicle toll. I offered to pay for the trailer, but they said, once it's rang up, it's all they can collect.

Well shucks!

Murff

[madmaxmutt]

Originally Posted by Brownie

All of that can take 2-3 months. But the Texas tollway system wants their money in 10 days.

We visit family in Texas every year for Thanksgiving. I usually get my toll bill in October of the following year, and yeah they demand payment in 10 days.

[stu stoner]

Going west, we were getting on the Kansas Turnpike.....and I assumed (falsely) that my Easy Pass would be accepted, so I blew thru the toll booths....about a month later the bill came in the mail.....no penalties, just the toll amount.

[Scott91370]

Call the tollway company and get a toll tag. It'll cut the bill almost in half.
You'll also have it for next time you travel.

[rkymntsno]

TSD Open Roads now has a toll tag that will cover any tollroad in the U.S. according to their website. $20 annual fee and the transponder is $79.

[repeach]

Originally Posted by rkymntsno

TSD Open Roads now has a toll tag that will cover any tollroad in the U.S. according to their website. $20 annual fee and the transponder is $79.

rkymntsno, you are a genius. I have 3 different toll tags in my vehicles (2 TX on 1 NH), I will be reaching out to TDS to get one.
I did call them, $20 annual fee, $70 for the transponder, (no batteries or plug needed) and then only the toll fee, NO transaction charge.

[Bayoutalker]

I live in the Houston area and I refuse to use the toll roads. I won't pay for roads that are already paid for several times. It wouldn't save me much time anyway. I have my GPS set to avoid tolls.

[Osogrande]

Do yourself a favor and go to https://www.ntta.org/. The tag is free and it cuts the toll rate almost in half. You just link a credit card to the account. In addition, if you are a Legion of Valor recipient (thank you for your service!) NTTA offers free passage on all toll roads.

[Chuckles57]

We were in Texas this winter and thought we would get a bill for the toll road. Come to find out they charged our Florida Sunpass. All Good

[TaftCoach]

Originally Posted by Bayoutalker

I live in the Houston area and I refuse to use the toll roads. I won't pay for roads that are already paid for several times. It wouldn't save me much time anyway. I have my GPS set to avoid tolls.

Kind of like they keep taxing us for roads and bridges already built and paid for.

[Chuckles57]

Just another form of taxation in Texas.

[TaftCoach]

Originally Posted by Chuckles57

Just another form of taxation in Texas.

Lol. Toll roads or income tax? 🧐