E-ZPass Collects $300K In Two Weeks From Pa. Motorists Who Drive On Wrong Ramps: Report

By Justin Heinze:

EZ-Pass has collected about $300,000 in the last two weeks from motorists who used the wrong Pennsylvania Turnpike exit, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Thousands of drivers have been receiving bills for $65 from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for driving on the E-ZPass only ramps on the turnpike’s Northeast Extension near Wilkes-Barre, the report states.

The bill inclues a $25 “administrative fee” in addition to $40 for the toll, according to the report.

Drivers are charged so much for the toll because the fees are based on an exit 400 miles away near the border with Ohio, the report states.

The online complaint logs for the Better Business Bureau and ConsumerAffairs.com are filled with reports from motorists who have been charged similarly large sums for small mistakes.