Window closing for Maryland drivers with unpaid video tolls to avoid penalties – WTOP News

Drivers in Maryland who haven’t paid their video tolls have 60 days to keep away from related civil penalties equivalent to late fee charges.

When the Maryland Transportation Authority’s grace interval ends on Nov. 30, the state will cost drivers for not paying their video toll by its due date, based on an announcement.

Earlier than the MDTA grace interval ends subsequent month, drivers can go to DriveEzMD.com to pay their tolls and keep away from further charges.

MDTA stated drivers may cut back their toll quantity by “changing their Video Tolls to E-ZPass or Pay-By-Plate,” and paying their total stability.

Round $74 million in civil penalties for 492,000 drivers and companies are presently waived beneath the client help plan that ends Nov. 30. MDTA will cost drivers the civil penalty along with their unpaid toll beginning Dec. 1.

Video tolling is “a type of digital toll assortment, which makes use of nonetheless photos of a automobile’s license plate to determine a automobile liable to pay a toll. The picture is captured because the automobile drives beneath the gantry or by means of a toll plaza at a toll-collection facility,” based on the MDTA web site.

“Begin toll funds now — don’t wait till it’s too late. Prospects now have two months remaining to benefit from the plan’s limited-time alternative,” MDTA stated within the assertion.

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