South Bay Expressway

South Bay Expressway Submitted false claim for Toll Evasion San Diego, California

19th of Dec, 2010 by User960367

I received a Notice of Toll Evasion - Payment Request from Sout Bay Expressway Dated 12/1/10 requesting that I pay $63 by 12/22/2010 or $103 if not paid after 12/22/2010. Further, the letter states that "we may put a hold on your DMV registration" if payment is not received by 1/15/2011.

The letter states that on 11-16-2010 at 9:11 am I didn't pay the toll at (location) 9004-OLR-NB-2. I have no idea where that is, but it seems to be somewhere near San Diego.

This is completely impossible as I haven't been to or near San Diego in almost 10 years.

I called and spoke to a customer service agent who asked for my Citation number and license plate number. Within a few seconds he told me that it obviously wasn't me and that the case would be closed, and I could verify that by going to their website and entering in the Citation number.

Upon doing this, I clicked a link "VIEW" to see further details. According to the information on their own website, the violation was by someone with my exact license plate number minus the first digit (there's was 6 digits mine was 7).

It just seems to me that they send these letters out and hope people will just pay them without question. As soon as anyone does question the matter, the quickly close the case and drop it to avoid stirring up unwanted attention to their scam.

Judging by the complaints on this website, they do this quite often. Don't get taken in by this scam. It's akin to the clerk at the grocery store charging you for 2 heads of lettuce instead of just 1, and quckily appologizing and voiding it off if you catch them.

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4983 days ago by Wes

I just had a similar experience - received a notice dated 5/6/2011, alleging a violation on Easter Sunday, 4/24/11 near San Diego when I was in Palm Springs all day (and haven't been to San Diego in a year). My time is more way more valuable then the time this will take to bother with it, but I am certainly never going to pay it.

Maybe it is time for a class action lawsuit!

T.W. Arnold

4930 days ago by FTNITE

Just received one in the mail today- violation on 6/16/2011 at 05:49 PM. Went on their website and it occurred on "Olympic Parkway" wherever that is- I'm guessing San Diego. And like T.W. Arnold, I live in Palm Springs and haven't been to San Diego since last July PLUS I got off work at 05:00PM! I'd have to be doing 90 nonstop to get to San Diego! I went to the DMV and checked any violations- all clear, but said I still may have to pay a fee when I register in September. I don't want to call these scammers and will not waste time typing out an "affadavit of non-liability." I'm considering calling the San Diego Police Department.