My daughter borrowed my car to go to Chicago in July. On 8/29 I get a letter in the mail, complete with a photo of my license plate informing me that I had 3 toll violations. One violation was for the IPO lane. I guess this lane is for people that pay ahead and just drive through. The other two are fines in the ORT lanes. Aren't these the lanes that have long lines of cars paying cash for the toll? The original tolls equal 1.90 but with the automatic fines of 20.00 for each violation the total is 61.90.
I used my scanner to enlarge the photo to 800% and a man's figure can be seen operating the camera. Aren't these toll booth cameras supposed to be automatic? If so, why is there a man there?
I have read online that the Chicago Tollway Department targets out of state vehicles because they generally just pay the fines without scheduling a hearing to contest the fines. Those folks that do request a hearing/evidence review seldom win. The hearing/evidence judge can only schedule another hearing to reduce, cancel or set up payment plans. Many hundreds or thousands of dollars later, you most likely will still have to pay the fines.
What can be done about this one?
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