BALTIMORE 鈥斅燭housands of drivers who owe Maryland toll money only have a few days left to take advantage of an opportunity to pay it back and get the penalty waived.
Each time a car without an E-ZPass responder goes through a toll plaza without paying, a photo is taken of the vehicle鈥檚 license plate.
鈥淓ach time we take a picture of a license plate, we mail you a bill,鈥� Maryland Transportation Authority Executive Director Milt Chaffee told WTOP.
鈥淲hen you don鈥檛 pay that bill within 30 days, we attach a $50 penalty for each time you go through.鈥�
And those penalties can add up, especially if you are a frequent user of tolled roads in the state.
Last month, MDTA began a waiver program that allowed drivers who owed toll money to pay it without being charged the penalty.
鈥淲hen we were facing having to start suspending [licenses] and referring people for nonrenewal on their license tags, we decided to give them an opportunity before we did that to pay their tolls without having to pay the penalty,鈥� Chaffee added.
When the waiver program started, 164,750 drivers owed tolls to the state.
To take advantage of this program, drivers have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to pay the toll.
The money can be paid at any E-ZPass administration office in the state, online at or by speaking to a live person on the phone at 1-866-320-9995.
鈥淭ake advantage of this,鈥� Chaffee said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a one-time, unique experience that they are going to be able to do this.鈥�
