Non-VA/DC/MD license plate cars, what happens on I-66 in HOV hour without EzPass?

[Anonymous]

DC gets so many visitors and what happens when one of those visitors is in, say "Illinois" license plate (private owned car not rental), and went into to I-66 during HOV hours without Ez-Pass, what happens to the driver? I heard that these days the overhead scanner also has camera built-in, so the photo evidence will prove that there was only one person driving the car (not sure how they can detect the child seat and such). Anyone know? Just curious.

[Anonymous]

You will get a ticket in the mail. Lots of other states use EZPass

[Anonymous]

I mean, if it is rental, the ticket will eventually forwarded to the renter (and would be charged on their credit card on file, I believe), but what about those in private car? I am sure there are tons of visitors who aren't aware of that I-66 HOV restriction.

[Anonymous]

If you don't have an ez pass, they take a photo of your license plate, and send a bill for the toll plus fine. It doesn't matter how many people are in the car, you are required to have an ez pass.

[Anonymous]

So, the Virginia Highway Authority(? not sure the correct term) has access to other states DMV/MVA database to track down who owns the ticketed car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, if it is rental, the ticket will eventually forwarded to the renter (and would be charged on their credit card on file, I believe), but what about those in private car? I am sure there are tons of visitors who aren't aware of that I-66 HOV restriction.

It would be the same as getting a red light camera or speed camera ticket in the mail - they send it to the address associated with the license plate.

As for visitors, there are a million signs before the on ramp, and Google Maps marks it as a toll road.

[Anonymous]

www.tollroadsinvirginia.com/MissedToll/FindMissedToll/

[Anonymous]

If your car is registered in the state where you get the ticket (red light, HOV violation, etc.) I get it, but for someone driving the out-of-state car (the farthest I've ever seen was Alaska plate) and getting a ticket in VA (but then by that time Alaska car is long gone from VA), how do the HW authority track you down? I once heard that DMV/MVA database aren't necessarily shared with other state (maybe close vicinity states, but Alaska from VA?). Is that true?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:www.tollroadsinvirginia.com/MissedToll/FindMissedToll/

How handy, did not know this existed. I can bookmark this for future reference. I will have friends visiting from out of state and not sure if they already have Ez-Pass. So, I need to inform them of the possible outcome. Will give them plenty of warning though.