"BeemerBiker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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On Feb 22, 6:35 pm, "louie" <lou...@swbell.net> wrote:
> "BeemerBiker" <jose...@stateson.net> wrote in message
>
> news:97eec88c-c186-4c94-a468-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >I (and one of my kids) both rode from Ft Polk thru Houston to San
> > Antonio on 2/2/2010 (it was freezing cold) and we stayed in the HOV
> > lane all the way thru Houston's I-20. I had programmed an old GPS for
> > no tolls before we left so I am not sure how I got on the toll. We
> > saw toll booths on the non HOV lane but there was no booth in the HOV
> > lane, the one with the diamond. Sure enough, I just got a bill for .
> > 38c + .38c + .50c + admin fee of $33.00. I can send 3 money orders
> > all under $1 for the bills or I can just forget about it as I probably
> > wont ever be back again.
>
> > Seems to be that the diamond lane is for hov and I didnt see any sign
> > that an hov vehicle had to pay a toll.
>
> I think you should pay the total fee x 2. I mean, you know, what do you
> expect....
>
> No. 1 - going thru Houston
> No. 2 - I would not be caught dead with an old GPS
> No. 3 - Freeze riding
> No. 4 - I didn't see a sign does not work for white people
> No. 5 - Houston's I-20 has moved way North
>
> yep.. I think you're lucky
>
> good to see from you again
>
> ..louie
Got this from webmaster at hctra.org quote
"Thank you for allowing Harris County Toll Road Authority the
opportunity to assist you. We apologize for any inconvenience you may
have experienced. I have attached a copy of the Katy Lanes Affidavit
for you to fill out and return to our office within 30 days from the
due date on the invoice. This document will allow you to have the
administrative fees adjusted off and only pay the tolls."
Anyone else in this same pickle can find the form here
http://stateson.net/images/hovkaty.png
my complaint thru their web interface
quote "Gentlemen: I live in San Antonio all my life and passed thru
harris county 2/2/2010 on my way back from visiting my son in Fort
Polk, LA. I was in a lane that had a diamond in it and according to
DPS that is an HOV lane. I was in a legal HOV vehicle (motorcycle)
and there was no indication that I was required to pay a toll. I did
not leave the HOV lane. There was no indication that the toll was
required for HOV vehicles else I would have paid it.
According to the invoice I owe you about $1.50 and I can send that to
you."
God does exist!
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Dang! That is very good beemer. You done a whole lotta stuff, for a little
of nothing cost.
Will you be returning to Houston for a re-try?
I think Jerry uses that form weekly. He runs HOV (high on Vicodin) lane
also.
...loie
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