We have an E-tag.
This is a useful way to pay the tolls around the place on those toll-roads that don't have a manual toll payment system, as we can use it in New South Wales or Victoria - the different systems talk to each other.
Supposedly.
When you drive on a tollway, little electronic sensors read the signal from the tag and charge your account. You hear a little "beep" - there are other beeps that say that the account is low on funds or that it isn't working.
Supposedly.
If for some reason your tag doesn't work, your car registration should be on their system anyway, so that when the cameras at the toll points take a picture of your plate, they just match it to your account and charge it appropriately.
Supposedly.
And if you don't have an account and you haven't paid for anything like a weekend pass, you get a notice in the mail that charges you the toll (anything from $1.40 to $5, depending on where you drove), and an administration charge.
( And so can you guess what has happened? )
Supposedly.
When you drive on a tollway, little electronic sensors read the signal from the tag and charge your account. You hear a little "beep" - there are other beeps that say that the account is low on funds or that it isn't working.
Supposedly.
If for some reason your tag doesn't work, your car registration should be on their system anyway, so that when the cameras at the toll points take a picture of your plate, they just match it to your account and charge it appropriately.
Supposedly.
And if you don't have an account and you haven't paid for anything like a weekend pass, you get a notice in the mail that charges you the toll (anything from $1.40 to $5, depending on where you drove), and an administration charge.
( And so can you guess what has happened? )
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