

If the system computers glitch the consumer is burdened…Apparently a software update was issued a few weeks ago and this requires anyone that is on the auto-pay to turn it off and back on to reset it," said the sender in an email to FOX 7. "If the TxTag toll system reader out on the toll road glitches, the consumer is burdened.
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"Another one that doesn't happen as frequently, but when it does come up can be very problematic for the customer, is if a customer has a car and they sell that car through a private transaction, and through that process, they do not remove the original license plates on that car," said Williams.īurnet County man receives nearly $900 in TxTag fees for car he sold months ago

To avoid customer-caused issues, TxTag asks that customers make sure they are set up for auto-pay, so that there is no risk of an account running out of funds, and make sure a valid credit card is on file.

"But there are also some things that may be generating that on the customer side." "In some instances, that may be something on the TxTag side from a processing standpoint that we've been working to correct," said Williams. Toll runners beware: Travis County cracking down on repeat offenders.TxDOT terminates IBM toll operations contract due to system issues."I never received any information from TxTag indicating whether my card is expired or balance is low." READ MORE "I have received two bills from CTRMA and NTTA saying I have a past due bill… I have a toll tag with automatic recharge with a credit card on file," said one TxTag customer that emailed FOX 7 in January. However, FOX 7 Austin has heard from customers as recently as this year still dealing with this issue. The good news is that the vast majority of those issues have been resolved." "When you're talking about a back-office system that involves a lot of data.that's a lot to work through. "One of the unfortunate outcomes of that was that in some instances some of the customer accounts were not being properly updated and those customers may have been receiving a bill from CTRMA when they were a TxTag customer whose account was in good standing," said Williams. Williams said that problem stems from a vendor switch in 2021.
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Despite the glitches being fixed, drivers keep being overcharged on the toll roads.Įven more confusion has resulted when TxTag customers with accounts that contain funds have received Pay By Mail bills from toll road operators like the CTRMA.
