I traded in my car over a month ago to a dealership and just got a violation notice in the mail for someone driving on a toll road a mountain over from me. I knew I wasn’t tripping and checked an app that tracks all my driving in my new car and I was actually no where near my own house or near this toll road when this happened. I hate toll roads and would never voluntarily drive on one.
Anyway, I called the toll road place up and was surprised when she said that the car was my old car, not the newer car I just got. The license plate listed on the violation was not the same license plate I had when I had that car. I was thinking this license plate was for my newer car, its temporary license plate, but even that didn’t make sense because I got my permanent plates pretty quickly and put them on ASAP.
The toll road wants me to email them with some information about myself and saying I no longer own the car. But honestly, I don’t know where this stuff is like the bill of sale or release for my old car. Maybe it’s in my paperwork from the dealership? Maybe not. I don’t know, but it’s crazy I need to go get this information because of something someone else did after I let go of the car.
So what would happen if I just ignore this and move on with my life? The violation notice says there will be a lean on the vehicle if I don’t respond by March 2025, but, again, not my vehicle.
Can anything happen to me? I’m also not feeling this because I don’t like that a company is requesting me to send information about myself to them for something I have no knowledge about. How do I even know this is legit and not a scammer posing as the toll road?!
How about you give them the reference number on the letter, a sentence “I do not own that car any more.” And gently point them at the fact that the person the license plate is registered to might own the car? But I’d say this is fishy. How would they address the letter to you unless the license plate is registered to your name and address? They certainly can’t get your address from some database by the car’s color or model… Could be wise to find out if there is some fraud going on with whoever owns your old car, their license plates and your name and address. I’d phone the dealership and see what they have to say. Maybe they have more background knowledge concerning cars and the associated paperwork. But be wary, in case they’re in on some fraud.
I agree, toll roads charge based on the license plate or scannable toll pass. Did you have a toll pass in your old car? Even if you did, they should be able to see the license plate doesn’t match your account. Also when you called them did you call the number listed in the letter you got from them?
I would try looking up the company’s number online and calling that. Then if it is a legitimate toll charge, doing what dan1101 said should suffice. I definitely wouldn’t send them a bill of sale or other paperwork. If they’re still stubborn about it, a letter from the dealership that you traded/sold that vehicle on (date) might work.