Ohio Turnpike Commission to start issuing late fees for unpaid tolls [Video]

CLEVELAND — It’s been more than nine months since the Ohio Turnpike Commission made the switch to its new tolling system, and as motorists got used to it, especially those without E-ZPass, the Turnpike Commission has cut them some slack in paying their unpaid toll bills, but that courtesy is coming to an end.

When it came time to put in a new toll collection system, the Ohio Turnpike Commission decided not to go with a completely no toll booth open road tolling system like Pennsylvania, New York and Illinois, where drivers are tolled by plate through the mail if they don’t have an E-ZPass.

Ohio Turnpike launches new toll collection system

Instead, they went with a hybrid system, allowing those with E-ZPass to drive without stopping and those without it to pay at a toll booth.

They knew some drivers without E-ZPass would inevitably be confused and pass through the E-ZPass-only high-speed checks. Those drivers have …