Recent statements by MTA officials refuted a New York Post article alleging the agency incurs billions in unpaid tolls annually. MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Cathy Sheridan emphasized that the authority collects 96% of owed tolls through various methods. The actual unpaid tolls stood at $187 million for 2023, alongside $53 million lost due to un-billable drivers. This brought the total toll evasion cost to $240 million, a significant increase over previous estimates. The MTA is increasingly focused on enforcement, especially with upcoming congestion pricing initiatives.
"Yesterday's story regarding toll losses in one of our fantasy tabloids - it is particularly egregious and misleading and grossly overstates our toll losses," MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Cathy Sheridan said.
"The MTA in fact collects '96 percent of what we're owed' from non-paying drivers, she said, 'through a variety of methods that includes: collection agency placements; New York State DMV suspensions; out of state suspensions; plate clearances..."
"Add that to the $53 million per year the MTA loses to 'un-billable' drivers - i.e. those committing license plate fraud - and the full cost of toll evasion was around $240 million in 2023..."
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