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If you drive in the FasTrak lanes without an account you pay the fee + $10 surcharge (for a first time violation), and it goes up on the second violation: http

If you drive in the FasTrak lanes without an account you pay the fee + $10 surcharge (for a first time violation), and it goes up on the second violation: https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/help/invoices-and-penalties-faqs.shtml#faq-3 https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/help/invoices-and-penaltie... I'm having a hard time finding a citation but according to Google's AI summary if the second violation is unpaid they put a hold on your DMV registration, and the fine itself can be sent to a collection agency. I agree empirically I see people driving through the lane without a tag (i.e., no number shows up in the overhead display), but maybe these are people with FasTrak accounts being lazy?

calmworm 9mo ago
> but according to Google's AI summary Rarely a good citation. No pun intended.
Rebelgecko 9mo ago
Or people who drive over the cones right before the RFID reader Or lie and set the transponder to 3 people Or don't have license plates so can't be identified
b112 9mo ago
One annoying thing is I've tried to pay, but can't. I spend about four to five months per year in the Bay Area, but have Canadian license plates. The website doesn't even let you enter a Canadian plate, or a foreign plate. So I bought one of the transponders at Walgreens, and just leave it in the glove box because it has 20 bucks or something when you buy it. But I can't check its status, don't know how much is left on it, have no idea what I'm paying, really sucks.
- ainka-ainka 9mo ago
  Go to https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/home/index.shtml https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/home/index.shtml, make an account and link your tag using it's serial number. Hopefully you'll get the information you're looking for there.
  - b112 9mo ago
    As I said, making an account requires a license plate. Even for "Create a Fasttrak account". It's on the second page, demanding a license plate.
the_svd_doctor 9mo ago
Some people just set it to 3+...

calmworm 9mo ago

> but according to Google's AI summary Rarely a good citation. No pun intended.

Rebelgecko 9mo ago

Or people who drive over the cones right before the RFID reader Or lie and set the transponder to 3 people Or don't have license plates so can't be identified

b112 9mo ago

One annoying thing is I've tried to pay, but can't. I spend about four to five months per year in the Bay Area, but have Canadian license plates. The website doesn't even let you enter a Canadian plate, or a foreign plate. So I bought one of the transponders at Walgreens, and just leave it in the glove box because it has 20 bucks or something when you buy it. But I can't check its status, don't know how much is left on it, have no idea what I'm paying, really sucks.

ainka-ainka 9mo ago
Go to https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/home/index.shtml https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/home/index.shtml, make an account and link your tag using it's serial number. Hopefully you'll get the information you're looking for there.
- b112 9mo ago
  As I said, making an account requires a license plate. Even for "Create a Fasttrak account". It's on the second page, demanding a license plate.

the_svd_doctor 9mo ago

Some people just set it to 3+...