NYC Drivers Hit With Late Fee Congestion Pricing Text Scam
New York’s congestion pricing started, charging a base toll of $9— motorcyclists get a break —for any non-taxi passenger cars entering Manhattan south of 60th Street. Even before then, though, the official Tolls by Mail New York website posted a warning that it’s aware of a text message scam that attempts to collect personal information by threatening late fees on unpaid congestion tolls.
Got a late fee for NYC congestion pricing already? It's a scam.
The MTA says it will not charge any fines or fees besides the toll price for 60 days. Watch out for phishing scams.
NYC Congestion Pricing. Equitable? No. Profitable? $3 Million A Day
The roads of NYC are quickly becoming pathways of the haves and have nots due to Congestion Pricing. Is it Equitable? No. Profitable? Yes, to the tune of $3,000,000 a day
NYC congestion pricing meets a typical volume of vehicles on its second workday
Brutally cold temperatures and blustery conditions made for an uncomfortable trek into Manhattan for many on the second day of congestion pricing.
NYC now most expensive US city to drive into after $9 congestion toll ups driver costs to $27
With the introduction of congestion pricing, New York City has become the most expensive US city to drive into — costing car drivers up to $27 in fees just to enter Manhattan. That’s more than double the $10.
Here’s how N.J. drivers will get a E-ZPass toll credit for Lower Manhattan congestion fee
Three days into New York’s congestion pricing program that charges $9 to enter Lower Manhattan and some drivers said they haven’t seen the $3 toll credit when they checked their E-ZPass statements. The confusion is among New Jersey drivers who’ve contacted NJ Advance Media to say they haven’t received toll credit or seen it on their E-ZPass statement.
NYC congestion pricing in effect as drivers get through first workday commute with new tolls
Congestion pricing is now in effect in NYC, and drivers faced the first weekday commute with the controversial new tolling system.
New York City’s congestion pricing will add costs for businesses, but there are workarounds
While commercial trucks entering Manhattan will be charged depending on the truck size and time of day, there are workarounds.
New York City has just implemented congestion pricing on cars. Is a big city in Canada next?
New York City, a bustling metropolis with eight million people all trying to get somewhere, has now put a price on cars entering part of Manhattan, the first of its kind in North America. Could Toronto,
NYC congestion toll inspires sales of illegal DIY kits that let drivers obscure their license plates
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New York’s $9 a day congestion charge begins – driving residents onto ‘dangerous’ subway
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NYC Drivers Turn To TikTok To Share Illegal Hacks To Dodge $15 Congestion Fee
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New York City has imposed a congestion charge on drivers entering Manhattan. Should Toronto follow suit?
A congestion charge has finally come into effect in New York City and is being praised by experts who say Toronto could ...
NYC congestion pricing turns Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge into toll trap that hits drivers with $9 charge — even if they’re not heading downtown
The bridge is basically not free anymore,” Felicia Brown, a 40-year-old who works on First Avenue but lives in Queens, told ...
New York becomes first US city with congestion charge
The congestion zone covers an area south of central park, taking in well known sites such as the Empire State Building, Times ...
Congestion Pricing, Day 2: A Period of Adjustment
Some people were irate, others were pleased, as New Yorkers faced a new toll on driving into the center of Manhattan.
FreshDirect quietly slips in extra fee for customers in NYC congestion pricing zone
FreshDirect, whose colorful trucks are headquartered in the Bronx, tacked on an additional 50 cents for all deliveries below ...
NYC is first U.S. city to charge congestion toll, but Trump could end program
New York City has become the first U.S. city to introduce congestion pricing, which is expected to ease traffic and raise ...