Illinois: Bogus toll tickets Minnesota our drivers

Minn. tells Illinois: Quit sending bogus toll tickets to our drivers

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Attorney General Lori Swanson said today that Illinois Tollway officials have promised numerous times to clear up the improperly issued tickets, but nothing has been done.

Some of the cases involve vehicles that Minnesotans had sold before the ticket was issued or bought after the alleged violation, Swanson said. In Minnesota, license plates stay with the vehicle following a transfer of ownership. In Illinois and other states, the plates stay with the motorist.

Citizens have been threatened by collection agencies that their driver's license or vehicle registration will be suspended if they do not pay a fine to a collection agency -- even when they weren't responsible for the alleged infraction, Swanson said.

Other incidents involve errors in the visual processing of license plates from tollway photographs, she said.

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[Attorney General Lori] Swanson said that Minnesotans who question tollway tickets that are mailed to them, or who have been threatened by a debt collection agency over missed-toll violations should contact her office at 651-296-3353 or 800-657-3787.

Comment: Another reason to avoid Illinois!