Toronto Canada toll roads?

Question

I am from New York, I was traveling on a highway outside of Toronto, Ontario. It was a pay road but there was no toll station, only an odd looking electronic structure situated on the on/off ramps. How do those things process your payment if there's no one around to take your money? Anyone from Toronto area who is familiar with this system?

Answer 1

You were on the 407 ETR (Express Toll Route) and you will get a bill within the next 30 days for using it. If you do not pay it, they will flag your license plate for the next time you come into Canada. They used to have a policy that if it is the first time your license plate is picked up by the electronic structure (which is a camera) than they let you off but I'm not sure if they still do that because they privatized it to a company and it's no longer run by our provincial government. If you haven't received a bill within 2 months (60 days), then you probably won't but the next time you use it they will send you a bill.

Answer 2

I AM Canadian and I can read so here we go. 1) They are billing you in Canadian currency. That is what we use here and that is what you get billed in. 2) If you don't pay, from their website: 407 ETR is an all-electronic, open-access toll highway without booths or barriers. This design was chosen by the Government to improve traffic flow and to reduce congestion. Because there are no barriers, 407 ETR cannot stop someone from using the highway – even if they are significantly in debt. While most 407 ETR customers pay their bills, there are some people who use the highway and refuse to pay. That’s unfair to paying customers and the company. To collect from individuals who have not paid their bills on time, 407 ETR uses traditional methods, including internal collections and third-party collection agencies, similar to other companies. In addition, 407 ETR can require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to deny the renewal of existing licence plates and the issuance of new plates. Now, I know that the company that administers the ETR has aggreements in place with most Canadian provinces (most likely all of them but since I don't know for sure I'll say only "most") and I do know for a fact that they have agreements in place with a few US States such as New York and others to collect at the time your vehicle registration comes due. At the same time though, they can and do send collection agencies after people as well, both in the US and Canada. So, from a literate Canadian, there you go. The choice is yours what you want to do with the bill.

Answer 3

The structure photographs your license plate and you get a bill in the mail - pretty simple.
I don't know if you get a bill in the US - probably, because the toll company has agreements with licensing departments across Canada to send the bills to the right address.

Answer 4

They photograph your licence plates at the entrances and exits, and then send you a bill in the mail. You can also buy a sort of transmitter for your car that will allow them to charge you. Sorry, I'm not sure whether or not they are able to send a bill to you in New York - if not, lucky you.