In times of crisis, motorists try to save on practically everything. They also do it at the motorway toll booth, choosing not to pay the fee due to be able to pass.
This is a real problem. There are those who do not pay because they do not have the money to do it on the spot, on the other hand it sometimes happens that you find yourself without cash or without a card. And there are those who don’t pay because he doesn’t want to.
Obviously no one, in any case, can prevent the driver from leaving the motorway. So just in case you shouldn’t have money with you, you talk to the toll collector, then the situation is explained and everything is resolved in a few minutes.
On the other hand, those who have no intention of paying to save money or to cheat, try to be a crafty one, still passes by the bar, perhaps by queuing up to a motorist who has a Telepass.
What happens if you go through the toll booths without paying
As strange as it may seem, there is no escape. Everything is recorded at the motorway toll booths. Who passes without paying the ticket commits an administrative offense that can result in a complaint, it all depends on the after and how the motorist behaves in debt.
As already mentioned, those who do not have the money at the moment, you can ask the toll collector for help, which provides him with a receipt showing all the details of the car, who was driving, the time of entry and the time of exit from the toll booth. This receipt is used to pay the amount due, which must be paid within a maximum of 15 days. You can pay in many ways. For example online on the autostrade.it website, or in the various tobacconists, bars, newsstands and SisalPay points used. Alternatively, you can make a bank transfer.
The amount in all these cases is not increased if you pay on time. If, on the other hand, the 15 days expire, the penalties are triggered, for which you can receive a fine ranging from € 85 and € 338. Not many people know that there is also a 2-point deduction from the driving license.
Insolvency or fraud, that’s when it comes to scam
In some cases, not paying the toll it means being accused of fraudulent insolvency, in other cases it is a scam. There is talk of scam especially when you queue up to those who have a telepass. Then there are those who adopt other tricks that don’t always work though. They are all designed to bypass the system.
For example, there are those who travel by covering the license plate so that they cannot be registered or reported. All this most likely happens due to the economic crisis that has hit us.
