“When I heard the amount… there was no words,” the professional driver told CBS
NEED TO KNOW
- A longtime professional driver in NYC learned he owed the MTA over $14,000 after he says thought he was paying everything on time
- Luis Corporan tells CBS he hasn’t been able to work since Feb. 9 when the DMV suspended his registration for “failing to pay tolls, fees or other charges”
- Though he made a deal with the MTA to reduce the fee, he said he was still unable to pay $8,000 in one day
A long-time New York City driver thought he was paying his E-ZPass bills on time. Then one day, he received a bill from the MTA for over $14,000.
According to CBS News, Luis Corporan has been a licensed driver with the Taxi and Limousine Commission for more than 10 years. However, on Feb. 9, he had to find a different way to make a living when the Department of Motor Vehicles suspended his registration for “failing to pay tolls, fees or other charges.”
Corporan, a father of four, told the outlet that he was always “on top of” paying his bills, so he was surprised when the DMV’s suspension unit emailed him a breakdown of the charges. The charges dated back years, stating he owes $2,134.71 in unpaid tolls and $11,900 in fees, bringing the grand sum to $14,034.71…