You check your mailbox, expecting a normal stack of junk postcards and marketing materials. Instead, there’s a toll notice from New Jersey for a car you’ve never driven. And while you may think it’s a scam, it’s actually a real bill from an official state Department of Transportation.
This is what some drivers in Colorado are facing thanks to what authorities call “ghost cars.”
The Weld County Sheriff’s Office says valid license plate numbers are getting plastered on cars from out of state
When those cars pass through toll lanes, the charges get sent to the owner of the original plate.
Denver7 says one resident discovered bills from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. But their car hadn’t ever left Colorado. In that case, the tag involved was a hard temporary plate, not a stolen one.
This isn’t a Colorado-only problem
New York recently saw a similar scam, with one driver hit with more than $600 in tolls that ended up in collections…