Originally Posted by
drvb
I don't live in the USA and I have driven a rental car without an E-Z pass on toll roads in Maryland and perhaps I have driven in an E-Z pass lane in Virginia (I was too focused on finding my destination to be able to pay attention to which lane I was driving in). I don't want to get into trouble and I would like to avoid ridiculous penalty fees from the rental company (Alamo). I will return the car later today (January 15, 2017). Any suggestions what I should do?
Nothing you can do about it now; most likely there were cameras and in the absence of an EZ-Pass recorded the vehicle's license plate number. Toll amount due and possibly a fine will be sent to registered owner of vehicle (Alamo), who will in turn charge your credit card.
Alamo will contact you if or when they are hit with the charges notifying you of the matter and how they resolved (charged your credit card or sending you a bill).
Once you have any sort of notice from Alamo reach out and see if any assessed fees can be reduced or waived. Usually many local or state authorities that collect tolls give first time offenders a "pass" as in only charging the toll. Car rental places OTHO often have no such luck. *LOL*
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There really isn't anything you can do now until Alamo hears from local agency and bills you for the missed tolls. The local office where you rented/returned has nothing to do with things like this; but rather comes out of a central office.
Being as all this may are you totally sure the vehicle didn't have some sort of EZ-Pass/toll device? Many places are installing them in vehicles as matter of routine.