The all-electronic toll collection system being introduced in 2021 at the Bay Area s seven state-owned toll bridges is similar to the system used at the Golden Gate Bridge, which adopted all-electronic tolling in 2013. Automated, high-speed cameras will capture images of license plates, and the FasTrak customer service center will process the images and then mail an invoice each month to the address at which the vehicle is registered with the DMV.
The debut of all-electronic tolling and monthly invoicing at the state-owned bridges will mark the return of toll payment rules that were temporarily suspended in March.
Drivers who do not have FasTrak or a License Plate Account and who do not use the online one-time payment option will be required to return invoices with payment within 30 days. Those who neglect to return payment within 30 days will receive a Notice of Toll Evasion with a $25 penalty for each toll crossing.
Changes coming to Bay Area toll bridges Friday
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SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Traffic backs up at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza along Interstate 80 on July 25, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, Calif. - On Monday, Bay Area Toll Authority announced that a new all-electronic toll collection system will start after midnight New Year s Eve at the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Hayward bridges.
Customer who pay their tolls with a FasTrak tag or a license-plate account will see no difference in their statements, but drivers who are not enrolled in either program will also receive a monthly invoice for all toll bridge crossings from Friday on.