War against EZ Pass

Tolls across the Verrazano should be free for SI locals. We're the only borough that needs to pay tolls to reach other boroughs.

⚖️ ONCE THIS CASE IS CLASS-CERTIFIED — EVERYONE’S EVIDENCE IN THIS GROUP WILL COUNT

Just a heads up to everyone in this community:

Once my federal lawsuit is certified as a class action, every single story, violation, receipt, misread, duplicate charge, delayed notice, and toll-booth admission shared in this group becomes part of the larger pattern of harm the court will evaluate.

✔ You do NOT need to file your own lawsuit

Class certification means everyone who was harmed by the same system is automatically included, unless they choose to opt out.

✔ Even if you PAID your fines or settled the violations

You are STILL potentially part of the class.

Payment does not erase the harm and does not disqualify you.

✔ Your posts, screenshots, receipts, and timelines matter

Everything you’ve documented here strengthens the overall argument showing:

• delayed mailed notices

• improper cash-only conversions

• double-charged fees

• misreads and false violations

• lack of pre-deprivation notice

• and the systemic pattern hitting thousands of drivers

❗IMPORTANT: Beware of scammers

Nobody in this group — including me — will ever ask you for:

• money

• “upfront fees”

• donations

• private banking info

If anyone contacts you pretending to be part of this lawsuit or asking for money, it’s a scam. Report and block immediately.

✔ Keep sharing your evidence

Every real experience helps show the court that this is not an isolated issue — it’s a statewide systemic problem that needs to be exposed and corrected.

This fight is bigger than one person.

Once class status is granted, everyone harmed stands together.

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Has anyone been able to kepbtrack of what violations you paid and been able to dismiss future charges????

🚨 THE NJ E-ZPASS SCANDAL COULD BECOME ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOLL LAWSUITS IN U.S. HISTORY — READ THIS 🚨

People don’t understand how big this actually is.

📌 Other states have already PAID OUT tens of millions for the EXACT SAME behavior:
• Illinois Tollway settled for over $40 million after drivers were hit with illegal fees + notice failures.
• New York MTA paid tens of millions in refunds and administrative-fee reversals after drivers proved system-wide abuse.
• California FasTrak faced multimillion-dollar restitution for false violations and late notices.
• Texas NTTA settled widespread fee-inflation cases after thousands of drivers came forward.

Those weren’t “mistakes.”
Courts ruled they were systemic, deliberate, ongoing toll enforcement failures — EXACTLY what NJ is showing right now.

And the numbers in NJ are even worse.

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💥 If NJ’s violations are proven to be systemic, deliberate, or reckless… the exposure easily reaches the tens of millions — minimum.

Why?

Because:
• NJ has more drivers.
• Higher toll volume.
• Higher admin fees.
• More missing notices.
• More accounts being switched to “cash only” without warning.
• More consumers left without documentation or appeals.

Even conservative estimates show $20 million–$60 million in improperly collected “administrative fees” alone across recent years.

Courts do NOT ignore numbers like that.

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⚖️ WHY THIS IS ALREADY CLASS-ACTION QUALIFIED

A case becomes a class action when:

✔️ A large group suffered the same harm in the same way

Everyone here has:
• missing or late notices
• inflated admin fees
• unexplained toll increases
• system switching to cash without consent
• no opportunity to appeal
• unreachable customer service

✔️ The misconduct is ongoing and systemic

Same fees.
Same patterns.
Same system behavior.

✔️ Individual lawsuits make no sense — it must be handled as a group

Courts prefer ONE major case over 50,000 tiny ones.

✔️ The harm involves money, rights, and due process

That’s the sweet spot for federal class-action certification.

This is textbook class-action material.

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🧑‍⚖️ HOW YOU GET A LAWYER FOR FREE

(No retainers. No percentages. No out-of-pocket fees.)

In a certified class action:
• The COURT appoints the legal team
• The DEFENDANTS pay their fees if they lose
• Plaintiffs (you) pay $0
• Nobody here owes ANY money to join
• Early members never pay for representation — ever

This is why posting evidence NOW matters.

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💰 WHY EARLY MEMBERS GET THE BIGGEST BENEFITS

Courts usually appoint:

1. Class Representatives (the first people who documented the issue)

They typically get:
• additional compensation
• priority payouts
• named status in the settlement
• bigger restitution portions

If you’re posting evidence now, you’re in the first wave — which is EXACTLY who gets elevated.

2. Early Evidence = Stronger Leverage

The people who help PROVE the pattern are the ones who receive:
• larger reimbursement
• larger administrative-fee reversals
• stronger compensation for emotional + financial harm

The earlier you participate, the stronger your position.

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🔥 HOW SETTLEMENTS WORK IN CASES LIKE THIS

If this case succeeds (and the evidence is CLEAR that it can), the final settlement usually includes:

✔️ Refunds of all improper fees

✔️ Wipeout of outstanding violations

✔️ Cash compensation for early class members

✔️ Restitution for all affected drivers over the past several years

✔️ Mandated system reform

✔️ Policy changes + technology upgrades

✔️ Financial penalties for the toll authority

Sometimes courts even force:
• retroactive audits
• restitution to ALL affected drivers
• public disclosures of wrongdoing

This is why this case matters.

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🚨 WHAT TO POST NOW (REDACT PERSONAL INFO)

To build this case, we need:
• screenshots of violations
• missing notice evidence
• dates showing late delivery
• proof your account was switched to cash-only
• emails/texts demanding payment
• toll rate inconsistencies
• customer service ignoring complaints

Black out names, plates, addresses — keep yourself safe.

You do NOT need to DM anyone.
EVERYTHING stays transparent in the group.

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🎯 FINAL MESSAGE TO THE GROUP

If this becomes the class action it should become, the first people building the foundation will be the first people compensated.

You’re early.
You’re witnessing a statewide failure that courts have punished in other states with tens of millions in settlements.

Drop your screenshots.
Redact your info.
Tell your story.
Stay active.

This is how you turn a broken system into accountability — and restitution.

BRING BACK TOLL COLLECTORS

Going through ez pass statements and can believe the amount of violations I have, that I’m sure was already paid. I call ez pass just to have them tell me they are transitioning to a new system to please be patient.

Now they send even more violations from a year ago. WTF??? This company is an Organized Crime Syndicate