Ontario man shocked to receive Highway 407 bill for nearly $28,000

[Jenesis]

Once my home address received a 407 bill for a deceased family member that didn't drive, have a car or was alive at the time on the bill.
I tossed it away and a few months later received a letter saying it was going to creditors for collection and it will affect future credit ratings etc.
Just to shut them up I mailed them a copy of the bill and the death cert with a note that if they didn't straighten things out I was going to call the Toronto Star / Silverman helps .
Never heard from them again.

I was billed for 407 for a deceased person as well. Same as the OP, they were going through the past logs and once I took over the plate, I had to pay or I could not use the plate or get a sticker for it. I could use my original plate. This was a vanity plate and I really wanted it for sentimental reasons.

Come to find out that a family member drove the car before it was given to the person who it was willed to. So even though We had a death certificate, it was not accepted because they had proof of the car using the 407.

I paid the bill and finally got the money out of the family member. But I did get the interest taken off because 407 admitted this was the first bill they sent for the tolls. Can’t charge me interest on a bill I never got in the first place.

 

[Ref]

27% annual interest? Talk about extortion. You would think government would outlaw rates that high.

Unless the government owned most of the highway, which it does.

The Company is owned by indirectly owned subsidiaries of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (total 50.01%), also known as CPP Investments; Cintra Global S.E., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovial S. A. (43.23%); and SNC-Lavalin (6.76%).

 

[IM469]

Did you read the part where I didn't see any toll signs.... yeah I'm surprised big time. And it's by far the most expensive toll I ever had in my life.

I lived in New York and would travel the Toll roads using my EZ-Pass. The tolls I would pay for a month wouldn't equal a trip across Toronto. As usual short sighted Ontario politicians sold out making absolutely stupid agreements - Ontario enforces payments, no competitive alternatives, no fee regulations on an important commerce artery. It was done to hide a fiscal budget deficit prior to an election. I hate politicians.

 

[rhuarc29]

2012? Thats 8 years ago
I would not pay either
Its a write off

They've been sending him bills and notices in the intervening time. It's not like they just showed up at his door 8 years later.
Guy should have paid in a timely manner before interest charges accrued.

But as with most people who renege on their obligations, he'll probably get off with just paying the base rate, sans interest charges.