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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by komali2 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:19PM (#13925836)
How good are those cameras, though? I've crossed from Marin at least 8 times now, each time with the "cash taker" lanes having no staff. I assumed it would be like in Houston, where you just get billed via mail, or can call and pay. Nobody I've called is aware of me owing anything on my plate, though, and I've never got anything in the mail.

Maybe I did my plates wrong... I also never received the ticket the angry SFO cop promised I would get for not picking up my friend fast enough.

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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @06:58PM (#13927055)
You'll get the bill, but in 10 years when it and the associated late fees have escalated and accrued interest. At that stage they'll just send you a notice saying they've taken possession of your house and you must vacate within 7 days or go to jail.
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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by sedachv on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @06:04PM (#13926692)
> Nobody I've called is aware of me owing anything on my plate, though, and I've never got anything in the mail.

Check that your mailing address on file with the DMV is up to date.

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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by praneshp on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:33PM (#13925969)
are those parking enforcement people at SFO cops? I always thought they were hired hands or something. They do wear shiny badges to look like cops though.

While the police have their faults, they usually control things much better, I feel. The dropoff area at SFO is a tragedy.

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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by seanp2k2 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:21PM (#13928254)
Fly SJC or OAK whenever you can. Much less painful.
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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by praneshp on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @12:07AM (#13928391)
Yup, I usually stick to SJC, except Intl. flights. I go there mostly to pick up visiting friends.
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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by baddox on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @01:49AM (#13928737)
My parents (from out of state) got their Golden Gate Bridge toll in the mail a long time after they visited. I forget exactly, but I think it was at least a year later. There were no late fees or anything like that.
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Re:Carlsbad, CA to photograph every car entering city by pinaceae on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:24PM (#13925882)
they have 100% success rate with my vehicles, one of them a motorcycle with very dirty plates.
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