Pike drivers receive erroneous toll tickets

Since April 30, some Pike drivers are receiving paper tickets with toll rates that seem to match the increases that were expected to go in place in May but were canceled before they took affect.

One driver told The Globe that a toll of $4.10 was printed on his ticket instead of the usual $3.85. However, Pike officials insist that drivers are not actually being overcharged and that the tickets just contain a typographical error. When the toll worker runs the magnetic strip through the machine, it should tell the driver to pay the correct amount, not the erroneous amount.

With that said, I'd encourage everyone who receives these tickets on the Pike to make sure they pay what the toll both operator and the screen at the booth tells them, not what is printed on the ticket. A quarter here and a quarter there would really add up over weeks and months of commuting.

For more info on these ticket errors, check out this story from The Globe.