E-470 Public Highway Authority E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY COLLECTS FEES NOT TOLLS! DENVER Colorado

E-470 Public Highway Authority of Denver Colorado issued me on two vehicles under my name Toll Charges a total which did not exceed $7 dollars for a total of 4 charges, one for $2.95, $1.30, $1.30, and another $1.30. I never received the Toll charges on time and they always contained extra late and other charges like collection. In some cases, I contacted them to pay the initial charges without the extra fees explaining to them that I never received a statment of the initial charges only which I would never allow to escalate to such a multifold amounts. After hearing their response which insisted on paying the full amounts reasoning that the accounts have already gone to collection hence collection fees and late fees must be paid as well. They also offered me a an annual plan with some discount to reduce the billed charges but I told them that it was my son who used the Tollway and I usually have no need for using it. On another ocassion, I called them and offered to pay the Toll amount of $2.95 which escalated to $6.95 amount and a much higher amount thereafter in full, but they insisted that I must pay all other Toll charges altogether and they refused my attempt to pay on the phone, so I mailed them a money order of the amount $6.95. I never found out if the money order was cashed by them, but I still have a copy of it along with the statement.   Few months after my attempts to pay the initial charges, I received paperwork indicating that the two cases went before a hearing officer who apparently entered a judgment against me for a total of $142.95. I never been notified of a hearing date or place on the same. So it appears that the judgement was taken by default.

I must wonder what kind of law that allows for this outrageous predatory practices escalating some trivial charges to such outrageous amounts. The power to place hold on registartion renewal on my vehicles by the DMV is the final blow to my case. Along the final judgments, I was told that I would not be able to renew registration on my vehicles. It seems that we posses no constitutional or common law rights to our possessions which is becoming more and more a ploy in the hands of private companies. This financial tyranny must find a way to stop. I appeal to all who read this report and who have similar experiences or concerns to get togther and challenge this abusive pattern of business practices both legally and through legislation. Collection agencies are also notorious for similar debt traps through the collection of fees, default judgements without service of process, outrageous interest rates, and collection of legal fees. It looks that none of us is really safe anymore. I believe that we collectively could change that if we stand together and share the load and concern. The only thing those predatory companies are betting on is our division and lack of collective power. If we are still a democracy---rule of majority, then we still have a chance because we are the majority.