[porwolf]

I guess I got lucky once, a couple of years ago: Drove on a Sunday with a friend from the 405 south to the 110 north around noon time with light traffic. I was not familiar with that intersection. There is a rather complicated array of lanes with carpool lanes, toll road lanes at that intersection to negotiate. I thought, Sunday, with a passenger I should not b e too concerned. Got a letter in the mail with photograph stating that I used a toll lane and the charge would be like 64 cents. Somehow I did not open the letter early enough. A second letter added a late fee of $25.- with a service telephone number to call.

I called the toll company on the phone. A very nice person answered. I explained my situation and why I possibly ended up in the toll lane by accident. She waved all my fees!