the New York MTA has decided to keep secret the facts about how it charges "congestion tolls", when faced with fraud it deo

MTA concluded the four congestion tolls in question (Jesse King's Vespa case), should be refunded.

MTA has not explained why those tolls were charged in the first place, or whether congestion cameras have initiated similar mistaken tolls to other drivers.

This case reveals the secrecy in the way congestion tolls are reported on NYC MTA E-ZPass bills. Unlike tunnel tolls, which are clearly labeled according to the particular tunnel a driver uses, E-ZPass bills do not label which cameras — at which intersections — are involved in prompting a congestion toll.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democratic candidate for New Jersey Governor and one of the loudest critics of congestion pricing, said motorists should be able to easily discover which cameras captured their vehicles incurring a toll on 60th Street and below.

“Just like if I got charged somewhere on the [New Jersey] Turnpike or [Garden State] Parkway, you should know which camera charged you the congestion tax. Where you came in and where you came out,” Gottheimer said.

The MTA says its own employees have the ABILITY to verify locations and times recorded by toll cameras as needed, but the agency DID NOT respond to questions about how commuters might determine for themselves which congestion cameras initiate which tolls.

https://www-nbcnewyork-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/congestion-pricing-error-raises-bigger-issue/6171108