The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the toll skippers dodged $17.7 million in tolls. But the New York Post reports that the agency was able to recoup $10.5 million of that, leaving $7.2 million in unpaid tolls plus fines.
The Port Authority said most of the violators are drivers without E-ZPass tags who go through the E-ZPass lanes.
Overall in 2009, the agency took in $962.5 million from 121.5 million trips through the tolls.
