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Old October 7th 17, 05:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default ATC Privatization, HR 2997

Wow!

My only similar incident was when I received a bill for *fuel* for my
ASW-19b from a North Carolina FBO and I had only flown it in Texas at
that time.Â* It wasn't me and I called them and told them so.Â* That was
the last I heard of it.

On 10/7/2017 9:23 AM, wrote:
Just curious... If any country sent me a bill for my US registered

aircraft and I'd not flown it in that country, I'd tell them politely
that it wasn't me and then ignore all further communications from them.

I agree and tried that. I got followup invoices with late fees and penalties.
The US has some sort of obligation agreement to help them collect fees, so the US gets involved too.
They eventually assigned a debt collector to harass me.
I finally had to get an attorney involved.
I spent far more money fighting it, than if I had just paid the tolls, but then it was the "principle of the thing" and I am stubborn.

When you see how much of the money goes to the "administration" cost of these systems, it is really sad.


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Dan, 5J