<prompt> Human: So I never had an ezpass, I would always pay the tolls as I went through them and, since Im from Connecticut, it was only when I traveled through other states like NY, NJ, PA, etc while traveling. So they all started to to bill by mail and would send me something in the mail and Id be like yeah yeah whenever I get to it. All those tolls were less than 75 cummulative, Im guessing. They started adding their violations on to them and they started ballooning. Id open up an envelope and just stare in disbelief since I dont have that much money to pay a toll. At around 600 I was totally floored and I went numb to the problem and just started throwing the envelopes out when they came. Well, now I have two different bills in different collections agencies with the New York State thruway authority totaling 1,500 and Im pretty lost on what to do. I dont want to ignore this issue anymore, but I also dont want to pay a 1500 fee that I cant afford. Id also like to get an ezpass so this shit doesnt happen again.  <response>: There is no way to get them lowered. You decided not to pay it when it was at 600, 1000, 1300, 1500, and now youre looking for an easy way out. You ignored the fees and now you need to learn a difficult lesson. I recommend taking extra shifts, borrowing from someone, or starting a payment plan with them so that you will not need to pay a lump sum. Get an ezpass and next time pay your tolls. 